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Body Plan to attend the Farmers National Bank Holiday Open House in Stockton (306 South Cedar Street) on Monday, December 18th, during regular business hours. There will be refreshments of cookies and drinks, plus drawings for prizes at the end of the day.

Body Stockton City Hall has made some changes in the last few months. The first was the hiring of a new city manager/clerk.

Body A total of twenty-four Kansas 4-H members, three of which are from the Phillips-Rooks District, have been chosen to have their award-winning photograph displayed on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan.

Body At the Tuesday meeting on November 28th, the Rooks County Commissioners met with county attorney Danielle Muir to talk about the Resolution for the transfer of Redbud Village to Rooks County Senior Services, Inc.

Body Everyone is invited to the Christmas Movie Night Fundraiser at the historic Nova Theatre in Stockton on Thursday, December 14th, to enjoy the classic movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” this holiday season. There will be two FREE showings of the movie at 2:00 p.m.

Body At the end of their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 28th, the Rooks County Commissioners voted to hire county employee Eric Biggs as the new road and bridge department supervisor to begin his duties on Friday, December 1st.

Body You get to vote on new design As an update to a story in last week’s Sentinel concerning the state’s new license plate, Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday, November 28, that the Kansas Department of Revenue will pause production on the license plate design recently revealed...

Body It’s the 39th annual Parade of Christmas Trees at the Stockton Public Library! This year many of the decorations for the trees took their inspiration from Stockton’s Olde Tyme Christmas On Gingerbread Lane.

Body At the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission on Tuesday, November 21st, the commissioners started the session by approving the Solomon Valley Manor hand checks to Parkway Construction.

Body Even though Governor Laura Kelly was to make the official appointment until later in the week, during the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, November 14th, commissioners Tim Berland and John Ruder were informed that the Republican Party had recommended Jake Prockish to...