Auditor John Mapes of Mapes and Miller was at the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, August 22nd, for the Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing as well as the 2024 Budget Hearing. The RNR Hearing was held first, with Mapes explaining how the rate works and how it affects the County if it is increased. There were no questions from the audience, so the RNR Hearing was closed.

The 45th Annual Logan Labor Day Celebration (held at the Logan Golf Course 1.25 miles east of Logan, Kansas, on Highway 9) will be held on Sunday, September 3, 2023. With funds from the Dane G.

The September 28th Sentinel will include our annual Homecoming Feature, with individual pictures of the Tiger athletes (football, volleyball, and cross country), cheer, dance, and coaching staff, sponsored by local merchants, organizations, and individuals. If you or your group or business would like to sponsor a Homecoming student or staff person, please call the Sentinel office at 785-4256354 as soon as possible and by Friday, September 15th.

A plea agreement was reached on June 12, 2023, concerning an Oberlin man caught with methamphetamine in a vehicle parked at a convenience in Stockton on April 28, 2023. Andrew R.

(Laura King, a 2020 Stockton High School graduate had the opportunity to serve on an international mission team and join other students and professors from Manhattan Christian College to travel to Barcelona, Spain this summer. To help fund this mission trip she received financial support as well as thoughts and prayers from the community.) MCC partnered and served with the International Church of Barcelona (ICB) to work within the Church and community to aid those suffering from homelessness and trafficking.

Since the Sentinel Office will be closed on Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day, please send in your early copy for ads and news for the September 7th issue to the office by this Friday, September 1st by 5:00 p.m. Thank you!

Starting this week, the Kansas Department of Transportation began road improvements on portions of U.S. 24 and U.S.

At the end of the USD 271 Board of Education meeting on Monday, August 14th, the members voted to hire Denae Odle and Danny Knoll as bus drivers for the District and approved the classified staff as presented. They also hired Troy Rogers as an instructional aide.

The Rooks County Commission met with Roger Morris on Tuesday, August 15th, to discuss road concerns. Morris stated that Section Line to Y Road by Plainville has eleven potholes that need attention. He noted how large in circumference they were and that they were getting deeper. The edge of the road is also showing signs of deterioration. Morris asked the commissioners what the long-range plan was to address this situation. The commissioners stated the road and bridge department has a chip and seal project in the fall, and they will see if that road is on the schedule.

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