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Dustin and Dayna Kriley of Stockton are happy to announce the birth of their first child. Ezra Michael Kriley arrived at 5:34 p.m. on February 21, 2020 at Hays Medical Center. He was 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, March 9, are as follows: Monday—Little smokies, macaroni and cheese, peas, bread, tropical fruit. Tuesday—Ground beef vegetable soup, orange/pineapple salad with cottage cheese, crackers, brownie.

THE STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL POM PON SQUAD performed during the Stockton vs. Plainville Boys Sub-State quarterfinal game on March 3, 1997. Pictured are (from left): Jamie Pickett, Melodie Hollern, Januari Dix, Stacey Steeples, Regi Moore (behind), Laura Gasper, Bridget Dunlap and Alisa Jones.

One of the most anticipated “signs of spring” arrives this weekend when the clocks “spring forward” (Daylight Saving Time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8), and we lose an hour of sleep in exchange for extended daylight hours throughout the summer.

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced the Kansas Department of Transportation was awarded $27 million for upgrades to the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, utilized by rural customers across Kansas to transport crops, minerals, chemicals, steel and other products across the country.

The countdown for the 2020 Stockton Sentinel New Year’s Baby took a little longer than usual, but the wait was so worth it when new parents Dayna and Dustin Kriley welcomed their son, Ezra Michael Kriley, into the world on Friday, February 21st. Ezra was born on 5:34 p.m. at the Hays Medical Center.

The Mid-Continent Elementary League Music Festival took place at Norton on Wednesday, February 26th. Several Stockton music students took solos to the event.

The town of Stockton came out in full force to honor Donald Stratton, one of the last three survivors of the U.S.S. Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 as he was taken to his final resting place in Red Cloud, Nebraska.

The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Fish Fry this Friday, March 6th at the St. Thomas Parish Hall in Stockton. The Free Will offering will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until the food runs out, so come early! See you there!