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Brooke Werner is ready to give her students a creative, educational environment to grow their knowledge and values as she takes over the duties of Stockton’s new third grade teacher.

Kyle Hull needs no introduction to the Stockton community since he not only grew up near Woodston, but also graduated from Stockton High School in 2017. And as most everyone who knows him, knows he is the biggest Kansas City Chiefs fan you will ever meet!

This year’s area wheat harvest is 85% of last year’s crop and is 85% of a fiveyear average. The Stockton Farmers Union Elevator took in a little over 337,000 bushels with Woodston Coop bringing in a total of 361,000 bushels for this year’s crop.

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin work on a resurfacing project on a portion of K-383 in Decatur County starting the week of July 25. Project work will involve a mill and overlay on 15 miles of the highway starting at the U.S.

Organizations have been helping keep Kansas clean for more than 30 years through participation in the Adopt-A-Highway program.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile virus infections (WNV) for north central, south central, northeast and south east Kansas. Northwest and southwest Kansas are at moderate risk for WNV infections.

Rooks County Commissioners Tim Berland and John Ruder met with treasurer Kim Northup about a delinquent county tax sale. Northup stated that Klenda Austerman LLC oversees this type of sale.

During the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission held on Tuesday, July 19th, the members voted to allow the City Office and departments to officially close at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays starting August 1st.

A Primary Election will be held next Tuesday, August 2nd. All registered voters are urged to exercise your right to vote and come to the polls between the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The creators behind this mother and daughter fashion brand, COCO The Label, are Daneen and Payton Keller.