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A Plainville man has been charged with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery following an alleged altercation in late May, according to court documents filed in Rooks County District Court.

Readers of this week’s Sentinel-Times will notice two large public notices appearing in the newspaper. Although both involve Rooks County property taxes, the notices are separate and serve different purposes.

On Wednesday, July 22, Sarah Mitchell of Dallas, Texas, and Tanya Sieber of Lawrence, Kansas, visited Plainville to celebrate with the USD 270 school district. They were joined by Superintendent Chris Rinehart, Elementary Principal Mandi Dobson, Francie Benedick, and Food Director Miranda McCune.

Rooks County emergency responders were kept busy in July after a string of three unrelated accidents—including two dramatic vehicle fires and a serious rear-end collision at a busy intersection—left multiple vehicles totaled and the occupants sustaining injuries.

At the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, July 28th, Mark Schaukowitch, who is running for the 110 District seat, was present and introduced himself to commissioners Jake Prockish and Tracy Rudman. Commissioner Tim Berland was absent from the meeting.

Work to resurface an 18-mile portion of U.S. 183 in northern Phillips County is expected to begin this week.

For 150 years, the First Congregational Church of Stockton has stood as a steadfast symbol of faith, fellowship, and service to the community. This Sunday, August 9, the congregation will celebrate that remarkable milestone with a special worship service at 10 a.m.

For many in Rooks County, memories linger of the story their parents told them— or that they themselves remember—about the disappearance of a young child at the Rooks County Free Fair. Now, 56 years later, and with Fair Week upon us once again, we look back at a mystery that has never been resolved.