Headlines

PHILLIPS COUNTY—Last Wednesday, Nov. 4, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Deputy John Miner stopped to assist a disabled motorist on Highway 383, midway between Woodruff and Long Island. Pulling in behind two stopped vehicles, Miner activated the emergency lights on his sheriff’s patrol pickup truck.

As of Tuesday morning, November 10th, the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator has taken in a total of 606,000 bushels of milo and 173,000 bushels of corn. The Woodston Coop has taken in 175,00 bushels of milo and 407,000 bushels of corn. Woodston is still taking in quite a bit of corn at this time.

Due to the Veterans Day holiday falling on Wednesday this week, subscribers to the Stockton Sentinel will receive their paper a day late. With the post office being closed on Wednesday, the newspaper will not go out until Thursday, making its arrival at your address a day later than usual.

We continue to see an increase of positive cases within our county. The absenteeism rate is increasing (3.1% above baseline from 2019-2020). The positive testing rate has increased over the last week. There is an increase in the incidence rate in the county, so we are monitoring numbers closely.

A notice was received around 4:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon from the National Weather Service out of Hastings where conditions are favorable for critical fire weather Friday afternoon, November 6th, due to low humidity and strong southerly wind.

The Craft Basket, located on the corner of Mill & Nicholas in Alton will open this Saturday, November 7th for the 2020 Holiday Season! The store will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and from 1:00 p.m.