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It’s been a long wait, but so worth it, since the historic Nova Theatre will RE-OPEN this weekend, Friday, July 3rd with the movie, “TROLLS: WORLD TOUR!” (Please make note that the Nova’s show times will be Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings with all movies to start at 7:00 p.m.!)

With some local contested races during this year’s election, the Stockton Sentinel is asking the public for questions they would like to ask the candidates. If you have a question you would like the candidates to answer, please email your questions to HYPERLINK "mailto:stkpaper@ruraltel.

If you are wanting to vote in this year’s election but are not wanting to get out with everything currently going on in our world, then voting by Advanced Ballot might be just the answer for you.

According to the Rooks County Health Department Facebook page, as of June 28 an eighth positive COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Rooks County. The case was identified with testing performed at Quest Labs.

While working on the 2021 county budget over the past month, and due to economic reasons because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rooks County Commissioners have started discussing moving to a 36-hour workweek for the employees.

SIGMA PHI ESA celebrated its 40th year as an organization in Stockton on Wednesday, June 17th, at the VFW Dining Hall. Twenty-four members enjoyed a potluck meal and gift exchange between Secret Sisters.

Scrap metal dealers now required by state law to register with the attorney general’s office for the first time since 2017 may now begin doing so, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said June 19th.

Bailee Hemphill of Stockton was among the students being named to the Honorable Mention at NCK Tech—Hays Campus for the spring 2020 semester.

Electricity is a convenience we are all accustomed to and take for granted... that is until we’re left without it. Such was the case early Thursday morning, June 25th and again around 5:00 p.m. the same day when Stockton and rural areas covering most of western Rooks County were left without power.