On September 28, 2020, Philisene Probasco will be 102 years young. To help make her day special, her family is requesting a card shower. Please send cards to Philisene Probasco, c/o Barbara Williams, 2090 US Hwy 24, Stockton, KS 67669.

Monday—Mini waffles, fruit, juice, milk. Tuesday—Poptarts, fruit, juice, milk.

In a 5-2 vote, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Commissioners passed a regulation change that will allow hunters to use artificial light and thermal-imaging equipment when hunting coyotes at night beginning in 2021. Once the regulation is implemented, interested hunters must purchase a Night Vision Equipment Permit, $2.50, to use artificial light, scopes and equipment that amplify visible light, and thermal-imaging scopes and thermal-imaging equipment, when hunting coyotes at night, with the following restrictions:

It’s time to change the channel. No, I’m not referring to the remote control for your television set, I’m talking about a remarkable broadcaster who found a new channel of communication through which to serve his community.

At the regular meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education meeting held on Monday, September 7th, principals Stacey Green and Gary McCown updated the board members on the reopening of the schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

As we settle into the 2020-2021 school year, we want to share information from our school team to you, the families who entrust us with your children. All schools in our county are participating in a weekly call to review the current metrics, consider the overall situation in the county, consult with local health experts and make a plan for the following week. One of our goals is to send out an informational message each week on Friday afternoon that will include the learning plan for the following week as well as some of the data on which we base our decision.

Applications for the fall round of projects for the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program are now being accepted. The Cost Share Program provides financial assistance to local entities for construction projects that improve safety, leverage state funds to increase total transportation investment and help both rural and urban areas of the state improve the transportation system.

Condolences for the Jerry Graf family of Abilene on the death of their seven-year-old granddaughter last week. Linda Melton drove to Norcatur Saturday morning for a baby shower for Rebecca Wentz Hooker.

Here is your challenge this week—Choose your words wisely. This is a challenge that has more difficulty to it today than it would in a “normal” time period. But we are obviously not in a normal time period. So, what does the Bible say about choosing your words?

Randall Benoit with the Rooks County Sheriff’s Department is one of 21 new law enforcement officers who graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Aug. 28 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.