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A film crew was in Stockton last week during the fair to gather footage for the new movie entitled, Through The Curve, featuring the motorcycle races held in Stockton on the 1/2-mile track during the Rooks County Free Fair.

Jean Lindsey joined Webster’s 4-W/4-H group (Webster’s Willing Winning Workers) in 1943. She turned eight during the Rooks County Free Fair that year, which was always held during her birthday week, August 21st.

If you enjoy sunshine and crafts, spend a fun-filled Saturday in northwest Kansas on Highway 9. The town of Logan, home to the renovated Hansen Museum, hosts one of Kansas’s best arts and crafts fairs.

Grinnin Gulch is a fictional western town in the early 1900s, named after affluent rancher Jess Grinnin. The small town is populated by the usual “unusual” characters you would expect to see at a Bull City Opry Co.

The Plainville Memorial Library is getting an exterior facelift. It is extending its reach outside after officials noticed patrons were sitting in their vehicles during off hours to access the Library’s Wi-Fi. Thanks to approximately $60,000.00 in grants from Heartland Community Foundation, Dane G.

Glenn Braun, chief judge of the 23rd Judicial District for Rooks, Ellis, Trego and Gove counties, was recently recognized with the Distinguished Service Award by the Kansas Bar Association.

The Rooks County Commission met on Monday, July 31st, to conduct its weekly business meeting and work on end-ofthe- month vouchers and payroll. The first portion of the meeting started with the reports from the commissioners.

The Central Kansas, Phillips-Rooks, Post Rock, and River Valley Extension Districts will be hosting conferences this August aimed to help farmers and ranchers plan the transition of their farm.

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a resurfacing project on K-258 in Rooks County around Wednesday, Aug. 9.

On Sunday, July 30th, the Stockton Fire Department responded to a fire call at 1:00 p.m. to the Don Lucky residence on Highway 24 and 17 Road, west of Stockton. A semi was on fire, and when the volunteers arrived, the vehicle was engulfed in flames.