Soil Conservation is a combination of practices used to protect the soil from degradation. First and foremost, soil conservation involves treating the soil as a living ecosystem. This means returning organic matter to the soil on a continual basis.

1. To maintain an adequate amount of organic matter and biological life in the soil.

During the 1930's, the Dust Bowl made the need to conserve natural resources, particularly soil, very clear. Agencies ranging from Land Grant Universities to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration researched and implemented conservation practices throughout the nation. Eventually the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was created under the Soil Conservation Act of 1935, to develop and implement soil erosion control programs. It was soon evident that local leadership was needed to encourage local participation and coordinate efforts of conservation agencies. As a consequence, the U.S. Congress developed a model Conservation District Law, for consideration by state governments.

The Stockton City Swimming Pool one-cent sales tax began on January 1st, 2017, with the new pool opening that summer on Tuesday, July 25th. It was anticipated at the time that the generated one-cent tax increase would be between $13,500.00 to $14,500.00 a month, and would more than cover the bond payments for the pool. Since then, the monthly sales tax has been more than sufficient to cover the payments, with the extra funds set aside at this time in a special pool fund.

'A RAVING LUNATIC.' That's what everyone thought. As a young servant girl, all she did was go to see who was knocking at the gate.

The total rain accumulation for Stockton, as recorded at the Stockton Power Plant during the 2023 year, was 18.25 inches, with a total of 13.5 inches of snow..

Nina Smith, Lexington, Va: “I was disappointed to see you had to change from ’98 Years Ago’ to ’94 Years Ago,’ because I have been waiting to see my birth announcement in that section. I will be 97 years old on June 30.”

Snow Geese at Webster Reservoir.

Five students from Rooks County are among the more than 4,480 Kansas State University students earning semester honors for their academic performance in the fall 2023 semester. Students earning a grade point average for the semester of 3.75 or above on at least 12 graded credit hours receive semester honors along with commendations from their deans.

The 2024 Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce Board members have been announced. They are Payton Keller as director, Trisha Kriley as president, Anna Biggs as vice president, Sidnee Brown as secretary, Chelsey Peterson as treasurer, Jason Creighton as memberat- large, Reesa Brown as city representative, and Sarah Armstrong as school board representative.