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The Kansas City Chiefs team is not just the football players, the coaches, the owners, and the trainers. It is every single person who works behind the scenes to make the Chiefs the dynamic organization that it is on and off the field.

Under New Business, during the Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 1st, the commissioners voted to approve the contract and payment to Eldridge Fencing for repair work to the Stockton City Cemetery fence. The money to pay for this work is in the hail insurance fund.

We have all the information you need to participate in this year’s all-important General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5th! It’s important that you exercise your right!

At the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, September 24th, the commissioners asked clerk employee Vicki Novotny to go over the insurance claims for the County dealing with the December 15th, 2021 wind storm and the June 5th, 2022, hailstorm.

The Heartland Community Foundation is excited to host Give Fest 2024 on October 10, 2024, in Ellis, Rooks, and Trego counties! Get ready to experience a day filled with philanthropy, community spirit, and Oktoberfestthemed fun.

Culture and talent bloom throughout Western Kansas. Many donate their skills to enhance the quality of Kansas life.

It’s time once again to scare up some spooky fun at the Stockton PUMPKIN PATCH, which will pop up in the Stockton City Park located on West Highway 24, on Saturday, October 12th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

When the enrollment figures for the 2024-2025 school year became official on Friday, September 20, USD 271 once again showed a decrease in the number of students in the Stockton schools.

A Plainville man is facing two drug charges for events that took place at the Plainville Short Stop on March 19, 2024. Charges were filed on May 7, 2024, in Rooks County District Court against Brandon Alan Werner of Plainville.

During the special meeting of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education on Monday, September 16th, the Board voted to move the regular October 14th board meeting to Monday, October 7th, and the regular March 10th meeting to Monday, March 3rd, due to the scheduling of the Parent / Teacher Conferences.