Following an executive session during the regular weekly meeting of the Rooks County Commissioners held Tuesday, December 19, Adam Bryant of Stockton was offered the position of Rooks County Emergency Management Director.

He will begin his duties sometime after the first of the year.

James L. “Jim” Karns, of Plainville, passed away on December 18, 2023, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 90.

He was born on November 2, 1933, to Alfred Rolla “A.R.” and Hazel (Jones) Karns in Ada, Kansas. Jim married Geraldine Hake on August 30, 1958, in Plainville. They were blessed with five children: Michelle, Maria, Marianne, Martha, and Melissa.