The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place May 18, 2022, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Evan Lesser of Palco, Kansas has been appointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board (CBB). The CBB is responsible for guiding the national Beef Checkoff Program.

(The following article is takeån from the approved minutes of the Rooks County Health Center’s regular Board of Directors meeting held on Tuesday, April 26th.) President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. The other board member present was Charles Allphin.

The Swing Into Summer Festival CAR SHOW in Stockton is this Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th! So start up your engines for two big days filled with lots of fun and plenty of activities scheduled!

LOTS OF FISH were caught by this group at the Outdoor Adventure Day Camp held on Monday, June 6, at the Rooks State Fishing Lake, with Jake Brooke, Graham and Rooks County Game Warden, and Chris Hanson, Kansas Forest Service, sharing their expertise with the youth. The youth enjoyed playing games, such as cornhole, washers, horseshoes, and parachute.

A Rooks County man has been convicted of second degree intentional murder for the 2020 death of a woman in northwest Kansas, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Thursday last week. Thomas S.

Author Roxie Yonkey, Goodland, will be signing her best-selling book “100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die” at the Plainville Memorial Library, 2-4 p.m., Friday, June 17, at 200 SW First, Plainville. Buy a book ahead of time at RoxieontheRoad.com/Shop.

The deadline to sign up for the Primary Election was 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 1st at the Rooks County Clerk’s Office. Those running for an open position in the upcoming election in August are as follows: Rooks County Commissioner District #1: Alan Green (Rep.), Stockton; and Kayla Hilbrink (Rep.), Stockton.

The Western Plains Painters, formerly known as the Palco Art Club, recently hosted two events to introduce their new name change and continue their mission of inspiring and instructing local artists. An oil/pastel landscape workshop was led by renowned artist Kim Casebeer of Manhattan, on June 2-4 at Sternberg Museum in Hays.

The Rooks County Commissioners met with sheriff Gary Knight at their May 31st weekly meeting to review the bids for the new security system for the jail. The only bid Knight received was from INA Alert. After reviewing the cost of the equipment, which includes security cameras, access controls, computers, etc., the commissioners would like to see a breakdown in the costs of the equipment. A representative from the company will be at the next meeting to go over the costs.