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Any community member or organization wishing to claim a Main Street planter has until May 1st to do so. Once spoken for, you

Once again, the Rooks County Health Department has confirmed its second presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Rooks County. The case was identified Tuesday, April 7, with testing sent to QUEST Diagnostic on April 6, 2020.

With Rooks County getting its first presumptive-positive cases of COVID-19 within the past 10 days, people should be reminded of ways the Center For Disease Control recommends you protect yourself and others during the pandemic.

In an effort to protect the health of Kansans and prevent the spread of COVID- 19, Governor Laura Kelly, with the support of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), is suspending sales of general nonresident turkey permits effective immediately.

A Natoma man escaped serious injury Wednesday, April 8th, in Rooks County. Patrick W. Hageman, age 59, Natoma, was north bound on County Road 25 at 6:50 a.m. in a 2001 Freightliner semi truck when he missed a gear and rolled down a hill on the driver side and coming to rest on the driver side.

The Stockton Fire Department was called to 1290 15 Road to help with a control burn at Joe Swaney’s that got out of control on Monday, April 6th at 2:45 p.m. Then on Tuesday, April 7th, the Fire Department was called to assist at the Jay Peace residence in Plainville to help with a grass fire that...

The pretty young lady in last week’s Sentinel turning 75, was none other than Stockton’s Carol Serefko.

The Rooks County Commission met for its regular weekly meeting at the 4-H building at the Rooks County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, March 31st. The first order of business was an update from health nurse Lori Eichman on the coronavirus pandemic.

Midwest Energy announced Monday, April 6th, it will not ask for its Board of Directors to proceed with a proposal to change natural gas rates while its communities are facing challenges from COVID-19.