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Plainville Man Charged With Aggravated Domestic Battery After May Altercation

2 months ago By News Staff

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.

Two Separate Rooks County Public Notices Appear in This Week’s Sentinel-Times

2 months ago By News Staff

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.

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Plainville USD 270 Wins National 'Save Your Kitchen 2026' Promotion Contest

2 months ago By Virgi Laska

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.

ON HAND at the Save Your Kitchen Contest presentation on Wednesday, July 22nd were Tanya Sieber, Miranda McCune, Chris Rinehart, Mandi Dobson, and Francie Benedick.

Endangered persons advisory issued for missing Yates Center woman

2 months ago By News Staff

WOODSON COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has issued an endangered persons advisory, on behalf of the Yates Center Police Department, for a missing Yates Center woman.The whereabouts of 44-year-old Tava Glover are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested in locating a white...

Most Interesting 2026 Primary Results for Rooks County

2 months ago By News Staff

Kansas Constitutional Amendment:YES: 613 NO: 498 Republican:NATIONALUnited States Senate: Roger Marshall 806; and Pond Naramore 140.United States House of Representatives: Tracy Mann 813; and Craig Musser 144.STATE OFFICESKansas House of Representatives, 110th District: Max Dibble 688; Cody Ward...

Three separate accidents in Rooks County leave vehicles destroyed and result in injuries

2 months ago By Bart Hamilton

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.

Short, but busy county meeting

2 months ago By Virgi Laska

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.

U.S. 183 to be resurfaced in Phillips County

2 months ago By News Staff

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

First Congregational Church to celebrate 150 years of faith

2 months ago By News Staff

For 150 years, the First Congregational Church of Stockton has stood as a steadfast symbol of faith, fellowship, and service to the community.

STANDING AS A TESTAMENT TO FAITH, perseverance, and community for a century and a half, the First Congregational Church of Stockton will celebrate its 150th anniversary this Sunday, August 9.The special celebration will begin with a 10 a.m. worship service, followed by a luncheon honoring the congregation's rich history and the generations who have called the church home.

56 YEARS LATER

2 months ago By News Staff

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.