The Second Semester Principal’s Honor Roll, Regular Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention have been released for Stockton High School (Grades 8-12). The honor roll is compiled at the end of each semester.

“Click It Kansas” joins national “Click It or Ticket” seat belt campaign Masks may be coming Masks may be coming off, but seat belts must remain on. Americans are hitting the road as pandemic restrictions fade and Kansas law enforcement officials began enforcing seat belt use on May 24.

If you’ll be headed to the northwest corner of Kansas anytime soon, then you might want to know about a trio of road construction projects in Rawlins and Decatur counties slated to begin over the next few weeks.

Rooks County Museum coordinator Sue McFarland has contributed a series to the local newspapers during the last few months highlighting the “Names On The Wall,” detailing historical facts about Rooks County’s Civil War veterans. Now she and the museum board have gone a step further with McFarland working on an eight-foot tall display of Rooks County highlighting where these Civil War veterans filed their initial Homestead claims throughout the area. When completed there will be at least 120 numbered stars on the map of the homesteads which will coordinate with a list of names on file as well as the year the homestead was filed. (It is estimated that approximately 350 to 400 Civil War veterans settled in the area.)

Heading up the Stockton Peony Parade this Saturday, May 29th at 1:30 p.m. will be this year’s Grand Marshals, Jane and Don Cunningham. When Stockton Chamber Director Jayne Prockish asked Jane if they would be the Grand Marshals, Jane said, “It would be an honor.” Then Jane went home and told Don they were going to be the Grand Marshals!

At the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, May 18th, clerk Courtney Flower informed the commissioners that the City will need to change out the waterlines to provide better flow to the proposed site of the new Solomon Valley Manor. The lines will need to be replaced with eight-inch pipe with shut-off valves also installed. The lines would be installed from Main Street to either Ash or Elm Street with an initial estimated cost of $800,00.00 to 1,000,000.00 for the project. Flower is gathering more information and quotes, as well as starting the process of grant applications. Flower will keep the commissioners updated as this project moves forward.

The Stockton High School students and athletes were honored at the SHS Awards Night held on Thursday, May 6th. A slide show of the students participating in activities throughout the year, and set to the school song, was shown prior to the program.

MidAmerica Nazarene University recently announced its President's, Dean's List and Honor Roll for the spring 2021 semester. A total of 360 students qualified for one of the honors.

Quilting clubs, sewing circles and quilting bees have been part of our country’s history for generations when family, friends and neighbors would get together to sew a quilt for a new baby, a wedding or just to spend a cold winter afternoon together. And so it is that the past repeats itself and comes around full circle in delightful and unexpected ways.