The annual Swing Into Summer Cruise Night and Car Show has been going strong for TEN years now with it getting bigger and better each and every year! So mark it down on your calendar for Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th, and get ready to celebrate in Stockton!

William Hughes comes from the small town of Humbolt. He apprenticed with Werth Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning in Hays for the past several years and received his plumbing certification from Northwest Central Kansas Technical College last winter. After he received his certification, he knew he wanted to open his own business in a small town since he has always been about small town community life. With that foremost in his thoughts, he chose to settle down in Rooks County. He makes his home in Plainville with Hannah and their three-year-old daughter, Genesis, and houses his business in Stockton at the old Honda Shop on 109 South Foster (785-425-8346). At this time office manager Kristy Hughes is still working from home. But within the next few months, now that the COVID restrictions are being lifted, she will be at the facility. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with emergency calls taken anytime at the office number or 785-639-8800.

Jason and Lisa Nyp, and Shane and Jada Vehige (RGN Company, Inc.) were at the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, June 2nd to ask the commissioners for access to city water, sewer and electricity for their proposed meat locker and processing plant to be located just outside the Stockton City limits on South Cypress and Seventh/Eighth Street. Jason stated the company had been researching this business venture for quite a while, and after the oil depreciation during the COVID quarantine, they feel now is the time to branch out and encompass this endeavor as part of RGN. He informed the commissioners that they have researched the project thoroughly, and feel they found a niche for the area where people can call in orders to purchase quarter, half or whole orders of quality beef and pork, as well as have their own livestock processed. Plans are to include a warehouse and meat lockers on site, and they are working with the state to help with the design of the building and state regulations. Jason said they will use local contractors during the construction of the building, with the timetable to have it completed by late fall. Nyp stated he wants to invest in the community and make this business a mainstay for the people in the area by being able to offer supplemental employment for retirees and young adults, while continuing to provide jobs for the 17 people/ nine families who are already employed by RGN. The commissioners voted to allow Nyp the tie-in to the City’s water, sewer and electricity lines as requested and invited Nyp to come back to future commission meetings to give updates, as well as continue to work with city manager Courtney Flower and the various departments as they move forward with their business venture.

At the Tuesday, June 2nd Stockton City Commission meeting, the commissioners were informed of the soon-to-be built meat locker and processing plant to be located just outside the Stockton City limits on South Cypress and Seventh/Eighth Streets.

Jason and Lisa Nyp and Shane and Jada Vehige with the RGN Company, Inc., asked the commission for access to city water, sewer and electricity for their proposed meat locker and processing plant.