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Wichita State University has announced the names of more than 3,500 students who were on the WSU dean’s honor roll for spring 2021, and among those is Hayley Keller of Palco.

The Rooks County Commissioners toured the fairgrounds during their regular morning meeting on Tuesday, August 10th, but before they adjourned to the Fair Office, they conducted business at the courthouse.

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a resurfacing project on approximately 16 miles of I-70 in Ellis County the week of Aug. 23.

Andrea Buss of Stockton was among the more than 5,700 graduates at the University of Kansas for fall 2020 and spring 2021. A ceremony for the graduates took place on May 23.

If you enjoy sunshine and crafts, come spend a fun-filled Saturday in northwest Kansas on Highway 9. The town of Logan is home to the newly renovated Hansen Museum, host to one of the best arts and crafts fairs in Kansas.

Angela Rhoden grew up in Endicott, Nebraska, a small town outside of Fairbury, Nebraska. She graduated from Fairbury Junior/Senior High School in 2013 and then attended Wayne State College.

Ready to strike up the band and sing some fun songs this year is Stockton’s new band and vocal teacher, Laura Gayle Jameson. Laura went to school in Wichita until she was in fourth grade, then lived in a rural community west of Wichita before graduating in 1985 from Andale High School.

The number of Kansans applying for new concealed carry licenses increased in the recently ended 2021 fiscal year, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said August 5th. Between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the attorney general’s Concealed Carry Licensing Unit received 7,717 new applications.

The Rooks County Commissioners met with Mark Lowry of Heritage Group Insurance on Tuesday, August 3rd to sign the special activity insurance policies for the upcoming Rooks County Free Fair.

At the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, August 3rd, the commissioners set the 2022 budget hearing for September 7th. They also approved the updated Resolution, which notes the time and place of the budget hearing.