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The Dane G. Hansen Foundation of Logan, Kansas has named 229 high school seniors from 48 Northwest Kansas schools as winners in its 48th annual scholarship competition.

During the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, March 7th, commissioners Kayla Hilbrink, Tim Berland, and John Ruder voted to approve the public sale of the County's property at 1000 South Washington Street (Redbud Village and Estates) in Plainville.

How do you make math, science, social skills, and writing essays fun? You team up with your classmates and other grades to work on a Project Based Learning (PBL) project involving all these components.

ONCE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK for the demolition of the Trading Post building was approved, it didn’t take long for the Stockton City employees to quickly take down the structure. The building has been a safety hazard to the community in the past few years.

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, and try again.” Brandy and Nellie Grimes and their business Funky Junky’s Thrift/Flea Market hope the “third time is a charm” when their doors officially open in Stockton on Wednesday, March 8th.

Rooks County Appraiser Heather Poore was at the February 28th meeting with the commissioners and gave a presentation and a copy of the statutes detailing how values are set. During her Powerpoint presentation, it shows that the majority of residential sales in Rooks are within the state and County.

Quite a few items were on the agenda for the Stockton City Commission during their meeting on Tuesday, February 21st. Starting off the session was the approval of the Consent Agenda by the commissioners, which included the Solomon Valley Manor gross payroll of $60,668.

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The Heartland Community Foundation honored four organizations with a Community Impact award for outstanding service to others, commitment to individuals served, leadership within the Heartland community, and exceptional innovation during 2022, all of which contributed to a more positive impact in...

Sheriff Gary Knight presented bids for new radios to the Rooks County Commissioners at their weekly meeting on Tuesday, February 21st. The commissioners approved the $87,565.62 proposal for purchasing 25 radios and equipment with the money to come out of the ARPA fund.