J Corp and Hess Services, Inc., both of Hays, were in Stockton on Friday, June 5th installing the new manhole cover on Main (Highway 24) and Elm Street. The process took most of the morning hours with B&B Redimix pouring the concrete around the massive cover in the afternoon with the City of Stockton doing the finishing work to complete the monumental task. The area will still be closed to traffic for up to two weeks while the cement cures.

 

Illa J. Balthazor, age 88, of Hays, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.

Illa was born on October 10, 1931 in Gridley, Kansas to Clarence and Hazel (Povenmire) Cokeley. She was raised in Palco, Kansas where she attended high school and graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1949. Shortly after graduating, she was united in marriage to Jerome Balthazor at the St. Joseph Church in Damar, Kansas. They were blessed with 4 children: Gloria, Ronald, Donald, and Marty.

The KSHSAA Citizenship Awards for the 2019-2020 school year, were presented to eighth grade students Max Moffet and Claire Plumer, and seniors Ellie Bellerive and Trevor Miller.