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James Humphries was born in New York State 11 August 1836 (although later census records show his birth in England). Details of his early life are unknown.
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Last Week's Weather
On Easter Sunday the temperatures reached the 90-degree mark with sunny skies for a beautiful holiday, though the winds came up in the evening from the south, clocked at 20-25 mph.
Commissioners discuss National Heritage Area designation
Custodian Zach Brown met with the Rooks County Commissioners on Tuesday, April 6th to present them with a bill from the Glassman Company for the unit they fixed on the fourth floor of the courthouse.
Stockton USD 271 report dated Friday, April 9th
Rooks County currently has no active cases of COVID-19 in the county. This week the absenteeism rate is at 0.0% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate is at 2.2% this week.
Memories made during SHS Senior Class Trip
The Stockton High School seniors enjoyed a class trip to Grand Lake, Colorado during the middle of March. They headed out very early in the morning at 2:00 a.m., on Thursday, March 18th with their first stop at a Trampoline Park in Denver.
Pheasants Forever a grand event!
The 2021 annual Solomon Valley Pheasants Forever Banquet was held on Saturday, April 10th at the St. Thomas Parish Center in Stockton. To say the banquet was a success is putting it mildly since the event recorded a record crowd of 280 RSVPs with 345 people in attendance!
Stockton High School and Junior High cheer and dance teams announced
Cheer and dance tryouts for the Stockton High School and Junior High were held on Saturday, April 10th. The following squads will be cheering and dancing for the sports teams throughout the coming school year! Congratulations, and Go, Tigers!
“Night Under the Neon Lights” is the theme for this year’s SHS Prom
This year’s SHS Prom will be held at the 4-H Building at the Rooks County Fairgrounds, with the meal to be served at 7:00 p.m. and the dance held from 8:00 p.m.
School board moves to masks recommended for the remainder of the year
At the regular monthly meeting of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education held on Tuesday, April 6th, the members voted to stop temperature checks and move to masks recommended except as required by KSHSAA, travel outside the District or if there is a positive case at the school.
Kansas pauses administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced Tuesday, April 13th, that Kansas will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine following an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration...
