The menus for the week beginning Monday, March 23rd, are as follows: Monday—Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday—Chili, fivecup salad, crackers, cinnamon roll. Wednesday—Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, Italian blend vegetables, bread, plums. Thursday—Hamburger patti with lettuce, onion, tomato, pickle, three bean salad, bun, pineapple. Friday—Chef salad (meat on the side), mandarin oranges, crackers, pudding.

(The following article is taken from the approved minutes of the February 25th regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission.)

The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, which was to be held this Friday, March 20th at the St. Thomas Parish Hall in Stockton, has been postponed.

The Kansas Department of Transportation ceremonially broke ground Friday, March 6th, on the previously delayed T-WORKS project along a portion of U.S. 281 in Russell County.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions—corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat—in districts four, five and six in the central region of the state.

Bonnie Rubottom of Woodston was among more than 110 students attending Kansas State University Online and receiving a scholarship for the spring semester. The scholarships ranged from $600 to $1,500 each and totaled $73,700.

Three bodies of water in Rooks County, the Plainville Lake (1st), Rooks County State Lake (2nd), and Webster Reservoir (6th) were recently named to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism’s (KDWPT) “Whatever’s Biting” list. This list of lakes and reservoirs are important to anyone who is looking to catch a fish, and don’t care whether it’s a crappie, bass, or “whateverf

Steve Melton: “My mother used to make us practice our handwriting while we were sitting in churchf

The Stockton Lions Club will be hosting a St. Patty’s Day Pancake Brunch on Sunday, March 15th at the Stockton City Hall. This Free Will donation event will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Proceeds will go towards the SHS Awards Banquet and scholarships. See you there!

The Rooks County Historical Society will present Clarene Goodheart’s “The History of the Outhouse” at the Rooks County Historical Museum located at 921 South Cedar in Stockton at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday, March 15th. There will be a brief business meeting held before the presentation. Hope to see you all there!