Fire call on Saturday, Sept. 5th
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The Stockton Fire Department was called out on Saturday morning, September 5th to put out a ground hay fire on the Steve Hahn property on J Terrace south of Stockton..
Elizabeth Benoit among spring 2020 graduates from Kansas University
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Elizabeth Benoit of Damar is among more than 4,700 graduates from the University of Kansas this spring—representing 87 Kansas counties; 49 other states, territories, and Washington, D.C.; and 53 other countries—have been announced by the University Registrar.
Blue-Green Algae advisories update released
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Last Wednesday, September 2nd, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), updated its list of public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae.
FHSU announces Spring 2020 graduates
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A total of 2,395 students completed associate, bachelor’s or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in the spring 2020 semester. The university conferred graduate degrees (master’s, Education Specialist and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees) on 513 students, bachelor’s degrees on 1,821 students, and associate degrees on 61 students.
Three teenage girls involved in serious one-car accident
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Three families are thankful to still have their daughters following a one-vehicle accident last Saturday evening that could have easily proven fatal had it not been for all three being properly restrained with their seatbelts.
Fire Department called out on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd
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The Stockton Fire Department was called out on Wednesday, September 2nd to cover a small fire that possibly started by an electrical line spark. The call came in at ap proximately 5:00 p.m. with the location of the fire one mile west of Stockton just south of Don Lucky’s. It didn’t take the department long to put the small fire out.
Tragedy strikes our small community once again
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The Stockton community is shocked and saddened to learn that another tragedy has hit this close-knit town—this time Thursday evening, September 3, just southwest of Stockton.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at approximately 7:12 p.m., Alec P. Hrabe, age 57, Stockton, was driving his 2004 Chevy Silverado eastbound on K Terrace (one mile south of Stockton and 1.4 miles west of US183 Highway) when he lost control on a curve and entered the north ditch. The Silverado Hrabe was driving then hit a washout, slid sideways and rolled onto its side, ejecting him.
Dove season is now open!
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The outlook for the 2020 Kansas upland hunting season is looking to set up to be another great year. The annual dove season began on Tuesday, September 1st and will run until November 29th. The daily bag limit of 15 applies to mourning and whitewinged doves, single species or in combination. There is no limit on Eurasian collared or ringed turtledoves, but any taken in addition to the mourning and white-winged dove daily bag must have a fully-feathered wing attached while being in transport. The possession limit is 45 (mourning and white-winged doves.).
School is in session!
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School in Stockton is off to a great start mainly due to the careful approach for COVID-19 built on the guidance and recommendations from a team of Rooks County administrators, the county’s emergency medical director, the county health nurse, the Rooks County Heath Center’s CEO and the county doctor who meet weekly to review the data dashboard for the county. The team has worked diligently to prioritize the health and safety of the students and staff for the 2020-2021 school year.
New information emerges on plane crash that took life of Stockton man
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New and disturbing information emerged last week in the July 31, 2020 midair plane crash in Alaska involving two aircraft that tragically took the life of seven people, including David Rogers, age 40, of Stockton.
