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April Goodenberger’s love of photography developed when she attended Stockton High School and was part of the yearbook and newspaper staff. April stated, “My teacher, Mr.

There are plenty of prizes donated by the area merchants for baby, mommy and daddy as everyone awaits the arrival of the Stockton Sentinel’s First Baby of 2024 Contest. When that little miss or mister arrives, the parents have four days to notify the Stockton Sentinel to claim the prizes.

Kansas’ presidential primary election for both major parties will be held on Tuesday, March 19. Four candidates have qualified for each party’s ballot in Kansas, and only voters affiliated with one of these two major parties can vote on its primary ballot.

Jordan Finnesy of Plainville is among almost 700 students who qualified for the President’s List at Washburn University for the fall 2023 semester. To qualify for the Presiddent’s List, a student must complete at least 12 hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade point average of 4.0.

The City of Stockton approved the following building permits during 2023: • Rod and April Goodenberger (2211 North Cedar) privacy fence; • Teresa Glendening (109 North Third) covered porch; • Lyle and Shelly Williams (3 Hillcrest) patio cover off the roof; • Ian Crane (417 South Fourth) replacing...

At the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd, the commissioners met with treasurer Kim Northup and Denise Murchie.

Rooks County tax revenues continue to bring in more money from its taxpayers. To no surprise to anyone, the biggest increase in the Rooks County’s tax revenue for the 2023 was Real Estate, with an increase of $434,763.02, for a total of $9,201,469.71.

Prairie Heritage Auction of Plainville (1001 South Washington Street) will host its 48th Anniversary Two-Day Auction starting with an Open House this Friday, February 2nd, from 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 3rd, during the Sports Card Auction.

The Heartland Community Foundation is gearing up for its 2024 Match Month fundraising campaign in February— building on the success of seven previous years and aiming for an even bigger goal to go with a supersized match offer.