Restoration Health & Chiropractic in Plainville, Kansas has expanded to the previous Phillipsburg and Stockton Chiropractic Centers. The Chiropractic Centers was purchased by Dr. Shelbe Darnell in April 2021. All three locations will be Restoration Health & Chiropractic.

Lindsay Cravens was hired as the new high school principal at a special meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education held on Friday, April 23rd by a vote of Yes 6 (Linda Conyac, Daphne Plumer (via Zoom), Jesse Stithem, LeAnn Dix, Mark Billinger and Stephanie Niblock), and No 1 (Aftan Tso).

Please note the “early” birthdate of this week’s Civil War veteran. Like Amos Earlywine, Jacob Boyer was born in the 1820s. What is remarkable about this particular time the United States Constitution was adopted in 1789 (approximately 30 years earlier) and the War of 1812, the “second war for independence,” ended in 1815. The birthdates of these Civil War veterans were closer to the founding of the nation than to the Civil War. They had children who survived beyond World War II. For a history person, this is something to contemplate.

The Rooks County Commissioners again discussed the National Heritage Area designation at their regular weekly meeting held on Tuesday, April 13th. Dennis Dryden was also present to ask some questions about the meeting commissioner Tim Berland had attended last week about the designation. The speaker at the meeting had talked about the steps Colorado went through to stop the National Heritage Area designation in their state. Berland stated his personal view, which was he did not see any good in it for the landowners. There was a resolution draft that was presented at the meeting with Berland stating that they need to get enough counties together to sign a resolution opposing the 49-county designation, which encompasses counties in both Kansas and Nebraska. Commissioner John Ruder said he had not heard back from the Kansas Association of Counties (KAC) after sending them the information the commissioners at garnered at this time, but he will follow up with another email to the organization. Dryden presented letter drafts he had received at the meeting held last week, which is for individuals who oppose the establishment of the National Heritage Area. These form letters can be sent to the Heritage Partnership Program and to Professor Kim Wilson. Another informational meeting about the NHA designation was scheduled at Wakeeney. The commissioners will look into drafting a resolution and calling surrounding counties to get their information and thoughts on this issue.

The Stockton FFA Entomology Teams virtually competed in the N.W. District Entomology Contest in early March. Both teams from Stockton placed third. Kaden Kriley placed 2nd individually in the Senior Division, while Raven Long was 10th, and Jolee Sterling 19th. In the Greenhand Division, Mason Givens finished 8th, Jadyn Palmer 10th, and Zach Young 16th.

Disney princesses and princes magically appeared in the Stockton High School Gymnasium on Friday, April 16th to entertain the crowd with “A Night of Disney” musical performance. The young ladies and gentlemen looked regal in their royal attire for the evening with several members of the audience also dressed in their Disney best!

The Stockton Fire Department was called out on Sunday, April 11th at 5:00 p.m. to refill the Kansas Forestry Service’s air tanker that had flown in to help with a large grass fire in Graham County. Though Stockton was not called to help with the fire, Stockton had the water necessary to fill the tanker.

There will be a government surplus commodities distribution on Monday, April 26th for those in the Plainville and Stockton areas. Plainville will hold its distribution on Monday, April 26th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The grand opening of Tebo’s Corner, which features the Graham County Auto and Art Museum is located at the intersection of Highways 24 and 283 in Hill City, will take place April 24, beginning at 10 a.m.

It’s time to do your spring cleaning! A city-wide cleanup (city limits only) will be held during the week of May 3rd through May 7th. Regular trash routes will be picked up as normally scheduled with additional city trucks following to pick up furniture, tree branches, appliances (Freon must be drained from refrigerators), yard waste, computer monitors, television sets, and tires (limit 5, anything over the five-tire limit will be charged landfill prices). Items the City CANNOT pick up are household hazardous waste (paint, insecticides, herbicides, etc.), batteries, oil and oil containers, fuel and fuel containers, liquid waste and computers with hard drives. Any questions? Call the City Office at 7985-425-6703.