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Body At the Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 16th, the commissioners received an update on the Red Fest event to be held in June in Stockton. Colton Williams and Julie Hartner attended the meeting to answer questions about the event.

Body We begin this week's accident reports with the first two resulting from the wintry weather our area received on March 8. Four of this week's ten accident reports were because of icy/snowy roads.

Body The City of Stockton has been notified they are one of 51 organizations chosen as a recipient of a waste tire product grant totaling $34,951.00. These annual waste tire grants are awarded to local municipalities and public and private schools K-12 across the state.

Body The Rooks County Commissioners met with health nurse Lori Eichman at their April 9th Tuesday morning meeting to discuss IT services and a new firewall for her office’s computer system.

Body After Stockton USD #271 Board of Education members approved the Consent Agenda for the evening meeting on Monday, April 8th, they turned their attention to superintendent Sarah Armstrong, who gave an update on the math camps being held.

Body Stockton High School’s social sciences teacher, Michelle Towery, has been selected as the school’s 2025 Kansas Secondary Teacher of the Year. She was celebrated, along with the rest of the nominees, in Salina on Saturday, April 6th, at the Region 1 Banquet.

Body Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins, guest speaker A large crowd attended the Conservative Alliance of Rooks County’s Medicaid Expansion meeting held on Thursday, April 11th, at the Township Hall Senior Center in Plainville, Kansas.

Body The Stockton High School Junior Class presents The Great Gatsby Prom on Saturday, April 20th, at the Stockton City Hall. On the menu for the evening is Brisket, Funeral Potatoes, Green Beans and Dinner Rolls catered by The Daily Grind.

Body Just a reminder that the citywide cleanup (trash customers within the Stockton City limits) will be held during the week of April 29th through May 3rd.