Community

Body On Sunday, June 7th, Wagner Park at Smith Center was the date and location for the annual Butler Reunion. A small but mighty group enjoyed a wonderful potluck dinner at noon, minus the cotton flying, but with the wind and heat present.

Body The menus for the week beginning Monday, June 22, are as follows: Monday—Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, bread, apricots. Tuesday—Ovenbaked chicken, three bean salad, tropical fruit, bread, no bake cookie.

Body Governor Laura Kelly’s Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Taskforce Executive Committee reviewed and approved a proposal to distribute $400 million to local governments to help address the health and economic challenges inflicted by COVID-19.

Body Twenty-four new law enforcement officers who graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on June 4. Deputy Lauren Tucker of the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office was the graduating class president. The ceremony was held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.

Body Doug French was grinding the stumps from the Main Street sidewalks recently in order to prepare for some new beautification plans.

Body Kansas Governor Laura Kelly regrettably rejected assistance for Kansas small businesses with her veto Tuesday, June 2, of Senate Substitute for House Bill 2619, an economic recovery proposal designed to provide low-cost loans to small Kansas businesses, including farmers,...

Body The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting took place May 20, 2020, in Topeka.

Body RYLAN BASART, working for the City of Stockton, found a good job for a one-armed man.

Body JEANNIE AND LYLE MILLER were honored Sunday, June 14, for their 70th Wedding Anniversary. The Millers were married June 11th, 1950.

Body Tuesday, June 9, Doug Melton and Lindsey Baumgart helped Steve and Linda Melton roundup, sort and haul cattle to pasture after Dr. Craig was out to finish the A.I. process. The temperature turned nice and cool and then they wished they’d brought jackets. Linda Melton was in