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Body The 2023 Rooks County Windbreak Award winners are Alan Dix and Travis Jones of Stockton. In 1998, Alan and Travis started planting trees for the Rooks County Conservation District. Their first project was a CRP Enhancement planting on Andreson property.

Body The Rooks County Conservation District’s 76th Annual Meeting will take place on Monday, January 29th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Palco High School Gym.

Body The 2024 Stockton Grade School Spelling Bee was one for the books. The contest went twentysix rounds with 218 words announced until fourthgrade student Bryah Stithem won the competition after correctly spelling the word “recital.

Body The Phillips-Rooks Extension District will be hosting a free, daylong Farm/Ranch Financial Management program in the 4-H Building at the Rooks County Fairgrounds in Stockton on Thursday, February 8th. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Body The #500forGood Program was started in 2018 by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, with eight $500.00 gifts given out. This year, the organization is pleased to announce 52 recipients chosen from more than 120 submissions.

Body A $16,033 grant from the Beach Family Foundation will help Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas add a separate, enclosed paint booth to its Custom Creations woodshop.

Body Jessy Maddy, Ginger Riffel, and Michael Carpenter sat in on their first Stockton USD 271 regular school board meeting on Thursday, January 11th, after being elected to the position during the November General Election.

Body Nov. 2— Candidates running for the Stockton City Commission were Adam Bryant, Jesica Kerr, and Lorin Trowbridge. Running for the Stockton School Board #271 were Thelma Berland, Michael Carpenter, Jessica Maddy, and Ginger Riffel.