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The Stockton USD No. 271 Board of Education held a special meeting on Monday, June 23rd, with the intent to hire teachers and staff for the open positions at the school.

Kristen (Lingg) Costello is Beta Aviation’s Director of Regulatory Affairs The 2025 Paris Air Show, held at the Le Bourget Expo Centre from June 16th to June 22nd, was a spectacular event that drew aviation enthusiasts, industry leaders, and curious spectators from all corners of the globe.

The 2025 Cruise Night Poker Run took place on Friday, June 13th, during Cruise Night in Stockton. Tim Johnston and Helen King initiated this event in 2024—the first year they joined the Stockton Rodders— believing it would engage more people during Cruise Night.

At the Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, June 17th, the commissioners spent most of their time in a 20-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel. At the start of the meeting, they reviewed the agenda items.

At the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, June 17th, Kayla Hilbrink and Sam Jackson, representing the Rooks County Golf Course Board, were present to request the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid equipment for the facility.

Harvest activities started to move into southern Kansas during the second week of June. However, progress was slow due to scattered thunderstorms and high humidity across the state.

Wheat Harvest 2025 has arrived and the Stockton Sentinel wants to celebrate this vibrant local tradition through your lens. We invite you to contribute to our coverage by sending in your photos from this year’s harvest.

A Plainville man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Friday, June 16, in Rooks County District Court for rape and sexual assault after reaching a plea agreement April 28.

Intricate Customs, a laser engraving business, is owned and operated by 2025 Plainville High School graduate Bryan Garvert.

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a chip seal project on portions of U.S. 24 in Rooks and Osborne counties this week.