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Thursday, June 11, just after 5 p.m., an ambulance was dispatched to the 400 block of S. Walnut for a report of a male hit by a vehicle. Kingston Ray, 10, was transported to Rooks County Health Center where he was checked for injuries. He was released a short while later, having checked out okay.

THE TWELVE NEW POWDER-COATED MAIN STREET BENCHES, constructed by Leon’s Welding of Hays, arrived and are now a wonderful addition to Stockton’s downtown. The design of the benches has places for the tree plaques to be installed on them at a later date.

Rooks County Health Nurse Lori Eichman was at the regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission on Tuesday, June 2nd to give them an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Eichman reported nothing new in the county. She went over the Kansas numbers, which show 10,011 cases of COVID to date.

The Stockton Fire Department was called out on Friday, June 5th at 5:26 p.m. to the Tyler Muir farm at 2010 D Road to help put out a fire in a 30x40-foot shed. The cause of the fire was electrical.

This week Rooks County Health Center (RCH) will begin a new phase of easing restrictions on visitors and staff that were put in place to counter the spread of COVID-19.

J CORP AND HESS SERVICES, INC., both of Hays, were in Stockton on Friday, June 5th installing the new manhole cover on Main (Highway 24) and Elm Street.