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Body SAVY GRAY OF STOCKTON competed in Our Diamond Miss Kansas State Pageant on May 21st and 22nd in El Dorado.

Body REJOICING. There are no doubt numerous reasons in our current economy to cause many people to fret about making ends meet. Gas prices have increased about 50%. Food prices keep going up. Even fast food meals are closing in on $10.

Body Joseph H. Patterson was born 21 September 1847, to Joseph and Nancy (Dobbs) Patterson in Homer Township, Morgan County, Ohio.

Body ALLORAH CAMDEN, daughter of Sheila Camden of Stockton, takes advantage of the truck photo op to commemorate her special time at Stockton’s Peony Festival held on Saturday, May 21st..

Body Bob Reed: “ I got my tomatoes planted!” Darrell Small: “Mark Trumbo mowed alongside of me for quite a few of those years I had a mowing service in the town of Stockton.” Deb Niermeier: “It was good to see the additional soldiers on Ham’s Hill.”.

Body Glenda and Mike Mann of Hutchinson will be leading the upcoming Super Sensation Vacation Bible School at Stockton Church of Restoration, located at 204 North Elm Street in Stockton.

Body WAVING TO THE CROWD during the downtown parade held in Stockton on Saturday, May 21st was this year’s Peony Festival Grand Marshal Darrell Small..

Body SHOWING OFF THEIR MAD HULA HOOP SKILLS during the ESA kid games at the Peony Festival were (from left) Emery Peterson, Remy Muir and Camille Lowry..

Body THE TRUSSES are now being installed on the new Solomon Valley Manor building in Stockton. All of the wooden framework is up with siding to begin this week as well..

Body Hello, Friends! I remember when I was a kid, and the commercials on TV told me that margarine was better for me than butter. Low and behold, we later found out that partially hydrogenated vegetable oils found in margarine were not nearly as good for us as are the fats in butter.