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The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place April 20, 2022, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

The Hobart FCE would like to invite members of the Stockton community to join them for "Heart and Sole Walks" to be held at the Stockton High School Track on selected Saturday mornings as indicated below.

The Rooks County Commissioners were introduced to the new county sanitarian, Phillip Murrow, who is taking over the position from Sherry Koster for the North Central Kansas Local Environmental Protection Group (NCKLEPG) at the regular weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 26th.

Diplomas will be presented to the Stockton High School Class of 2022 this Saturday, May 7th at 3:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

The Stockton High School students and faculty teamed up with Stockton PRIDE on Wednesday, April 27th for the annual PRIDE cleanup day. The students were out and about town throughout the day helping at several locations.

The Stockton High School Awards Banquet was held on Wednesday, April 27th at the high school gym. The evening began with a Welcome that was given by Lions Club President Amber Muir with refreshments sponsored by Tiger Nation and the Stockton Lions Club.

Work has started on a traffic sign replacement project along I-70 in northwest Kansas. The Kansas Department of Transportation is replacing mile markers, route markers and other signage on I-70 starting near Ruleton in Sherman County and will end near Dorrance in Russell County.

The Kansas Department of Commerce’s annual Business Appreciation Month (BAM) award luncheon was held in Hays at the Rose Garden Banquet Hall on Thursday, April 7th. At the event six Rooks County businesses were recognized. These awards were from 2021 and had been delayed due to COVID concerns.

A small earthquake was recorded late Monday, April 11th, in Rooks County, the Kansas Geological Survey reported. The 2.4-magnitude quake was detected at 11:36 p.m. Monday in the western part of the county, between Plainville and the Rooks-Graham County line.