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The menus for the week beginning Monday, July 20th, are as follows: Monday—Swiss steak, rice, green beans, bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday—Ground beef stroganoff over noodles, asparagus, bread, ambrosia fruit salad. Wednesday—Oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, bread, apricots.

On Monday, July 6th, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued Drought Declarations for Kansas counties with Executive order #20-54. The declaration inclludes 74 out of 105 counties either in an emergency, warning or watch status.

Stockton High School graduate Macy Odle has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, sponsored by Bayer Fund. In the fall, Odle will study Agricultural Economics at Kanas State University.

The Thursday night rain and windstorm kept most from the harvest fields so they could enjoy the weekend. Melton’s gauge read a half inch but may have been inaccurate due to the strong wind.

In mid-May, Governor Kelly announced the creation of the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Taskforce to serve as the Recovery Office team responsible for the statewide distribution of over one billion dollars in CARES Act funding.

Katy Kriley and Mary Smith, both of Stockton, are among more than 750 students who have been named to Washburn University President's List for the spring 2020 semester.

Three Rooks County students have completed degree requirements from Cloud County Community College in Concordia.

Communication is an important part of any relationship. Without active communication between a husband and wife it is likely that a marriage is going to suffer. In a business, communication between a boss and the employees can alleviate a lot of problems.

Nate Normandin of Plainville has been named to the Cloud County Community College Spring 2020 Honor Roll. To be named to this honor roll, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college coursework and earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 to 3.899.

The census is still happening! With the many other issues in the news, don’t forget that Kansas needs to get a complete count for the 2020 census.