It's beginning to be the same story, umpteenth verse when reporting accidents within the county. Unsurprisingly, five of the seven accidents this week involve deer—three of which occurred just south of Webster Reservoir on 10 Road.

The Stockton area wheat harvest is finally in the books with a total of 345,000 bushels taken in at the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator (227,000) and the Woodston Coop (118,000). Last year’s harvest took in a total of 700,000 bushels with Stockton’s total standing at 339,000 bushels and Woodston taking in 361,000 bushels.

Chelsey Foerster, the youth pastor at the River Valley Church in Stockton, was called to serve God when she was a teenager. “God put this path on my heart at a very young age,” she said.

183 Lanes in Stockton will be open on Monday through Thursday (August 7th through August 10th) from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday during the Rooks County Free Fair week. There will be no bowling during the fair!

Come support the Rooks County youth at the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale on Friday, August 11th. The event will be held at the Sutor-Blauer Arena at the Rooks County Fairgrounds. The Buyers’ Hospitality Hour will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the sale to start promptly at 6:00 p.m. Market Lambs, Market Steers, Market Goats and Market Hogs will be sold. If you have any questions, please call Tom Benoit at 785-839-4378 or 785-7373874 (cell).

Make plans now to participate in the 4-H Silent Food Auction to be held during the Rooks County Free Fair. The ten items for auction will be on display in Harding Hall and ready for bids by Monday evening, August 7th.

The Rooks County Commissioners met with health nurse Lori Eichman at the start of the meeting on Tuesday, July 18th. They presented her with a 30-year plaque for her service to the county before a ten-minute executive session was held to discuss non-elected personnel. After the commissioners returned to the open meeting there was no further discussion. They then authorized Eichman to apply for her department’s Work Force Development grant before she left the meeting.

Group dancers bring home National awardsThe Motion Dance Company of Stockton was more than ready for Nationals in Minneapolis, Mn. after competing at Regionals this past May in Kansas City, Mo.