Community

The menus for the week beginning Monday, September 21, are as follows: Monday—Chicken strips, scalloped potatoes, seasoned carrots, bread, mandarin oranges. Tuesday—Waikiki meatballs, rice, broccoli, bead, rosy applesauce.

Dr. Ross Kee, the son of Stockton High School graduate Allen and Marcy (Newell) Kee of Beloit, recently purchased a dental practice in La Crosse from Dr. Barry A. Paige. Paige had dedicated 42 years of service to Rush County before making the decision to retire and move to Tucson, Ariz.

The Kansas Department of Transportation began a resurfacing project on 10 miles of I-70 in Thomas County Friday, Sept. 11.

A total of 706 students completed associate, bachelor’s or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in the summer 2020 term. The university conferred 169 graduate degrees (master’s, Education Specialist and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees), 526 bachelor’s degrees, and 11 associate degrees.

At the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission on Tuesday, September 1st, the commissioners first approved the Consent Agenda for the evening.

Don and Norma Braun celebrated 50 years of marriage last Saturday. They were married September 5, 1970 at St.

MAEVE KATE WILKENS JULY 29, 2020 Maeve Kate Wilkens was born Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, at Hays Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.

After twelve and a half years of service as the Rooks County Courthouse’s custodian Roque Garcia gave his notice of retirement to be effective at the end of September to the commissioners at the regular meeting of the Commission on Monday, August 31st. Garcia stated he would start advertising for...

Steven and Linda Melton met their son, Dan Melton, in Abilene for an auction on Saturday and had lunch together. Pam Cunningham and Dwight Vanderlip were in Woodston Friday and Saturday for a second garage sale of their mother’s household items.