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Kansas pauses administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

5 years ago By News Staff

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced Tuesday, April 13th, that Kansas will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine following an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration...

Russell man sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for 2nd degree murder, child abuse

5 years ago By News Staff

A Russell man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder and abuse of a child, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.

School board votes masks recommended but not required

5 years ago By News Staff

During the regular USD 271 Board of Education meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th, the school board voted in favor of "masks recommended, except as required by KSHSAA, travel outside the district or if we have a case at school.

Heath Latham to be promoted to full professor

5 years ago By News Staff

Heath Latham, MD, Associate Professor for the Department of Internal Medicine at the KU Medical Center, was officially notified on Thursday, April 1st by Executive Vice Chancellor Robert D. Simari, MD, that Latham’s promotion to Professor had been approved by Chancellor Girod.

Heath Latham to be promoted to full professor

Teachers Jennifer Kesler and Shane Austin recognized as the District’s Kansas Teacher of the Year nominees

5 years ago By News Staff

Jennifer Kesler, second grade teacher at Stockton Grade School, and Shane Austin, Agriculture Education at Stockton, were the District’s Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY) nominees from USD 271 for Region 1.

Two Kansas trails receive national designations

5 years ago By News Staff

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Flint Hills Trail and Prairie Spirit Trail state parks recently received America’s highest trails honor when they were designated National Recreational Trails by the National Park Service.

Kansas law enforcement agencies conduct enforcement campaign near high schools

5 years ago By News Staff

To raise awareness of the importance of driving safely, 358 officers from 92 Kansas law enforcement agencies spent a combined total of 2,569 hours conducting the SAFE Enforcement Campaign near high schools between Feb. 22 and March 5.

A GREAT BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT officer speaks with a driver during the SAFE Enforcement Campaign, held between Feb. 22 and March 5 near high schools across Kansas to encourage teens to drive safely.

Stockton USD 271 weekly report dated Thurs., April 1st

5 years ago By News Staff

Rooks County continues to see a decrease in new COVID-19 cases throughout the county. This week the absenteeism rate is at 0.0% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate is at 6.2% this week. Rooks County continues to receive weekly allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine.

MCEL 8th-Grade Scholars Bowl Champions

5 years ago By Virgi Laska

The Stockton eighth-grade Scholars Bowl Team finished a busy season as the league’s top team. During the 2021 junior high Scholars Bowl season, the Stockton students attended regular meets at TMP, Osborne, Ellis, Hill City, Phillipsburg, as well as hosted one in Stockton.

MCEL SCHOLARS BOWL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS were the Stockton eighth-grade team of (from left) Deacon Creighton, Jalia Creighton, Jaxon Dunlap, Noah Griffin and Jack Gasper. Congratulations!

Lending a Hand!

5 years ago By News Staff

CHANDLER BRASS lends a helping hand to his daughter, Brooklyn, during the annual Sigma Phi ESA Easter Hunt held this past Saturday, April 3rd, on the lawn at Solomon Valley Manor..