At the July 14th regular USD 271 Board of Education meeting during Communications, high school social studies teacher Michelle Towery resigned from her position. She stated dissatisfaction with the school and not being consulted when assignments were made.

During Public Comments at the Stockton City Commission meeting held on Tuesday, August 5th, Clay Post asked what the City’s process is to get property owners to clean up their yards. The City first sends letters to the property owners to start the process, or calls them about their yards when they receive complaints. City manager Kayla Hilbrink stated she has had several conversations with the neighbor located by Post about his property. All agreed the process needs to be revamped since it takes so long due to the waiting period before the City can take the next step in working with the property owners to clean up their yards. Cleanup includes everything from mowing lawns to removing old cars, tires, and other items from the yards.

(The following article is taken from the approved July 22nd regular meeting minutes of the Rooks County Commission.) TheRooksCountyBoard of Commissioners met with the following present: Chairman, Tim Berland, and Members Jake Prockish and Tracy Rudman. Correna Swaney, Deputy Clerk, was present to record the minutes.

The July 28, 2025, meeting of the Hobart Homemakers FCE ladies was called to order by Susan G. with the flag salute. We had nine ladies in attendance. We went over a few reminders: State FCE Convention Oct. 9-11 in Dodge City, and registration is open. Our club is 90 years old! We discussed our 'Farm to Table' event for the Cloverbuds at Janie's farm in August.

The menus for the week beginning Monday, August 11, are as follows: Monday—Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas and carrots, bread, pineapple. Tuesday— Goulash, California blend vegetables, bread, mixed fruit. Wednesday— Ground beef stroganoff, mixed vegetables, nobake cookie, strawberries and bananas. Thursday— Liver and onions in gravy, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, bread, fruit crisp. Friday—Beef frank, tomato/ cucumber salad, bread, tropical fruit.

The Rooks County Commission met on Thursday, July 31st, to hold its regular weekly meeting and to sign the end-of-the-month payroll and vouchers as presented. At the start of the meeting, commissioners Jake Prockish and Tracy Rudman signed the 2026 budget for publication.

Always remember to put God first, and everything else will fall into place. It will! I promise you, even when the hay bales seem to have a mind of their own or the grass keeps growing like it's trying to take over the world, trusting in Him makes all the chaos a little more manageable. Have a great week ahead, filled with blessings, laughter, and plenty of Peace and

Larry Baxter, Holton (Monday of the Fair): “I haven’t missed a year of coming back for the Fair since I got out of Vietnam in 1976.”.

The Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution recently held its 142nd conference in Overland Park, Kansas. During the business meeting, Garry Baxter from Beloit, Kansas, was awarded the prestigious Henry Knox Achievement Medal and Certificate in recognition of outstanding personal contributions in support of the activities of the Sons of the American Revolution.

(Jean Lindsey, while cleaning out her office of things she said she didn’t think she needed anymore, came across an album called “My Diary,” filled with letters and articles she had written over the years from 1954 to the present day. Jean, who will turn 90 years old later this month, thought our readers might enjoy this snippet of her earliest memories the Rooks County Free Fair.) Our family lived in the country near Webster where we attended school and church, but came to Stockton to visit relatives, take piano lessons, go to the doctor, and enjoy special events.