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The numbers for this year’s area wheat harvest have been tallied with the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator showing a total of 206,000 bushels and the Woodston Coop showing a total of 287,000.00 bushels taken in This is 71% of a five-year harvest.

The Rooks County Free Fair proudly congratulates Steve Cook on his induction into the Kansas Fairs & Festivals Hall of Fame, honoring more than three decades of dedicated service, leadership, hard work, and commitment to the fair and the Rooks County community.

With the start of a new school year, the Sentinel-Times is introducing a new way to help readers keep up with activities taking place throughout our area schools. In past years, we published Stockton’s complete school activities calendar at the beginning of each month.

Rooks County Election Officer Laura Montgomery has released the official results for the August 4th Primary Election, as reported by The Sentinel-Times. Out of 3,577 registered voters in Rooks County, 1,336 cast their ballots in this year’s Primary Election, resulting in a turnout of 37.5 percent.

Students returning to school this fall will be greeted by a new face in the sixth-grade classrooms as Andrea Wertz begins her first year as a full-time teacher for Plainville.

Plainville USD 270 welcomes Caelyn Pimlott to the District this school year as the new preschool teacher. For Pimlott, this year marks an exciting milestone as she begins her very first year in the classroom.

DGH Oil LLC, an asset of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, is for sale. The company consists of all the operating and non-operating working interests of more than 90 oil wells and saltwater disposal wells located in 10 counties in Northwest Kansas.

The Heartland Community Foundation is proud to announce the 2026-27 Youth Action Council (YAC) members.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has started work on a bridge repair project on U.S. 183 in northern Ellis County.

Even the strongest business ideas need planning, structure, and support to succeed over time. According to recent summaries of U.S.