Sheriff Gary Knight and Emergency Management Director Butch Post were at the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, February 11th to update the commissioners on the radio tower project. Knight informed the commissioners that the tower will be installed on the Schult tower in Plainville. The City of Plainville will help with a fourth of the cost for the installation. Road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey and Knight will attend the next regular commission meeting to go over the plans and final costs for the project. Knight would like to have it installed by the end of March. Before leaving the meeting, Post also reported on the training he had recently attended in Salina.

The annual St. Thomas Mardi Gras! will be held this Sunday, February 23rd.

The Rooks County Commissioners met with custodian Roque Garcia on Tuesday, January 21st who asked permission to sell the old electric stove from the fourth floor Sheriff’s Department. The commissioners