Hospital Board meets Tuesday
The regular monthly meeting of the Rooks County Health Center board of directors will be held Tuesday, August 25, at 6:00 p.m. in the hospital’s meeting room.
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Election results from Tuesday’s primary
The unofficial vote totals and percentages from last Tuesday’s primary election in Rooks County have been released by election officer Ruthmary Muir and are as follows: Republican U.S. Senate—Roger Marshall 735; Kris Kobach 330; Bob Hamilton 321; Lance Berland 48; David A.
Drone surveying underway on U.S. 83
A field survey is underway on a portion of U.S. 83 in northwest Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Safety stressed for Labor Day holiday
The Kansas Highway Patrol will join local and state law enforcement agencies during August 20, 2020, to Labor Day, September 7, to help keep Kansas roads safe and decrease the number of impaired motorists on the state’s roadways.
Stockton Fire Department called out twice over the weekend
The Stockton Fire Department was called out on Saturday evening, August 8th to take care of an unattended camp fire at Webster State Lake. Then on the next day, Sunday, August 9th around 3:00 p.m.
RCH Auxiliary Memorial Scholarship Recipients
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2020-21 RCH Auxiliary Memorial Scholarship Recipients. Pictured left to right include: Auxiliary member, Kathy Ramsay, Maeson Dewey, Mary Ann Graf, LaDonna Shetterly, Payton Littrell, and Auxiliary Member, Kandie Morain. Not pictured is Lyric Dewey.
Corky Hagan injured in home elevator accident
Corky Hagan was involved in a home elevator accident last Tuesday afternoon which resulted in injury. Hagan had taken the elevator in his home to the basement, and on the way back up the cable broke, sending him back down onto the cement floor.
Semi truck hits 15 head of cattle
A semi truck encountering a group of cattle on Highway 183 leads the accident reports this week. On July 24, at 9: 30 p.m., a semi, driven by Mark Edward Hunt, of Albuquerque, N.M., struck a large group of cattle on the highway.
This And That
* Today’s generation will never get to know the satisfaction of slamming down the phone during an angry hangup. * For all you Fall/Autumn Fans out there, Pillsbury will soon be selling, for a limited time only, Salted Caramel Apple Cookie Dough!
Blue-Green Algae advisories update released
On Friday of last week 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.
