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Stockton Sentinel asking for candidate questions

5 years ago By News Staff

Body On the general election ballot on Tuesday, November 3rd, there will be three candidates vying for the two open seats on the Stockton City Commission currently held by outgoing commissioners Don McLaughlin and Sandi Rogers. The candidates seeking your vote are Adam R.

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Area Fall Harvest Update

5 years ago By News Staff

Body According to several reports, Kansas is forecast to harvest a record soybean crop this fall, with the corn production in the state expected to be down from last year. The state's anticipated corn production is down 2% from a year ago.

Fall-like temperature?

5 years ago By News Staff

Body WHAT?!! The Solutions North Bank marquee showed the temperature hitting the century mark on Friday, September 25th. And everyone can agree that Friday was a HOT one even though Autumn had officially arrived on Tuesday, September 22nd.

USD 271 District report dated Monday, September 28th

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Rooks County experienced a dramatic increase in COVID-19 activity over the weekend with 32 new positives and three deaths. There are currently 36 active cases within the county, including several that impact our schools.

USD 271 District report dated Friday, September 25th

5 years ago By News Staff

Body The weekly new COVID-19 cases in Rooks County have doubled in just one short week, from an average of 9 new cases per week to 18 new cases in the past seven days. Last week at this time we had 11 active cases in our county, this week we have 22.

Webster Reservoir removed from Blue-Green Algae Advisory

5 years ago By News Staff

Body On Thursday, September 24, 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.

Phil Conyac removed as Stockton High School Football Coach

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Phil Conyac, who has coached the Stockton Tigers for the past five seasons, was removed from that position at a special meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Rooks County Courthouse hours changing Friday, September 25th

5 years ago By Virgi Laska

Body The Rooks County Commissioners recently made the decision to cut back the employee hours to 36 instead of the traditional 40 hours for the remainder of this year and the 2021 year.

Life-saving 3-D technology comes to Rooks County

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Emerging 3-D technology credited with catching breast cancer sooner is now available at Rooks County Health Center (RCH) located 1210 N. Washington.

PICTURED left to right include: Kayla Hilbrink (Heartland Community Foundation board member), Doug Wiltfong (Astra Bank), Cecil Crawford, Eleanor Becker, Carson Lemarr (president of Rooks County Healthcare Foundation), Brien Stockman (Dane G. Hansen Foundation Trustee); and Sam Pfannenstiel (RCH Mammography Technologist)

More than 7,000 businesses, nonprofits have applied for SPARK Connectivity Grant Funds

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday, August 26th, a strong response to the state’s Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Economic Development and Connectivity grant application process, which has yielded more than 7,000 requests for assistance from businesses...