RIVER VALLEY CHURCH Youth Pastor Chelsey Foerster handed out bottled water during the Swing Into Summer Festival Car Show held on June 18th..

THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, food, visits, prayers, memorials and other acts of kindness shown to us following the loss of our loved one. Your thoughtfulness was much appreciated and will never be forgotten.

Washburn University has announced its spring 2022 Dean’s List honorees. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled in twelve (12) hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade point average of 3.4 to 3.99.

Nina Smith, Lexington, Va.: “I just turned 95 in June and I have been reading the Stockton newspaper for as long as I can remember. My parents, Paul and Madge Silvers, were faithful readers of the paper. I love your paper, but miss the club news, weddings, etc. that people used to contribute.”

It was brought to our attention that we erred on some information in an ad in last week’s newspaper containing information for the closing of the registration books before the Primary Election. Please note the books for the Primary Election on August 2, 2022 closed on July 12, 2022 and will remain closed until August 3, 2022.

A press release from Kansas State University failed to mention that Chloe Scott of Stockton received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance..

NO MATTER HOW YOU SAY IT—scorching, sweltering, searing, blistering or just plain hot—that is what the weather was like in Stockton on Sunday, July 10th when the Solutions North Bank marquee showed a temperature of 109 degrees during the early evening hours!

STOCKTON SUPERINTENDENT BILL LOWRY was recognized with a plaque for his service to USD 271 at a special school board meeting held on Monday, June 27th. Pictured are high school principal Lindsay Cravens, superintendent Bill Lowry and grade school principal Stacey Green.

(The following article is taken from the Rooks County Health Center May 24th Board of Directors meeting.) President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The other board members present were Charles Allphin and Charles Comeau.

Kimberly J. Pulec of Stockton and Lindsey N.