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Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.5 percent in January. This was a decrease from 4.7 percent in December and an increase from 3.

During the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission held on Tuesday, March 15th, the Stockton City Commission approved an ordinance to establish a six-month temporary rate adjustment on utility bills to assist with the incurred unexpected expenses for electricity used during the month of...

A full slate of worship services has been set for Holy Week and Easter at Stockton churches. Everyone is encouraged to make services a part of your holiday and you are welcomed to any of the following. (See Page 7A for more info.)

At the regular weekly meeting of the Rooks County Commission held on Tuesday, March 16th, Sheriff Gary Knight met with commissioners John Ruder, Greg Balthazor and Tim Berland to in form them that he and deputy Nolan Weiser had traveled to Tulsa, Okla.

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 Beesley, Jess Iwanski,...

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.

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.

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.