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Body Chuck Comeau with the Senior Services Board and Plainville Mayor Quintin Meyers were at the Rooks County Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, February 7th. A few weeks prior, Comeau had emailed the commissioners Redbud Village financial information for them to review.

Body The top four spellers from Stockton Grade School and the top four from Damar/ Palco Grade School, Sacred Heart (Plainville), and Plainville Grade School competed in the Rooks County Spelling Bee held at the historic Nova Theatre in Stockton on Wednesday, February 8th.

Body A young Stockton man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for a DUI crash that killed a 16-year-old Plainville girl in 2021.

Body A DELEGATION FROM THE CITY OF STOCKTON.

Body The Osborne, Rooks, and Graham County Conservation Districts will host a Local Working Group (LWG) meeting on February 14th at 2:00 p.m. at Stockton City Hall, 115 S Walnut, in Stockton, Kansas.

Body The Heartland Community Foundation’s Twice as Nice is back—the annual Match Month campaign when donations to the foundation are matched by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. All donations must be postmarked by Feb. 28 in order to be eligible for matching.

Body Living is easy in Rooks County with nearly all categories of court cases dropping from the year before. A reduction in Criminal cases, to 54, may be the best news as there were 90 in 2021.

Body Rooks County Fair Board Secretary Kelly Muir was at the county commission meeting held on Tuesday, January 24th, to present the commissioners with the estimates for replacing the HVAC unit at the 4-H building. The commissioners will review the bids and decide at the next meeting.

Body After spelling “embrace” correctly, fifth-grade student Golden Potter became the 2023 Stockton Grade School Spelling Bee Champion. Potter entered the competition as the fifth-grade alternate, making it an even bigger win.

Body The Rooks County Historical Society hosted a Kansas Day Celebration at the Nova Theatre on Sunday, January 29th.