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Body The peak of summer travel across our nation’s highways is about to begin. The Kansas Highway Patrol began working additional hours on May 22nd and will continue to through June 2nd.

Body At the regular weekly meeting of the Rooks County Commission, commissioners Tim Berland, Greg Balthazor and John Ruder met with road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey. Bouchey started out his report by stating that the work at 10 Road and K-18 has been completed.

Body A special meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education was held Wednesday, May 11th, 2022, in the District Conference Room, at 7:30 p.m.

Body Items for discussion and review, which were listed under New Business during the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, May 17th started off with the commissioners reviewing the three different audit proposals for the City.

Body The Kansas Department of Transportation expected to begin work on a reconstruction project on approximately 11 miles of U.S. 281 in Russell County this week.

Body Due to the recent cancer diagnosis of Debbie (Sander) Wallace, an account to help with travel and medical expenses has been set up at Solutions North Bank in Stockton..

Body The Monroe-Taylor-Barnes V.F.W. Post 8873 in Stockton encourages all veterans (members and non-members) and Auxiliary members to fall out on Memorial Day, May 30th. Veterans are to meet at the Post Home at 8:30 a.m. for services.

Body Due to the steady decline in the attendance of the annual Stockton High School Alumni Banquet over the past few years, as well as many classes opting to hold their own reunions, the annual alumni banquet will not be held this Memorial Day Weekend.

Body It’s never easy to report news when a life is taken all too soon. Such is the case with this story following a one-vehicle car crash which has taken the life of a Stockton man.

Body “Axe the Food Tax” Bill will completely eliminate the state’s sales tax on groceries by 2025 On Wednesday, May 11, Governor Laura Kelly signed bipartisan legislation, House Bill 2106, that will “Axe the Food Tax,” eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.