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The Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 10th, started with an executive session with emergency management director Butch Post at his request to discuss non-elected personnel. After the session, Post gave the commissioners an update on the County’s emergency operations plan.

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Join Oklahoma and Missouri Small Ruminant Specialists, Dr. Hart and Dr. Salinas-Gonsalez, to learn strategies for integrated pest management of parasites in small ruminants (sheep and goats), with an option to receive FAMACHA© certification.

The Todd Becker Foundation, a nationally recognized high school assembly group is bringing their presentation, “Hear the Story. Be Moved.” to Hill City High School on October 25, 2023.

Dix Angus Ranch, Stockton, ranked as seventh largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Kansas with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, Association chief executive officer.

Jessie Tien, the Occupational Therapist at Rooks County Health Center (RCH), has been selected as a NextGen Under30 awardee in the healthcare category.

It’s time for family fun at the annual Stockton PUMPKIN PATCH, which will pop up in the Stockton City Park located on West Highway 24, this weekend 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.

At the start of the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd, the commissioners presented road and bridge employee Eric Woodward with a ten-year plaque for his service to the County.

A Draconid meteor shower was at its peak across the skies during the evenings of October 6th through 10th. It was just an appetizer before the “ring of fire,” or annular solar eclipse, which will be in full glory, sweeping from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, October 14th.

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