COVID-19 has put hardships on everyone, including our schools. In hopes of keeping the schools open for our students, Stockton USD 271 is in great need of substitute teachers, para subs, a paraprofessional and a part-time, on-line classroom supervisor to create a reserve of help when needed. They are also advertising for the high school boys basketball assistant coach position.

It’s time to do your fall cleaning! A city-wide cleanup (city limits only) will be held during the week of November 2nd through 6th. Regular trash routes will be picked up as normally scheduled with additional city trucks following to pick up furniture, tree branches, appliances (Freon must be drained from refrigerators), yard waste, and tires (limit 5, anything over the five-tire limit will be charged landfill prices). Items the City CANNOT pick up are household hazardous waste (paint, insecticides, herbicides, etc), batteries, oil and oil containers, fuel and fuel containers, liquid waste and computers.

The Stockton Food Pantry, located at 305 South Elm, received donations for new windows at the facility, and now that they are installed, the building is getting a fresh coat of paint, with the City supplying the materials. The colors will remain the same with white for the exterior color and green trim around the windows and doors. Director Larry Gosselin has been doing the painting while the unseasonably warm fall weather is cooperating.

THE RIBBON CUTTING for the new pour-in-place surface for the Stockton City Park’s playground equipment was held on Friday, October 9th. This project was made possible through the fundraising of the Stockton PRIDE organization, a KDHE Tire Waste Grant and local donations, as well as through donations from the Olive Reed Schafer Fund and the William H. Andreason Fund. Pictured (from left, front row) are: commissioner Nathan Glendening, commissioner Bob Becker, assistant city clerk Kayla Hilbrink, city employee Vicki Novotny, city manager Courtney Flower, city mayor Sandi Rogers, commissioner Reesa Brown, PRIDE president Amber Muir and son, Damon Muir. The kids who were enjoying the lovely fall day had fun posing for the picture as well.