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A pair of chip seal projects will be starting in Trego and Russell counties soon. The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin working on K-147 in Trego County starting around Monday, Aug.

The organization of a land bank for the City of Stockton was one of the items on the agenda at the commission meeting held on Tuesday, August 1st.

The Rooks County Free Fair kicked off a fun week for everyone with two exciting nights of IMCA Racing in the grandstand on Sunday and Monday evenings. So, even with two nights of the Fair behind us, there is still plenty to see, do, and eat for the remainder of the week.

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.

At a special USD 271 Board of Education meeting held on Monday, July 31st, the school board members voted to hire Danielle Berland as the junior high head volleyball coach with a vote of yes five (Jesse Stithem, Daphne Plumer, Chad Sterling, BJ Hoeting, and Stephanie Niblock) no one (Thelma Berland...

Twelve-year-old Hunter Townley is on the fast track, or should we say, “flat track,” in making a name for himself in the world of motorcycle racing.

The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded Rooks County Healthcare Foundation (RCHF) $200,000 in Community Service Program tax credits to help build another daycare center in Rooks County. The program provides a 70% tax credit to qualified donors in rural communities.

At the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, July 18th, the commissioners had several items on the agenda, starting with the $5,000.00 donation presentation from the Stockton Rodders, Inc. to the Rooks County EMS.

The Rooks County Commission first met with emergency management director Butch Post at their Tuesday morning meeting on July 25th. Post has several forms for the commissioners to sign. He also informed them of the upcoming LEPC meeting on Sunday, July 30th.

After lottery jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions cumulatively approached $2 billion this week, millions of people across the country lined up at convenience store, grocery and gas station counters hoping to hit it big.