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A number of people gathered at Hometown Plumbing Solutions for the regular monthly meeting of the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, October 13th. During New Business, the members present discussed the annual Olde Tyme Christmas.

Rooks County Health Center (RCH) has purchased the former Dessin Fournir Companies building at 308 W. Mill St. in Plainville. The propertywill be reconfigured into a multi-use site and

School bus transportation employees play an important role in the safety of Kansas children. There were 4,043 bus drivers during the 2019-2020 school year who transported 223,705 Kansas students more than 60.5 million miles. In order to honor their dedication and expertise, Kansas Gov.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Hays State University has decided to convert its traditional, in-person fall commencement ceremony to a series of smaller, college-specific virtual ceremonies.

Rooks County schools have had a decrease in COVID-19 activity this week.  While we have some students who are quarantined at home, we have no known transmission of COVID in our schools. Our decision is based on a continued low level of absenteeism in the schools (only 1.