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The Heartland Community Foundation is kicking off its 9th annual Match Month in February—a chance for Ellis, Rooks, and Trego counties to invest in their communities and build a lasting source of local funding.

Governor Laura Kelly announced last Friday, January 31st, that Rooks County is among the 24 rural Kansas communities that will receive a share of nearly $10.9 million through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to assist with community development projects.

The Kansas Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) is a unicameral (one-chambered) legislature composed of 125 representatives. All representatives are registered voters 60 years or older and elected from their county of residents.

A minor earthquake was detected in Rooks County last Thursday, January 23, the Kansas Geological Survey reported. The 2.6-magnitude quake was recorded at 7:58 a.m.

The first order of business for the Rooks County Commission at their weekly meeting on Tuesday, January 21st, was a meeting with Deanna Hammerschmidt with the Heartland Community Foundation.

The Stockton Grade School Spelling Bee, held on Thursday, January 23rd, went 19 Rounds, with seventh-grade student Corbyn Glendening spelling the winning word “outcome” to claim the title of this year’s contest. Bryah Stithem was the runner-up.

Since the one-cent sales tax for the Stockton City Pool went into effect, the goal was that the tax would be between $13,500.00 to $14.500.00 a month, which would more than cover the bond payments for the pool with any extra funds set aside in a special pool fund.

When Andrew (Andy) Pfannenstiel was presented with an invitation to attend the Inauguration, he knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime to be able to witness this historic event as President Donald Trump was sworn into office.

At the regular Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, January 21st, and after an executive session to discuss non-elected personnel, the commissioners voted to delay the water and sewer increases until further notice.

A Woodston man remains in custody on a $40,000 cash bond following his actions at the Alta Convenience Store, located at 101 South Washington in Plainville.