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Sue McFarland, coordinator of the Rooks County Historical Museum in Stockton, recently received a Certificate of Appreciation for her and the museum board members in recognition of their outstanding support to the Fort Hays Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Dean Kester, representing the Stockton Rodders, was present for the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission on Tuesday, July 20 to present the Rooks County EMS a donation of $5,129.40 raised during the Swing Into Summer Cruise Night and Car Show held in June.

Brenna Bouchey has become a member of the club no one wants to join! Brenna and her husband, Rich, were leading a good life raising their six children while being active members of our Stockton community.

The 143rd Emancipation Celebration returns to outdoor events in 2021and will take place July 29th, 30th, 31st, and August 1st in Nicodemus. Tickets are $10 at the gate for the four-day weekend celebration for ages 13 & up.

The Rooks County Commission met for most of the morning session with auditor John Mapes during its regular weekly meeting on Tuesday, July 13th to review the proposed 2022 county budget. Before they reviewed the budget, they went over items listed on the day’s agenda.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education held on Monday, July 12th, the members approved the board organization and appointments for the 2021- 2022 school year as follows: Stephanie Niblock to serve as president; LeAnn Dix to serve as...

Humanities Kansas recently awarded $3,500 to Nicodemus Historical Society & Museum in Bogue to support “The African American Pioneers: Nicodemus and the Exodus to the Kansas Frontier,” a short documentary film exploring the history of Nicodemus, the only surviving, all-Black farming community west...

While on an evening walk with my two-year-old spanador, Charley, a few weeks ago, we were on our usual route on South 2nd Street when we came upon a very busy neighborhood.

Stockton Grade School Principal Stacey Green was named the National Distinguished Principal for the State of Kansas in April 2020 by the NAESP’s National Distinguished Principal (NDP) program.