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Body Freezing rain and snow arrived early Tuesday morning, March 22nd, in Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Inc. territory, and when the wind picked up, it began to cause power outages throughout Rooks, Graham and Phillips counties, beginning at 3:07 a.m.

Body Rooks County’s Spelling Bee Champion Peyton Krob represented Rooks County at the Sunflower State Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Kansas Press Association on Saturday, March 26th at Newman University in Wichita.

Body The Stockton City Commission meeting was held on Wednesday, March 23rd, having been rescheduled from the prior Tuesday regular meeting date due to city manager/clerk Courtney Flower and assistant city clerk Kayla Hilbrink being out of town to attend a conference.

Body The Nova Theatre in Stockton is changing to its SUMMER MOVIE HOURS this weekend, April 1st. The movie times will remain the same on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 p.m. with the change being made on Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Body At the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, March 15th, economic development director Roger Hrabe informed the commissioners that since the County had received a Heritage Trust Fund grant, they are also eligible for state and federal tax credits to help with the...

Body Osborne High School graduate Thomas Spurgin will be interning with College Works Painting this summer, spending his time in the area doing painting jobs. Spurgin was born in Pratt, Kan.