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Some welcome news was received once enrollment figures became official on Wednesday, September 20th. For the first time since the 2020-21 school year, Stockton's USD 271 school enrollment increased by 12 students—from 290 in 202223 to 302 in 2023-24.

It’s time to do your fall cleaning! A city-wide cleanup (city limits only) will be from October 16th through October 20th.

If you want to exercise your right to vote in the 2023 General Election (Tuesday, November 7th) you must register to vote in Rooks County by Tuesday, October 17th, or you will not be eligible.

It’s time once again to scare up some spooky fun at the Stockton PUMPKIN PATCH, which will pop up in the Stockton City Park located on West Highway 24, on Saturday, October 14th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday, October 15th from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

Week of October 2 Breakfast Monday—French toast sticks, fruit, juice, milk. Tuesday—Mini bagel, Go-Gurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Following two executive sessions at the regular Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, September 19th, the commissioners appointed county employee Tim Colburn as interim supervisor for the road and bridge, and landfill departments.

Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday, September 19, that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is awarding $10 million from the agency’s Small Town Water and Sewer Infrastructure Assistance (STWSIA) grant program to help 18 small communities improve water and wastewater services.

Two Kansas veterans, Bruce L. Stewart of Wichita and Everett Ross of Arkansas City returned to Wichita on Wednesday, September 20, on the latest Kansas Honor Flight #96. They were among 98 veterans (73 Vietnam vets and five Korean vets) who departed Dwight D.