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Body The formation of the National Honor Society more than 95 years ago was regarded from its inception as a concrete way to promote high school academic standards, a means of ensuring the continuation of democracy, and an instrument for the betterment of the individual and the school.

Body A Saturday morning chase which lasted just over an hour through Norton County and eastern and southern Phillips County and into northern Rooks and Graham Counties Saturday resulted in two separate crashes—the first leaving a Kansas Highway Patrolman seriously injured—and the...

Body Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 7th through March 11th. So take this coming week to refresh yourself on what to do about hazards like tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding, all which inevitably impact Kansas every year.

Body With Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week set for March 7th through March 11th, the Stockton Sentinel wanted to provide its readers with an overview of the statistics and summary of severe weather in Kansas for the 2021 year.

Body The Stockton Grade School musicians attended the MCEL Music Festival in Norton on Wednesday, February 23rd. Receiving I Ratings for their vocal solos were Reese Taylor with a I Rating, Paytyn McNulty with a I Rating and Cheyenne Hoeting with a I-Rating.

Body Courthouse head custodian, Zach Brown, was at the meeting of the Rooks County Commission held on Tuesday, February 15th to discuss expanded duties/job description for his position.

Body CONSTRUCTION work for the new Solomon Valley Manor facility has been underway for the past few months. At this time footings are being poured and the plumbing lines are being laid with work on the water line almost completed.

Body At the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, February 15th, the commissioners voted to accept the salvage bid for the City’s trash truck that had been totaled in a rollover accident in January.

Body At the end of the regular meeting of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education meeting held on Monday, February 14th, the board members voted to establish a Day Care Center and apply for a school day care license. The facility will be operated and staffed by USD 271 employees.

Body The Heartland Community Foundation is nearing the end of Twice as Nice—its annual Match Month campaign when donations to the foundation are doubled by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. All donations must be postmarked by Feb. 28 in order to be eligible for matching.