More than 1,870 students completed a total of 2,075 degrees at Wichita State University in the spring of 2022. The breakdown of degrees and certificates granted includes: * Undergraduate: 1,474 degrees and certificates for 1,347 undergraduate students * Graduate: 601 degrees and certificates for 526 graduate students For bachelor's degrees, honors were conferred to the following: * Summa cum laude: 100 students * Magna cum laude: 411 students * Cum laude: 357 students Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 received the cum laude.

Memorial Day Services at Stockton Cemetery.

VFW AUXILIARY POST 8873 members participating in the Memorial Day Services at the Stockton Cemetery were from left: Vicky Peterson, Linda Colburn, Dena Bouchey, Lisa Gilmore, Kathy Creighton, Jeri Atwood, Deb Niermeier and Deb Schellinger.

The Kansas Insurance Department recently made its annual distribution to local Rooks County Firefighter Relief Associations (FRAs). Pursuant to the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act, $22,107.63 has been distributed among three local FRAs within Rooks County.

What is peace to you? And how do you get peace? We tackled that topic this week as Pastor Brian took us through just a couple of the 329 times that peace is mentioned in the Bible. The fact is, we all would like to have peace in our lives, and even though we may strive for it daily, in today’s world it seems to be far off.

The Hobart Homemakers FCE group met Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Stockton United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Susan G. opened the meeting with the Flag Salute and the FCE Mission statement. Roll Call was, “What state would you like to visit that you have never been to?” Six members answered roll. The minutes and treasurer’s report from the last meeting were read and approved. Susan G. updated us on the next Heart and Sole Walks coming up in July on the 9th and 16th. The group spent the rest of the meeting discussing our Fair Booth focus and settling on a theme for the booth. The business meeting was adjourned. Ruth Ann presented her program on “Oregon,” where the National FCE Conference will be held later this year. She shared numerous facts about the history of how the state was settled along with Oregon trivia about agricultural products and state facts. We enjoyed a delicious fresh strawberry pie prepared by Ruth Ann. Jayne was the winner of the door prize.

Four students from Rooks County are among more than 3,100 students completing degree requirements from Kansas State University in spring 2022. The graduates are from 100 Kansas counties, 42 states, and 41 countries.

Hello, Friends! In the last decade or more, we have slowly learned that anything our bodies are exposed to that can cause inflammation, and can also cause disease. That means anything we put on our skin, breathe in the air, drink or eat can cause health problems if we don’t pay attention.

A total of 16 students from Rooks County are among the 1,649 earning a place on the Dean’s Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University for the spring 2022 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only.

Hundreds of Midwest Energy customers have received scam calls claiming that Evergy, a large utility serving areas of eastern Kansas, has purchased the Hays-based cooperative and that their last payment didn’t go through. Another variation of this scam states the two companies merged, and customers need to provide their banking information so future payments are unaffected.