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MIDLAND MARKETING HELD A RIBBON CUTTING on Monday, June 1st, at the building they recently purchased in Hill City. The new expansion will be their agronomy location. They plan to begin remodeling the building to become a state-of-the-art agronomy facility.

“Thunder Makes the Noise but Lightning Does the W≠ork”, the song sung by Chad Brock speaks to the topic of today. Thunder is loud and sometimes very scary, but other than rattling the house, it is not dangerous. It’s the lightning that needs to be taken seriously as the “lightning does the work”.

The Second Semester Principal’s Honor Roll, Regular Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention have been released for Stockton High School (Grades 8-12).

In difficult times, some people gain focus and are able to concentrate on the immediate task at hand. Conversely, other people, when faced with the same crisis, lose all focus. Such was the case this week as we looked at Chapter 19 of The Story taken from the books of Ezra and Haggai.

Jonah Smith of Plainville was one of 16 students from the Northwest District FFA who was awarded their State FFA Degree during the virtual 92nd Kansas FFA Convention, May 27-29, 2020.

HELPING HAND OUT THE FREE LUNCHES for the Stockton School District during the COVID quarantine, and now through the month of June, are food service official Leslie Knoll, custodian Derry Dibble, volunteer Glen Buss and custodian Diana Strutt.

At the end of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education meeting held on Monday, June 1st, the board members approved supplemental contracts for Tricia Hemphill as the junior high assistant girls basketball coach; Addie Holmes as the sophomore class sponsor; Bobbi Basart as the KAYS sponsor; and...

CUSTODIAN DIANA STRUTT hands over a free lunch sack to one of the parents in the drive-through pickup located behind Stockton High School. The free lunches will be served Monday through Thursday throughout the month of June.

Deans at Fort Hays State University have named 1,802 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2020 semester.