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Body The Kansas Department of Transportation planned to begin work on a pair of bridge repair projects along I-70 in Russell County beginning this week. Crews will be repairing the westbound bridges located between mile markers 196 and 200 near Dorrance.

Body It’s the nightmare scenario for grain workers: You’re working inside the grain bin when you’re suddenly engulfed by grain.

Body Restoration Health & Chiropractic in Plainville, Kansas has expanded to the previous Phillipsburg and Stockton Chiropractic Centers. The Chiropractic Centers was purchased by Dr. Shelbe Darnell in April 2021. All three locations will be Restoration Health & Chiropractic.

Body Lindsay Cravens was hired as the new high school principal at a special meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No.

Body Please note the “early” birthdate of this week’s Civil War veteran. Like Amos Earlywine, Jacob Boyer was born in the 1820s.

Body The Rooks County Commissioners again discussed the National Heritage Area designation at their regular weekly meeting held on Tuesday, April 13th.

Body The Stockton FFA Entomology Teams virtually competed in the N.W. District Entomology Contest in early March. Both teams from Stockton placed third. Kaden Kriley placed 2nd individually in the Senior Division, while Raven Long was 10th, and Jolee Sterling 19th.

Body Disney princesses and princes magically appeared in the Stockton High School Gymnasium on Friday, April 16th to entertain the crowd with “A Night of Disney” musical performance.

Body The Stockton Fire Department was called out on Sunday, April 11th at 5:00 p.m. to refill the Kansas Forestry Service’s air tanker that had flown in to help with a large grass fire in Graham County.

Body There will be a government surplus commodities distribution on Monday, April 26th for those in the Plainville and Stockton areas. Plainville will hold its distribution on Monday, April 26th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.