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Body (The following article is takeån from the approved minutes of the Rooks County Health Center’s regular Board of Directors meeting held on Tuesday, April 26th.) President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. The other board member present was Charles Allphin.

Body The Swing Into Summer Festival CAR SHOW in Stockton is this Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th! So start up your engines for two big days filled with lots of fun and plenty of activities scheduled!

Body LOTS OF FISH were caught by this group at the Outdoor Adventure Day Camp held on Monday, June 6, at the Rooks State Fishing Lake, with Jake Brooke, Graham and Rooks County Game Warden, and Chris Hanson, Kansas Forest Service, sharing their expertise with the youth.

Body A Rooks County man has been convicted of second degree intentional murder for the 2020 death of a woman in northwest Kansas, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Thursday last week. Thomas S.

Body Author Roxie Yonkey, Goodland, will be signing her best-selling book “100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die” at the Plainville Memorial Library, 2-4 p.m., Friday, June 17, at 200 SW First, Plainville. Buy a book ahead of time at RoxieontheRoad.com/Shop.

Body The deadline to sign up for the Primary Election was 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 1st at the Rooks County Clerk’s Office. Those running for an open position in the upcoming election in August are as follows: Rooks County Commissioner District #1: Alan Green (Rep.

Body The Western Plains Painters, formerly known as the Palco Art Club, recently hosted two events to introduce their new name change and continue their mission of inspiring and instructing local artists.

Body The Rooks County Commissioners met with sheriff Gary Knight at their May 31st weekly meeting to review the bids for the new security system for the jail. The only bid Knight received was from INA Alert.

Body The Kansas Highway Patrol has released its Memorial Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 27 through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2022.

Body It has been quite a while since Stockton has experienced a spring storm the magnitude of the one which struck the community last Sunday afternoon. After a beautiful day on Saturday, Mother Nature blessed us that evening with nearly .75 an inch of welcomed rain.