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  Holden resident Chuck McCulloch took center stage at Life Celebration Theater on Second Street in Holden to deliver a public reading of the Declaration of Independence Wednesday, July 8. The public reading of the Declaration performed by McCulloch at 5:00 p.m. was part of a simultaneous nationwide event during which the 250th anniversary of…

“Spark In the Park,” Holden’s annual fireworks display, will take place this coming Saturday, July 11 at the Holden City Park. Festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. with the fireworks display launching at dusk. There will be plenty to eat and drink at the event, with food trucks on-site along with other activities such as horseshoe…

  Despite the high temperatures, another solid crowd turned out for last Friday’s “Red White & Cruise” night with some unusually festive vehicles. Keeping in step with the celebration of our great country, themed vehicles lined Second Street’s bright backdrop of patriotic banners and buntings recently placed on hand railings. As usual, there was plenty…

The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce is set to meet this Thursday (July 2) at 11:00 a.m. at Key Coffee. This month’s program should be of particular interest to all Holden residents as it involves an effort to save the former high school building located on Market Street. Chamber President Brent Brown said he had…

  Four days of work and preparation during a summer robotics camp hosted by Holden ScrapHeads 21485 culminated with team competitions Friday, June 26 in the Holden Middle School gym for the students who attended the camp. The “Busy Bee” Robotics Summer Camp held Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26 for incoming 3rd through…

Request The meeting opened with Chris Groves, of the High School’s Scrapheads, requesting to use either the city lot at 3rd and Market, or the Holden City Park to set up a Christmas Robotics light display. He indicated they preferred the city lot because of the location, increased security and the room for expansion. City…

It’s finally here! The 2026 Holden Area Chamber Of Commerce’s wildly popular rodeo rides into town this coming Friday and Saturday (June 26 & 27) at the City Park Arena (301 East 10th Street, Holden.) The event schedule and details are: • 6:30 p.m. : Registration opens for Mutton Bustin’ (ages 7 and under; limited…

The recognition of nine members of the Holden R-III staff and administration retiring and a number of new business items topped the agenda of the June meeting of the Board Of Education. Retirees Among the list of those retiring at the end of the 2025-2026 year were the following: Anita Callender, Trina Davidson, Kathy Kilgore,…

It is with profound sadness that the Johnson County Commission announces the passing of Western Commissioner Charlie Kavanaugh. Charlie was a dedicated public servant to the residents of Johnson County, serving as Western Commissioner since January 1, 2017. During his time as commissioner, Charlie was an integral part of improving the county’s financial and economic…

John Finnane & Suzanne Taylor highlighted last Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce with a presentation about the importance of the WhitemanBase Community Council (WBCC). Each took turns explaining… See Full Story In This Week’s Image…