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Pastor Mike and his wife Terry moved to Stockton this past spring with Mike’s first sermon at Stockton’s Assembly of God Church held on Easter Sunday. The couple came to Stockton after ministering in Freemont, Nebraska at the Full Life Church for the past 13 years.

THE WHEAT TRUCKS were rolling into the Farmers Union Elevator in Stockton on Saturday afternoon as the area harvest kicks into high gear..

After extensive study, the University of Kansas Alumni Association’s national board of directors has voted unanimously to retire the Kansas Honor Scholars Program (KHSP), which since 1971 has recognized the top 10% of high school seniors throughout Kansas for their academic achievement.

THE NIGHT SKIES WERE LIT UP in Stockton on Sunday, July 4th, to celebrate our nation’s independence, with hundreds of aerial firework displays enjoyed by all..

Twelve Rooks County students at Fort Hays State University are among the 2,547 students who completed associate, bachelor, or graduate degrees at Fort Hays State University in the spring 2021 term. Graduates are listed with their degrees and majors and, in parentheses, areas of concentration.

Claire McClellan of Plainville is among the nearly 3,130 students who completed degree requirements from Kansas State University in spring 2021. The graduates are from 101 Kansas counties, 44 states and 44 countries.

It’s not very often that we get to meet and interview someone who is walking across America, but Friday was that day.

A GoFundMe page was recently set up for Ella Grace Miller, the eight-month-old daughter of Scott and Mandy (Breckenridge) Miller, who are natives of Spokane, Wash. Little Ella, who is known as a beautiful bundle of smiles, laughter and love, has multiple brain tumors, which are inoperable.

A lucky couple in Rooks County came to the Kansas Lottery offices in Topeka to claim a $150,000 top prize won on the $20 Extreme Crossword game! The winners chose to remain anonymous. “We play fairly often, but we’ve never won anything like this before,” the winners said.