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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.

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.

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.

The Rooks County Conservation District will be holding its 76th annual meeting on Monday, January 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Palco High School Gym in Palco.

Prairie Heritage Auction and Real Estate will host two Open Houses in Stockton this Sunday, January 21st, to showcase a commercial building at 107-109 South Foster from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the five-bedroom, two-bath house, used as a current Airbnb, at 103 North 4th Street from 1:10 p.m.

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.

One person was injured in an accident just after 7:00 a.m. Thursday, January 11, in Rooks County.

The Rooks County Commissioners approved the 2024 appointments during their weekly meeting held on Tuesday, January 2nd.

The 39th annual Parade of Christmas Trees at the Stockton Public Library has come to a close with many creative trees on display this year. One hundred and sixty-one people signed the register and voted for their favorites throughout the month of December.