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School is in session!

5 years ago By Virgi Laska

Body School in Stockton is off to a great start mainly due to the careful approach for COVID-19 built on the guidance and recommendations from a team of Rooks County administrators, the county’s emergency medical director, the county health nurse, the Rooks County Heath Center’s CEO...

AFTER THE LONGEST SPRING BREAK EVER seniors Leighton Colburn and Logan Winklepleck make their way to school on their last first day of high school.

New information emerges on plane crash that took life of Stockton man

5 years ago By News Staff

Body New and disturbing information emerged last week in the July 31, 2020 midair plane crash in Alaska involving two aircraft that tragically took the life of seven people, including David Rogers, age 40, of Stockton.

New information emerges on plane crash that took life of Stockton man

Blue-Green Algae advisories update released

5 years ago By News Staff

Body On Thursday last week, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), updated its list of public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae.

Main Street Christian Church youth activities to start on Wednesday, September 9th

5 years ago By News Staff

Body The Main Street Christian Church’s youth activities in Stockton will start on Wednesday, September 9th. So that the Church can maintain smaller groups, they will have preschool through fifth-grade children meet from 3:45 p.m.

Annual Hansen Scholarship program announced

5 years ago By News Staff

Body The Dane G. Hansen Foundation will make scholarships available in four categories to students in 26 Northwest Kansas counties, one of which is Rooks County, for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Blue-Green Algae advisories update released

5 years ago By News Staff

Body On Thursday, August 20, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wilflife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), updated its list of public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae.

Easing of travel restrictions increases traffic at the Rooks County Airport

5 years ago By Virgi Laska

Body With all of the travel restrictions that were implemented this past spring and during the summer months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most entities that rely on consistent travel suffered significant decreases in revenue. The Rooks County Airport (RCP) was no different.

AIRPLANES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY fuel up at the Rooks County Airport, and if you happen to be driving on Highway 183 by RCP, you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of some unique aircraft.

Jobless rates remain high—but flat—across NWKS

5 years ago By News Staff

Body Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7.2 percent in July. This was a decrease from 7.

Jobless rates remain high—but flat—across NWKS

Stockton Rec Commission presents plan for updating of City’s baseball fields

5 years ago By Virgi Laska

Body Stockton Recreation Director Aftan Tso and project manager Denae Denio-Odle were at the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission held on Tuesday, August 18th to present them with the two-phase plan for the updating of the Kincaid Baseball Field.

Sales tax figures for the Stockton City Pool

5 years ago By News Staff

Body The one-cent sales tax to pay for the Stockton City Swimming Pool began on January 1st, 2017, with the new pool opening that summer on Tuesday, July 25th. It was figured that the generated tax increase would be between $13,500.00 to $14,500.