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November 13 marks the opening day for Kansas’ regular quail and pheasant seasons, and September 15 marked the opening day of Kansas’ regular greater prairie chicken season—the trifecta that is upland hunting in the Sunflower State.

As of Monday, October 18th the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator had taken in 52,000 bushels of corn, 55,000 bushels of soybeans and 124,000 bushels of milo. The Woodston Coop had taken in 68,000 bushels of corn, 96,000 bushels of soybeans and 15,000 bushels of milo.

The four candidates vying for three spots on the USD No. 271 Board of Education in the General Election on November 2 will be featured in next week's Sentinel.

The Rooks County Clerk’s Office has announced that as of last Wednesday, October 13th, you are now allowed to vote in advance of the November 2nd General Election, by visiting the Rooks County Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor of the Rooks County Courthouse.

Effective October 1, 2021, the United States Postal Service (USPS) revised its service standards for certain First-Class mail items resulting in a delivery timeframe of up to five days. This may delay receipt of mail. Please take this change into account when mailing payments and other items.

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

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. He had driven some of the roads south of Zurich and stated that fall harvest had begun in his area for corn and soybeans.

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.

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.

The regular Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, October 5th began with the approval of the evening’s Consent Agenda.