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Body In the heart of Stockton, a fresh wave of enthusiasm is sweeping through the halls of the junior high, thanks to the arrival of a passionate new social studies teacher, Ken McNatt.

Body A bridge in western Rooks County has been named as one of 27 local and off-system bridge projects across Kansas that will receive a combined total of $40.5 million in state and federal funding as part of two local bridge improvement programs.

Body A Luray woman remains in custody in the Rooks County Jail on a $10,000 bond following multiple drug charges being filed on Tuesday, August 5, in Rooks County District Court and following a Probable Cause/Arrest Report filed on July 28.

Body Multiple charges were filed on August 5 in Rooks County District Court against a Paradise man, Owen Curtis Keil, age 36, who was found with a loaded Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm gun, before the expiration of the statuatory prohibition period, and without having had such right...

Body On Sunday evening in Stockton, as many were gathered around the television or preparing for bed, the ground suddenly shook beneath them. Residents described the moment, which lasted several seconds, as if something had hit their house.

Body The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the approval of bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects on Monday, September 8. One of those approved is for the Stockton area— U.S.

Body With several new faces joining the Stockton school system this year, beginning this week, the Stockton Sentinel will be featuring new staff to introduce them to the community.

Body According to the Rooks County Clerk's Office figures, the County valuations show a decrease of $5,267,285.00 for the 2025 year. The 2024 total valuations were $97,825,335.00, with this year's valuations coming in at $92,544,652.00. The 2023 total valuations were $101,319,245.00.

Body Lindsey Brown, Stockton’s new high school social studies teacher, grew up in Gove County and graduated from Palco High School in 2007.

Body Dr. R. Douglas Hurt, one of the nation's top historians, will be the guest speaker for the newly organized Western Kansas Reading Room located at the Rooks County Historical Society and Museum in Stockton, Kansas on September 7, 2025, at 2:00 P.M.