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Some routine business items were taken up by the Holden R-III School Board at its Wednesday, June 28 meeting. After approval of the consent agenda, the Board began with addressing the 2022-23 Amendments and Transfers. After a motion by Board President Tonyea Inglis, second by Gerilynn Hoover it was approved as presented. Motion carried 7-0.…

Just a reminder that Cruise Night is this coming Friday night (July 7). As usual, in addition to all kinds of cars, pickups, motorcycles and speciality vehicles, there will be plenty of food and snack stands, a raffle, prizes, music and plenty of “gear heads” to swap stories with. It’s a once-a-month event through October,…

Four individuals spoke during the citizen input portion of the Thursday June 15 meeting of the Holden City Council. Naomi Chastain opened by sharing some of the work she and others had done for the City which was beyond the Holden Park Board funds. She said that the Park Board bought table umbrellas from a…

A number of resolutions and bills were unanimously passed this month by the Holden City Council. They included the following: Resolution No. R23-010: Amending Fee Schedule-Zoning Change Application Fee – Discussion took place about the fee being raised too high and to what the fees were applied. It was pointed out that administration expenses, such…

In a closed session of the Holden City Council, Thursday, June 15, 2023, City Administrator Cynthia Freeman was terminated by a 6-2 vote of the Council. The vote of each member was as follows: • Larry Miller – Yes • Allen Mensch – Yes • Julie Fields – Yes • Forrest Brillhart – Yes •…

Calling all community members! Kick off your weekend with a hearty pancake breakfast at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church this Saturday morning (June 24)! Rodeo fans are welcome – whether you attend Friday evening at the Holden Arena, or you plan to catch the heart-pumping action of the Chamber Rodeo Saturday night, be sure to stop…

Ray Briscoe Holden Mayor Recently a citizen proposal for getting a fireworks display was presented and reviewed in cooperation with the Holden Chamber of Commerce. It was an attempt to piece together some aspects that would be needed for a fireworks show. After talking with businesses, like Wald Fireworks, it was determined the cutoff date…

It’s that time of the year again for cowboys and cowgirls alike to hit the Holden City Park for the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual rodeo! The fan favorite heads to town this coming Friday and Saturday nights with the Mutton Bustin’ set for 7:30 p.m. and the rodeo following at 8:00 p.m. All…

  Holden’s Carl Cranfill, Historical Miller Mausoleum, just north of town, gave a detailed tour to town citizens’ relatives from California, New Jersey and Ohio this recently. The visiting tourists were impressed with Cranfill’s family roots, rural American life and technical details. The Reverend Miller, some one hundred years ago, hand built (poured concrete) the…