Rooks County was honored to have board members and staff of the nonprofit organization of Ogallala Commons (OC) visit the county on Friday, October 8th. Ogallala Commons, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit education and leadership organization with programming aimed at supporting and building vibrant rural communities on the Great Plains. The staff members were from New Mexico, Texas, southeast Colorado, northeast Colorado, southwest Kansas and Minnesota.

There’s nothing more pleasing to a parent than seeing their child happy. And, as is the case with good kids, they love seeing their parents happy as well.

The regular Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, October 5th began with the approval of the evening’s Consent Agenda. The agenda included the Solomon Valley Manor gross payroll in the amount of $55,659.30, the Solomon Valley Manor warrants in the amount of $69,840.65, the City of Stockton warrants in the amount of $117,654.32, the City of Stockton gross payroll in the amount of $89,959.56, and the September 21st regular meeting minutes.

Get ready for this year’s Goblin’s Glory, set for Saturday, October 23rd in the Stockton High school gyms! The schedule of events starts with the Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m., the Costume Contest at 6:30 p.m., Games and Bingo at 7:00 p.m., the Merchandise Auction at 7:30 p.m., and the Queen and King Crowning at 8:30 p.m. There will be lots of fun and games and food for everyone, so come on out and plan on having a fun time! (Look for the ad in this week’s edition.).

The Rooks County Historical Society will be having a special event Sunday, October 17, 2021, to be held at the Rooks County Museum, 921 South Cedar, Stockton, starting at 2:00 p.m. The presenter will be one of their own, Leo Oliva, and his topic will truly be enlightening concerning the history of the region, if not of Rooks County specifically.

Governor Laura Kelly announced Friday, October 1, Kansas’ September total tax receipts were $876.5 million. Those collections are $162.2 million, or 22.7% more than the estimate and a growth of 20.2%, or $147.6 million, from last September.

No, Stockton is not being invaded by pirates since people have been hearing what sounds like cannon fire or sonic booms going off in the town on a regular basis each night. What is happening is buzzards have been roosting on top of the Farmers Union Elevators.

There was an electrical power outage in Stockton last Friday, October 1st around 4.30 p.m. The City’s electric department ran the line to thoroughly check the area to determine the cause of the outage. This careful rundown takes about ten to fifteen minutes as they look for the possible causes before they retry the line and turn the power back on. It was determined that the cause of the outage was probably due to an animal running across the lines.

The area farmers are just getting started with this year’s fall harvest. So as of Monday, October 4th, the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator in Stockton has taken in 25,000 bushels of soybeans, 37,380 bushels of corn, and 19,325 bushels of milo. The Woodston Coop has taken in 9,000 bushels of soybeans and 40,000 bushels of corn. No milo has been taken in at this time.

Fort Hays State University held a ribbon-cutting for the Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success Friday, Oct. 1.