Headlines

Body The Damar Acadia of the Westfest held September 2-4 was a huge success when nearly 500 area and former Damar residents took to the streets of Damar for a Labor Day Weekend festival.

Body The October 6th Sentinel will include our annual Homecoming Feature, with individual pictures of the Tiger athletes (football, volleyball and cross country), coaching staff, Cheer and Dance, sponsored by local merchants, organizations, and individuals.

Body For those few people who might not know it yet, Shirley May’s Deli has completed the move to its new location which is tucked in the northwest corner in the front of Webster’s Supermarket .

Body The Rooks County Courthouse will celebrate its 100th anniversary next April.

Body The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Aug. 17, 2022, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Body Rooks County Health Center (RCH) welcomes a new Physician Assistant (PA) to the service provider roster. Cheyenne Armbruster- Wahrman has just recently passed her board certifications and will begin providing care at RCH on September 12.

Body Grain growers in central Kansas who plan to campaign for a seat on one of the state’s five grain commodity commissions— corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers— should be gathering petition signatures now to meet the November 30, 2022, filing deadline.

Body At the regular weekly meeting of the Rooks County Commission held on Tuesday, August 30th, commissioners Tim Berland, Greg Balthazor and John Ruder met with health nurse Lori Eichman. Eichman reported that the outside repair work on the building is completed.

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