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Body Raul Batista was considered for parole back in September, but the Prisoner Review Board recently denied it.

Body The Rooks County Commissioners started off with their weekly reports at the regular meeting on Tuesday, October 5th. Commissioner Tim Berland stated it had been a quiet week.

Body Rooks County was honored to have board members and staff of the nonprofit organization of Ogallala Commons (OC) visit the county on Friday, October 8th. Ogallala Commons, Inc.

Body There’s nothing more pleasing to a parent than seeing their child happy. And, as is the case with good kids, they love seeing their parents happy as well.

Body The regular Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, October 5th began with the approval of the evening’s Consent Agenda. The agenda included the Solomon Valley Manor gross payroll in the amount of $55,659.30, the Solomon Valley Manor warrants in the amount of $69,840.

Body Get ready for this year’s Goblin’s Glory, set for Saturday, October 23rd in the Stockton High school gyms! The schedule of events starts with the Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m., the Costume Contest at 6:30 p.m., Games and Bingo at 7:00 p.m., the Merchandise Auction at 7:30 p.m.

Body The Rooks County Historical Society will be having a special event Sunday, October 17, 2021, to be held at the Rooks County Museum, 921 South Cedar, Stockton, starting at 2:00 p.m.

Body Governor Laura Kelly announced Friday, October 1, Kansas’ September total tax receipts were $876.5 million. Those collections are $162.2 million, or 22.7% more than the estimate and a growth of 20.2%, or $147.6 million, from last September.

Body No, Stockton is not being invaded by pirates since people have been hearing what sounds like cannon fire or sonic booms going off in the town on a regular basis each night. What is happening is buzzards have been roosting on top of the Farmers Union Elevators.

Body There was an electrical power outage in Stockton last Friday, October 1st around 4.30 p.m. The City’s electric department ran the line to thoroughly check the area to determine the cause of the outage.