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The Heartland Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded three grants from the Patterson Family Foundation, totaling $199,126, to support the rural communities of Rooks, Trego, and Ellis counties.

A project to improve a portion of U.S. 36 in Norton is expected to start Monday, June 12, weather permitting.

Three generations of Stockton and rural mail carriers came to an end when Kim (Cadoret) French hung up her mailbag on Wednesday, May 31st, after 29 1/2 years of service.

There have been several candidates who have filed and whose names will appear on the ballot for the General School Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. For the Board of Education of Unified School District #271 (Stockton) for the four at-large positions, five have filed.

At the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, May 23rd, the commissioners had a speaker phone meeting with David Harper, the Kansas Director for Divisions of Property Values and Vehicles, regarding the County’s high tax appraisals this year.

The Stockton USD No. 271 Board of Education held two special meetings on Tuesday, May 23rd, and Friday, May 26th.

Palco has been chosen as one of ten communities receiving almost $3.2 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Grant awards were made in three categories: Water and Sewer, Commercial Rehabilitation, and Housing.

Stockton’s Kenneth Miller, thought to be the oldest living World War II veteran in Rooks County, was honored by his peers, family, friends, and public officials at the Rooks County Historical Museum on Tuesday, May 23rd, with a flag presentation from United States Senator Jerry Moran.

In his annual address during the Memorial Day services at the Stockton Cemetery on Monday, May 29th, veteran and VFW Post 8873 Quartermaster John Berkley spoke as follows: “Thank you for coming out to our Memorial Day Ceremonies.