In last Tueday’s General Election, Republican Kayla Hilbrink, Stockton, defeated Independent incumbent Gregory Balthazor, Stockton, for the County Commissioner-District 1 seat. It was a close race between the two candidates with Hilbrink tallying 379 votes to Balthazor’s 376— a difference of just 43 votes.

Stockton’s annual Olde Tyme Christmas and the town’s 150th Birthday Celebration will be held on Friday, November 25th. The day will start out with the Stockton Fire Department’s Pancake Feed at City Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Zebulon Thomas Cole, 22, of Stockton, plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol when he struck a vehicle that claimed the life of 16-year-old Plainville girl. On April 29, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Cole was westbound on K-18 when the pickup he was driving hit an SUV that was disabled on the side of the road.

It is a Kansas tradition to open pheasant and quail season on the second Saturday in November. If you are a bird hunter, you have been waiting for this day for a long time! The Kansas pheasant and quail seasons are November 12th, 2022 to January 31st, 2023.

Two more from Rooks County, Cady Pieper of Zurich and Cole Flower of Stockton, exhibited at this year’s 90th anniversary of the Kansas Junior Livestock Show. Two weeks ago, five of the seven youth from Rooks County were featured among the more than 700 exhibitors entering 1,422 animals in this year’s show.

The Rooks County Commission met on Monday, October 31st instead of its regular Tuesday weekly meeting to conduct business and review and sign end-ofthe- month vouchers and payroll. Present for the meeting were commissioners Tim Berland and John Ruder. Commissioner Greg Balthazor was absent from the meeting.

As her way of helping commemorate and celebrate Stockton’s 150th birthday celebration later this month, Jean Lindsey has worked tirelessly since June putting together collages of our town’s forefathers, churches, homes, schools etc. for display in the businesses. Each collage focuses on a certain subject from the fashions through the years to the entertainment at the Rooks County Free Fair.

Results of this Tuesday’s general election will be posted on our website at www.stocktonsentinel. com and shared to our Facebook and Twitter pages at some point on Wednesday, depending on when they will be furnished to us by Rooks County Election Officer, Laura Montgomery.

The first phase of an art project, overlooking Stockton’s City Park, is now in full bloom! Covering half-way across the west-facing wall of the City’s utility shed is the first installation of 135 brightly-painted Barn Quilts, covering the shed wall 10-ft. high by 54-ft long.

Caleigh Iwanski is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Horse Judging team, and the fall season has gotten off to a great start with Iwanski placing first overall at the Columbus, Ohio event.