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Kansas Governor Kelly announced Executive Order #20-06 to temporarily prohibit evictions and foreclosures across the state in an effort to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

(The following article is taken in part by the unapproved minutes from the March 27th Rooks County Commission special meeting.)

Lucy (Laska) Beilman: “Sandra Oakley was my fourth grade teacher. She is the reason I became one.”

MAX. He was the nicest of guys and a great neighbor. For some 30 years, he brought the newspaper over to my mom and dad. They sat, drank coffee, watched the morning news, and chit-chatted. Living outside the country for 20 years, we didn't see Max often—until we moved back in 2014.

While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant and resumed their trip. When leaving, the woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn’t miss them until they had been driving about 20 minutes.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Kansas small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced March 21st. SBA acted under its own...

Mark Trumbo: “This weather has sure put a kibosh on fishing.”

At the regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission, held on Tuesday, March 17th, the commissioners met with the county department heads dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Health nurse Lori Eichman and emergency management director Butch Post gave them an overview and updates as noted to date.

Average groundwater levels in central and western Kansas held fairly steady during 2019 as annual precipitation rates were near to above average in much of the state, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey.

THE SEVENTH-GRADE SCHOLARS BOWL TEAM from Stockton placed second at the tournament in Palco on February 27.