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Body At the March 9th Rooks County Commission meeting, the 2021 Rooks County Free Fair Board appointments were approved as follows: Joe Becker, Tom Benoit, Leonard Bristow (second vice president), Anna Luna, Steve Cook, Alan Dix (president), Dean Hrabe (first vice president), Cade...

Body Former Stockton resident, Allie M. Chesney, a senior at Salina Central High School in Salina, was notified by letter on Friday, February 26th, 2021, that she has been chosen as a 2021 Horatio Alger State Scholar.

Body Washburn University has announced their 2020-2021 recipients of the WU's Who of Washburn Students award. The WU's Who of Washburn Students is one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs at Washburn University.

Body More than 4,500 birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and mollusks are considered nongame wildlife in Kansas—species that are not trapped, fished or hunted. Collectively, nongame wildlife make up more than 99 percent of all species in the state.

Body At the weekly meeting of the Rooks County Commission, Kelly Muir and Anna Luna representing the Rooks County Free Fair Board informed the commissioners that their organization will move forward with the event with the possibility of no carnival on the midway this summer.

Body The Dane G. Hansen Foundation of Logan has named 223 high school seniors from 59 Northwest Kansas schools as winners in its 46th annual scholarship competition, four of which included seniors from Rooks County.

Body When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again.

Body During the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting held on Tuesday, March 9th at Pizza Hut, the members present discussed the Peony Festival, which has been set for Saturday, May 29th.