One person died in an accident just before 8:30 p.m. last Friday, June 16th, in Brown County in northeast Kansas.

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Before the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education held six executive sessions to discuss non-elected personnel dealing with resignations, classified staff, certified staff, student matters, and supplementals, starting at 6:45 p.m. and ending at 9:15 p.m. with no further discussion, they conducted the business portion of the meeting, which was held on Monday, June 12th.

COME IN AND CHECK US OUT! Our Summer Library Program has begun! On Wednesday, June 14, we had Anna Muir, Rachael Brooke, and summer interns Taigen and Meghan with Rooks/Phillips Extension Agency. Anna read, “The Crayon Box That Talked” by Shane DeRolf.

Tree Health Following Drought The drought was and continues to be a hot topic for many in this area. For some moisture levels have returned to more normal; however, residents should remain cautious. We often fret about the health of our lawns and gardens, but what about trees?

Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) Thanks to the wonderful rain this past week, the mowing seems continuous, and the grasshoppers haven't drowned. Hopefully, the chickens are catching a good number.

THANK YOU I would like to thank you all for the birthday wishes, cards, and gifts I received for my 85th birthday. Your acts of kindness helped make my day extra special.

Washburn University has announced its spring 2023 Dean's List honorees. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled in 12 hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade point average of 3.4 to 3.99.

Why would Jesus teach a message that He knows those who are listening will not understand? That is the question Matt Mac-Connell addressed this week from another very familiar passage of the Bible: Matthew 13, Parable of the Sower. In this parable we hear Jesus say, “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.” (verse 13) Matthew 13 begins with Jesus going out, sitting by the lake, when great crowds of people gather to hear him. So many people came, in fact, that Jesus went out on a boat in the lake so all could hear him. It is at that point that He begins speaking the parable of a farmer going out to sow seed. Starting with verse 3, it reads: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown. He who has ears, let him hear.”

FIPRONIL. The Lord recently allowed us to spend time helping our younger son who bought his first home. In removing carpet from one bedroom, we noticed some old termite activity. Being on a concrete slab, there's a crack along the outside walls in the room. I suggested that he treat the crack with Fipronil, or similar termiticide, and when he has time, to treat the whole perimeter of his house. Fipronil is a non-repellent pesticide. That simply means the termites can't sense it. They move through the treated area searching for food and then return to the colony and unknowingly pass it around to others. It would be similar to a plague spreading from person to person. The premise is that by forming a perimeter barrier, termite colonies will self-destruct, thus protecting your home. And if done right every 8 to 10 years, you should always be protected. So what is it that protects Christians from the destructive onslaughts of Satan, our sin-filled world, and our own internal sinful desires? The Psalmist (David?) wrote in Psalm 119:11, 'Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.' God's Word is our spiritual Fipronil. The Apostle Paul wrote to struggling Christians in Ephesus, saying, 'Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand... And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God' (6:13, 17). God wisely gave us His Word as the weapon by which we attack the spiritual termites seeking to destroy our spiritual house and bring us to ruin. Even the Lord Jesus Christ wielded the sword of God's Word when fighting against Satan during His temptation in the wilderness after 40 days of fasting (Matt. 4). But unlike Fipronil that weakens over time, 'No word from God shall ever be void of power' (Luke 1:37—literal translation). How important is God's 'Fipronil' to us today?