Anyone interested in running for one of the Rooks County elected official positions or state position being filled in this fall’s elections may be interested to know what their starting, base salary would be if they were elected.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 20-32 last Thursday, May 14th, which establishes a new phase to the “Ad Astra: Plan to Reopen Kansas.” The new “1.5” Phase, effective May 18, 2020, continues reopening efforts while preserving some data-driven restrictions necessary to prevent community transmission of COVID-19.

The Sentinel will require early copy for next week’s issue because of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

Beatrice Griebel of Stockton High School, was recently recognized by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as a 2020 Kansas Governor’s Scholar. Typically, students receiving this recognition are invited to an awards program held in Topeka at the invitation of the Governor. Unfortunately, this year’s program was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.