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Body The Rooks County Commissioners met with auditor John Mapes at the beginning of their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday, August 27th, to review the 2023 audit report. Mapes reviewed the information with the commissioners, who then approved the audit as presented.

Body Cole Scheller, the grandson of Sondra Folsom of Stockton, spent part of his summer in Paris, France as a volunteer for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Body Largest halibut caught this season for Apex Lodge and Charters When Daphne Plumer of Stockton went on her first deep-sea fishing trip last month, little did she know she would not only come away with the 'Catch of the Day' but more like the 'Catch of a Lifetime.

Body A very familiar face is back at USD 271. Scott Bennett served was the grade school counselor in the Stockton School District for 27 years.

Body Printed in the August 15th issue of the Stockton Sentinel were the legal notices of the City’s rate increases for electric and solid waste. This is the first time the electric rate has seen an increase since March 2018.

Body At the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 20th, the cemetery RNR budget hearing, and the county and cemetery budget hearing were held.

Body The 46th Annual Logan Labor Day Celebration at the Logan Golf Course, located 1.25 miles east of Logan, Kansas, on Highway 9, will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The Hansen Museum sponsors this annual family-friendly event with funds from the Dane G.

Body City of Stockton Budget Hearing is Tuesday, September 3rd, at 5:00 p.m., at Stockton City Hall The unapproved 2025 City of Stockton budget published on August 15th, 2024, in the Stockton Sentinel shows a proposed tax rate increase from 52.1 mils to an estimated 67.

Body Stockton's new third-grade teacher grew up in Plainville, where she graduated from Plainville High School in 1985. She then attended Colby Community College and graduated in 1987 with an associate's degree in science.

Body Every year, Stockton Rodders, Inc. donates a portion of the funds generated from the annual Swing Into Summer Cruise Night and Car Show to an organization. This year, the Rooks County EMS Department was presented with a $5,000.00 check at the Stockton City Commission meeting.