Edna “Eddie” Lucille Delaney, age 88, passed away on October 27, 2021, in Plainville.

She was born on November 23, 1932, in Hill City, Kan., to W. Troy and Maggie (Rippen) Walker.

Donna Jean (Stevenson) Gosser, Codell, passed away on October 27, 2021, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 84.

She was born on February 28, 1937, to Edgar and Helen (Spiehs) Stevenson in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Allen Lee Gosser on September 13, 1958, in Grand Island, Nebraska. The couple were blessed with three children: Connie Jo, Lorrie and Robert.

We currently have 14 active cases of COVID-19 in the county and two individuals in the hospital due to COVID-19.  Rooks County has a two-week positivity rate of 32.7% as of 10/29/2021.  

Darla Lee Cadoret, age 87, of Manhattan, passed away on October 22, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House in Manhattan.