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Body Clerk Laura Montgomery swore in Jake Prockish as the new Rooks County Commissioner at the start of the meeting on Tuesday, November 21st.

Body The Rooks County Historical Society and Museum in Stockton (921 South Cedar) cordially invites the community to join them in a fun afternoon of poetry reading, refreshments, music, and friends on Sunday, December 10th, at 2:00 p.m.

Body Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has revealed a new license plate design that will be available starting in the spring of 2024. The new plate has a wheatyellow color in the background with black and midnight blue text.

Body At the special meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education held Tuesday, November 20th, the members present voted to approve the Ratification of the Negotiated Agreement for the 2023-2024 school year.

Body Loren and Clarene Goodheart have called Stockton their home for over 50 years, but they are now looking toward their next adventure when they move to Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch, a suburb of Denver, within the next few months.

Body During the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, November 14th, Rooks County Attorney Danielle Muir, Don Hoffman with Redbud Village, and Plainville City Attorney Michael Baxter were present.

Body Governor Laura Kelly appointed Jake Prockish to fill the Rooks County Commissioner for District #1 vacancy on Friday, November 17th. Kayla Hilbrink recently resigned as commissioner when she accepted the position as the City of Stockton’s new manager/clerk.

Body November is the time of year when people begin to think of the fast-approaching holidays. However, when residents received their tax statements last week, they were reminded of a disturbing trend Rooks County taxpayers face with continued property tax increases.

Body Stockton’s annual Olde Tyme Christmas on Gingerbread Lane will be one sweet event! The Stockton Fire Department Pancake Feed, which kick off the event at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 24th, with volunteers serving fresh and hot pancakes until 1:00 p.m.

Body When she became Stockton’s Mayor, Kim Thomas made history as Kansas’s first female African-American mayor. She was first elected to the Stockton City Commission in 1999, and the Commission selected her as mayor in 2002.