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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.

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.

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.

Stockton’s annual Olde Tyme Christmas on Gingerbread Lane will be one sweet event!

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.

Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas hosted its annual awards luncheon in Hays on October 17th. Awards were given throughout the afternoon to staff, persons served, and community members. The afternoon's first awards were given to DSNWK employees for their years of service.

One of the first items on the agenda for the Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, November 7th, was the approval of new city manager/ clerk Kayla Hilbrink’s contract.

The 2023 General Election for cities/schools in Rooks County was held last Tuesday, November 7. Due to the large number of write-in votes, Rooks County election officer Laurie Montgomery provided a complete list of the results on Thursday afternoon, November 9.

Family, friends, students, and the community gathered in the Stockton High School Gym, decorated with red, white, and blue balloons and a large poster, on Friday, November 10th, at 9:00 a.m. for the Veterans Day program honoring our hometown heroes.

The Stockton Fire Department was called to a structure fire in Stockton, on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, in the early morning. Search & Rescue located the body of Kenton Saum, age 60, inside the structure.