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Results of this Tuesday’s city/school general election will be posted on our website at stocktonsentinel.com and shared to our Facebook and Twitter pages at some point on Wednesday after they have been furnished to us by county election officer, Ruthmary Muir.

As the days get shorter and weather gets cooler, the breeding season for deer will begin. Traversing pastures, roadways, rivers and streams – male whitetailed and mule deer will begin a nearly month-long quest for suitable mates, stopping for very little, including motorists.

The 2021 St. Joseph’s Church Homecoming Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 6th, at Richland Township Hall in Damar. The afternoon event will begin at 4:00 p.m. with Mass at the church, followed by a Free-Will Donation Social Hour at 5:00 p.m. at the Hall.

It's time again for the annual Parade of Christmas Trees at the Stockton Public Library! Library staff is asking for your help to make their 37th year a huge success by having your organization, business, classroom or you as an individual put up and decorate a tree! ANYONE can enter!

There are three open positions for the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education. This year there are four candidates running for the privilege of serving on the board. They are BJ Hoeting, incumbent Daphne Plumer, Chad Sterling and incumbent Jesse Stithem.

Next Tuesday, November 2, is Election Day and all registered voters should exercise their RIGHT to vote! Don’t take the process for granted. Many in the world do not enjoy this privilege.

The regular monthly meeting of the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday, October 12th at the Stockton VFW. Under New Business, the talk was about the annual Olde Tyme Christmas event with the theme “Rudolph Leads You Home to Shop Local.

Perhaps over the last six months you are among those who have been faithfully practicing your 10-digit dialing skills. Whether that is the case with you or not, 10-digit dialing officially begins on Sunday, October 24, for all callers in the 785 and 620 area codes in Kansas.

November 13 marks the opening day for Kansas’ regular quail and pheasant seasons, and September 15 marked the opening day of Kansas’ regular greater prairie chicken season—the trifecta that is upland hunting in the Sunflower State.