Community

The Stockton Fire Department was called at approximately 6:00 p.m. to Plainville on Wednesday, February 15th, for mutual aid to battle a house fire at the Ryan and Kaiden Van Schuyver residence. When Stockton arrived, the flames were coming out of the roof.

Lana Odle (Thursday): “Am I missing part of my paper? I can’t find the snippets or the conservation pictures.” Nadine Dugan, Plainville: “God bless your boys’ basketball team.

Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 On January 30, the Sunflower Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is improving the health of Kansans, hosted a Trail Appreciation Day on the second floor of the Capitol Rotunda in Topeka.

The Stockton FCCLA represented Stockton High School well at KS District B STAR Events in Osborne on February 8. Attending from Stockton included Lillie Ferguson, Missy Ard, Ryleigh Gardner, Cheyene Carlson and Jozie Ludy.

You may remember the Robin Williams line from the movie, Dead Poet’s Society, where he tells his students, “Carpe Diem,” meaning “seize the day.” Roger Cooper used that introduction to his message this week in encouraging us toward our own personal revival.

DON'T JUDGE. How many times have you heard or read of someone essentially quoting what Jesus said in Matthew 7:1, 'Judge not, that you be not judged.' They might not know where it's found in the Bible. And they often don't realize that it was Jesus who said it.

A total of 1,624 students earned places on the Dean’s Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University for the fall 2022 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only.

FOOL. Seeing it's difficult to imagine that his parents were crazy enough to name their son, 'Nabal,' it could well have been a nickname. Regardless, his name means 'fool.' And from the little we know about him, the name fits.

We enjoyed some nice warmer days this week. I was hoping to retire my tall bog boots, but hopefully, the forecast for rain will prevent that from happening. I took advantage of the sun and cleaned one chicken coop; the chickens should be happy with fresh straw and cedar mulch.

Cameron Balthazor winner of raffle.