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Body Governor Laura Kelly announced January 5th, 2021, that the State of Kansas exceeded its goal to conduct 1 million COVID-19 tests in 2020, which was set by the Governor in October.

Body Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the popular program which began Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, until Feb. 12, 2021.

Body If you are a motorist wanting to pass a KDOT truck plowing snow or putting down salt or brine to fight ice, you might not realize why it is moving so slowly. It comes down to physics and performance.

Body The Kansas Highway Patrol released its Christmas Weekend Holiday Activity Report Tuesday, December 29th. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27.

Body With the arrival of 2021, the Stockton Sentinel would like to present its readers with the year in review for 2020, from local happenings, events and tragedies written within its pages over the past twelve months.

Body While there may have been a huge increase in many COVIDrelated statistics, it would appear that the court system saw a decrease in nearly every kind of filing.

Body The Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce weekly winners during December are as follows: Bodye Stithem, Harry Purdum, Liz Busonic, Jennifer Hrabe, Hayden Hilbrink, Beth Hazen, Will Gibbs and Pierce Gray won $10.

Body Louis Moses Thyfault was born in Canada February 16, 1843. He immigrated to this country in 1857 and settled in Kankakee, Illinois. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 26th Illinois Infantry Volunteers.

Body The 2020 Parade of Christmas Trees winners have been announced and are as follows (ADULT): Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 8873 placed first; Stockton Recreation Commission and Fitness Center placed second; and The Sunflower Shed—Jayne Prockish placed third; (YOUTH) Mrs.

Body The Kansas Department of Transportation started a series of field surveys to gather information for proposed bridge replacement projects in Rooks County. Survey crews are working near the South Fork Solomon River drainage bridge on U.S.