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The Stockton High School music students did very well at the Regional Solos and Small Ensembles Contest held in Oberlin on Saturday, April 9th. Receiving a I Rating for her vocal solo was Cheyene Carlson, with Aubrey Kesler and Katy Post receiving II Ratings for their solos.

The Stockton Sentinel is always looking for pictures for our “Yesteryear” page. If you have a picture that you’d be willing to share with our readers (preferably at least 20 years old), send it to Stockton Sentinel, P.O. Box 521, Stockton, KS 67669, e-mail it to: stkpaper@ruraltel.

Hello, Friends! This week, I thought I would cover a topic which is changing before our eyes, and that is colorectal cancer (CRC). For decades, we have been telling people to do the same things: colonoscopy for screening after the age of 50.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place March 16, 2022, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

If I like it, it’s mine. If it’s in my mouth, it’s mine. If I can take it from you, it’s mine. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way. If I’m chewing something up, all the pieces are mine. If it just looks like mine, it’s mine.

The Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) recently held its 139th Conference in Abilene. The conference’s main speaker was Mary Jean Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower. Mr. Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, and grew up in Abilene, Kansas.

Stockton City Commissioner Bob Becker has been appointed to a twoyear term on the Kansas League of Municipalities Governing Body. Becker is serving as the Northwest Kansas Area Representative.

Emergency management director Butch Post was at the Rooks County Commission meeting, held on Tuesday, April 5th to talk to the commissioners about rescinding the County’s COVID disaster resolution that was put in place on May 29th, 2020.

It’s been just under a year ago since the stilling basin at Webster Reservoir, located west of Stockton, was closed to all activities last April 19th, 2021. The location was closed for approximately three years to allow completion of a $22.