The General Election is quickly approaching and Dr. Roger Marshall, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, is hitting the road for a six-day, 30-stop Campaign Countdown Tour.

Dr. Marshall will be in Stockton from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the corner of Cedar & Main Streets in downtown Stockton.

The Kansas Highway Patrol will be joining other Kansas law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with the Seat Belts are For Everyone (SAFE) program, for a one-week seat belt enforcement beginning Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30. Troopers will focus on drivers and passengers in and around elementary and middle schools.

SAFE is a locally sustained program administered by the students of the high school they attend. The focus is on reducing deaths and injuries on Kansas roadways. Currently in Kansas, 117 high schools from 57 counties participate in the SAFE program.

Douglas John Mick passed away on October 18, 2020 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, at the age of 65.

James William Simon, age 92, of Plainville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville.

He was born in Colwich, Kansas on August 2, 1928, to the late Ben and Helen (Gagon) Simon. He had three siblings: Richard, Ed, and Mary Lou. James was united in marriage to Lola (Nickles) Simon on August 7, 1948. They were blessed with three children: Mike, Jolene, and Stanley.