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With the recent hot and windy conditions, many farmers are now in the fields and the first load of wheat has been brought in! Glenda Jirak brought in the first load of wheat to the Farmers Union Elevator on Thursday, June 25th.The moisture content was 13.2 and the test weight was 60.

The Sentinel’s annual graduation feature, highlighting the SHS Class of 2020, will appear in next week’s issue.

See J-new l Page Stockton’s only locally-owned fuel and convenience store got a major facelift in the month of June. Local contractor Bellerive Construction installed new concrete siding as well as custom stone manufactured in Hays, while Roger Roy installed a new walkway around the building.

Now that the wheat harvest is underway, the Stockton Sentinel would like to highlight area harvest pictures during the next few weeks. Please email your pictures of your harvest crew bringing in this year’s crop to HYPERLINK "mailto:stkpaper@ruraltel.net" stkpaper@ruraltel.

As of this Tuesday, June 30, the paywall on our website was activated. Therefore, if you are not a current subscriber to the Stockton Sentinel or its e-Edition, and you want to have access to the content, you will have to subscribe.

Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 10 percent in May. This was a decrease from 11.9 percent in April and an increase from 3.

Rooks County Sheriff Gary Knight was at the city meeting on Tuesday, June 16th to update the commissioners on the first six months of the combined law enforcement between the County and Stockton. Knight provided the breakdown of calls and other services provided by the department.

Sheriff Gary Knight met with the Rooks County Commissioners during their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday, June 16th. He informed the commissioners that the radio tower installation in Plainville has been delayed due to the windy conditions.

Growing up, fishing was an activity I always enjoyed and still do to this day. Spending leisurely time with family on the boat drifting for walleye or visiting those places up in the trees for crappie.