All are welcome to attend the Rooks County Historical Society’s annual meeting this Sunday, April 27th, at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Museum located at 921 South Cedar in Stockton.

Five candidates running for two open seats; Complimentary transportation services available ANNUAL MEETING: When: Friday, May 2 Where: Rooks County Health Center Time: 6 p.m. The Rooks County Health Center (RCH) will hold its Annual Meeting and Board of Trustees election on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the hospital in Plainville.

I’m Matt Benoit, and I was lucky enough to grow up in Damar, where community really means something. Both of my parents were first responders and active in just about everything around town, so I learned early on the value of giving back.

Jay Casey has been a lifelong resident of Rooks County, being proud of the fact that his Great Grandparents were Irish immigrants to Rooks County homesteading in 1878. The Casey’s have continued to Farm and Ranch in the Corning Township area for now 5 generations.

Chuck Comeau is a restaurateur and managing partner of Breaks Food Concepts Hays LLC, operating Breaks Eatery and Bar in Hays, Kansas. With over 25 years of service on the Board of Directors for Rooks County Health Center—currently as Chairman— Chuck brings extensive leadership experience in rural healthcare governance.

I have been a lifelong resident of Rooks County, graduating from Plainville High School in 1971 and from Fort Hays State University in 1975 with a degree in Business Administration and minors in Accounting and Agriculture. After farming for about 10 years, I joked about having to go get a real job, in which I worked at the Pioneer Credit Union in Stockton for four years and then as a Business Finance Officer at the Northwest Kansas Planning and Development Commission 1994, I was promoted to Executive Director.

Anna Muir has served K-State Research and Extension for over 25 years as a Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development Agent. She has demonstrated a strong commitment to community well-being throughout her career by implementing innovative educational programs.

After the Rooks County Commission held a thirty-minute executive session to discuss negotiations at the start of the weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 8th, they returned to the open session. They voted to hire Derry Dibble as the Rooks County Maintenance Supervisor, effective April 25th.

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The Stockton High School seniors took their senior trip to Kansas City in March, packing in quite a few fun places to enjoy during their time in KC. After planning out all the details of the trip, they headed out early on Sunday, March 23rd, after stopping in Salina for breakfast and shopping before arriving in Kansas City at noon.