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The first phase of an art project, overlooking Stockton’s City Park, is now in full bloom! Covering half-way across the west-facing wall of the City’s utility shed is the first installation of 135 brightly-painted Barn Quilts, covering the shed wall 10-ft. high by 54-ft long.

Caleigh Iwanski is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Horse Judging team, and the fall season has gotten off to a great start with Iwanski placing first overall at the Columbus, Ohio event.

In this year’s General Election there are two candidates running for the Republican ticket for the Rooks County Commissioner District #1 seat. They are incumbent Greg Balthazor (Independent) and Kayla Hilbrink (Republican).

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At the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, October 25th, commissioners John Ruder and Tim Berland voted to include the county weed department in the base pay increase just approved for the road and bridge, and landfill departments.

If walls could talk, the Prairie View Schoolhouse, located south of Stockton, would have thousands of stories to tell about the girls and boys who attended school there in the 1930s and 1940s and many years before, learning their reading, writing and arithmetic from Miss June Arnold.

Next Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day and all registered voters should exercise their RIGHT to vote! Up for election are candidates at the state level, as well as the national level for U.S. Senate and U.S.

At the October 18th meeting of the Stockton City Commission, members of the Rooks County Main Street Development committee, Beth Oller, Sally Lowry and Denae Denio-Odle were at the meeting to talk to the commissioners about the options for the Trading Post building in Stockton.

At the regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission held on Tuesday, October 18th, commissioners John Ruder and Tim Berland approved the purchase of a 2018 pay loader for the road and bridge department. The cost is $213,000.

Five of our Rooks County 4-H youth competed at the 90th Kansas Junior Livestock Show held September 30 to October 2 in Hutchinson, bringing home many Top 5 placings in their respective classes.