At the start of the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, April 20th, the commissioners approved the bid from Hill City Roofing at a cost of $19,950.00 for the replacement of the east side of the roof at the Redbud Village facility. The company will also do an overview of the remainder of the roof and make repairs as necessary.

Terry Odle (following last week’s snow): “I left Hays at 6:15 a.m. and it took me an hour to get to Plainville because no one had even begun to clean the roads. Thankfully the road from Plain-ville to Stockton had been cleaned. The people in Rooks County deserve praise on the upkeep of their roads.”

April is National Occupational Therapy Month and Rooks County Health Center (RCH) would like to shine a spotlight on this important patient service. An Occupational Therapist (OT) is a healthcare professional trained in therapeutic approaches that encourage rehabilitation from an injury, illness, or disability through the performance of activities required in daily life.

Governor Kelly recently announced that ten-digit dialing will begin soon in Kansas area codes 785 and 620. This change will make it easier for persons in crisis to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

THE STOCKTON FFA HORSE JUDGING Greenhand Team of Cheyenne Carlson (19th), Zachary Young (20th), and Kymberle LeiVan (2nd), placed third as a team at the Northwest District Contest in Hays on April 21.

THE STOCKTON FFA HORSE JUDGING Senior Team of Jolee Sterling (20th), Cappi Hoeting (13th), and Coryn Hahn (3rd), also placed third as a team at the Northwest District Contest on April 21 in Hays..

Fort Hays State University will hold its spring commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15. There will be four ceremonies, divided by college, and though they will mirror the traditional ceremonies that the university has hosted in the past, graduates and guests planning to attend should make note of a few changes.

Condolences to the Breckenridge and Bartholomew families in the passing of their aunt, Elma Auchard, 100 years of age, of Bryan, Ohio. Elma graduated from Woodston High School with the Class of 1938. Her sister, Wilma Bartholomew, preceded her in death. The only living sister is Grace Merkley of Monte Vista, Colo. Graveside memorial services were held Monday, April 26th, at Woodston Cemetery, with a lunch at Fellowship Hall following the service.

Rooks County currently has no active cases of COVID-19 in the county. This week the absenteeism rate is at 0.0% above the baseline from 2019- 2020. The positive testing rate is at 3.1% this week. If you are interested in getting on the list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, please call the Rooks County Health Department or your primary care physician.

Last Sunday it was mostly sunny with highs in the mid 70s. Monday the high was in the 50s with partly cloudy skies. Tuesday had partly sunny skies and the highs in the mid 50s. Wednesday was another day in the 50s with mostly cloudy skies. Thursday the temperature was in the mid 50s with cloudy skies. Snow showers throughout Friday morning brought in an accumulation of .60 inch of moisture with a high in the mid 40s. Saturday the high was in the mid 50s with partly cloudy skies.