The Rooks County Commissioners met with road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey at their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday, July 28th. Bouchey presented the commissioners with the COVID-19 expenditures including hand sanitizer, face guards, etc. from his department. He also presented them with the monthly fuel bid from Farmers Union in the amount of $9,688.00.

The Rooks County 4-H/FFA Fair is this week and the members of the county’s 4-H groups and FFA organizations came out in full force! There are goats, pigs, cows, calves, steer, lambs, chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, turkeys and horses making the rounds at the Sutor-Blauer Arena until Friday ending with the Livestock Sale at 6:00 p.m. that evening.

The Rooks County Health Center Auxiliary has awarded the following Memorial Scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year. Mary Ann Graf, Woodston, $500 to attend Colby Community College, Norton Campus to complete her LPN.

The Kansas Highway Patrol will be working to ensure students are safe on their travels to and from school. Every July and August, KHP troopers, in conjunction with school districts across the state, check all school buses to ensure they are in good working condition.

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recognized the summer interns serving in his Washington D.C., Wichita and Manhattan offices last Friday, July 31st.

EACH YEAR SINCE 1906 the 1/2 mile oval track at the fairgrounds in Stockton has been home to flat track motorcycle racing. With the cancellation of the 2020 Rooks County Free Fair motorcycle races which were scheduled to be held this week, the streak was in jeopardy. Therefore, this small group of Kansas riders did what they could to keep the consecutive racing streak alive by creating their own version of the races in Stockton on Saturday afternoon, August 1. Although the track conditions weren’t what the racers were accustomed to, the enthusiasm for the sport they love was unaffected by the pandemic, with each racer capturing a trophy in his respective class. Those enjoying an afternoon of fun were from left: Bud Posson, Norton, Dick Sherbondy, Stockton, Billy Smith, Norton and Hunter Townley, Lincoln

The much anticipated results from Tuesday’s Primary Election, which included several interesting local contested races, can be seen on the Stockton Sentinel’s website at: www.stocktonsentinel.com.

The Stockton community was shocked and saddenend last Friday to learn that one of its own was tragically killed after two small planes collided mid-air near the Soldotna Airport on the Kenal Peninsula in Alaska, killing all seven people aboard.

Taking on the subjects of high school Business Essentials, Accounting, Personal Finance, Consumer Economics, Finance and Banking, and Computer Applications for Stockton High School this year is teacher Lita Allen.

Webster in “Watch” as well Last Thursday, July 30th, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), issued its list of public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae. Rooks State Fishing Lake has now been added to the list of lakes in the “Watch” advisory, which already included Webster Lake, as well..