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CONSTRUCTION work for the new Solomon Valley Manor facility has been underway for the past few months. At this time footings are being poured and the plumbing lines are being laid with work on the water line almost completed. The next phase will include running the cement slabs and electrical lines.

At the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, February 15th, the commissioners voted to accept the salvage bid for the City’s trash truck that had been totaled in a rollover accident in January. They also voted to purchase a 2022 International trash truck in the amount of $179,000.

At the end of the regular meeting of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education meeting held on Monday, February 14th, the board members voted to establish a Day Care Center and apply for a school day care license. The facility will be operated and staffed by USD 271 employees.

The Heartland Community Foundation is nearing the end of Twice as Nice—its annual Match Month campaign when donations to the foundation are doubled by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. All donations must be postmarked by Feb. 28 in order to be eligible for matching.

Sales and Marketing Executives of Topeka will present its 2021 Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year award to Cody Foster, co-founder of Advisors Excel of Topeka.