The Rooks County Commissioners and emergency preparedness director Butch Post met with representatives from Rolling Hills, Western Electric and Prairie Land at their February 8th regular meeting to begin a discussion about more safety options and or precautions for the electrical system for situations such as forecasted wind/snow storms. After the December 15th windstorm and fires, the commissioners have been talking about preventative safety measures that could be put in place and, if in fact, the electrical grid could possibly be shut down before a forecast of these types of storms. Those in attendance noted they are always willing to take precautionary measures based on safety, but there are limits to what can be done. The unintended consequences of turning off electricity before such a storm raises many concerns when it comes to turning it back on. Every mile of line needs to be inspected as well as the substations and poles before any section of line can be turned back on as the lines and poles might still have been damaged even with the power off. This process is time consuming and would take days to accomplish.

(The following was written by David Elliott with KRSL.) A Russell father and son died in a one-vehicle rollover crash Friday night last week in Russell County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at 8:29 p.m.

Stockton Grade School students from the third-grade classes of Mrs. Martha Fleck and Ms.Tricia Hemphill walked down to the Stockton Sentinel on Thursday morning. The students were on an educational outing, hoping to learn more about informational writing from the Sentinel staff.

The top four spellers from Stockton Grade School, along with the top four spellers from Damar Grade School, Sacred Heart (Plainville), and Plainville Grade School, competed in the Rooks County Spelling Bee held in Plainville on Wednesday, February 9th.

Stockton Correctional Facility Corrections Manager Theresa Glendening and Clarene Goodheart are overseeing a community project that not only helps with the recycling of plastic bags, but offers aid and comfort to the homeless.

Throughout the Christmas season in Stockton bowling pin deer were on display in many of the Chamber businesses around town. “There’s A Deer In Here” promotion was just for fun and gave everyone a chance to look for the 13 deer and take selfie pictures with them for a chance to win a $20.00 Chamber Check. The second way to win a $20.00 Chamber Check was to find all the deer and fill in an entry sheet listing the 13 businesses where the deer were located.

The Heartland Community Foundation recently received three noteworthy corporate gifts to its Area Disaster Relief Funds, helping to ensure that those people impacted by the fires and windstorm last month can receive assistance.

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Last year, Stockton Grade School second grade teacher Jennifer Kesler and Shane Austin, Agriculture Education, were recognized as the District’s Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY) nominees for USD 271 for Region 1.