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Body Janice Keller: “I’m related to Jay Vanderlip who was featured in Names on the Wall. He was my great-great-granddad. Jay’s son, Hiram, was the father of my grandmother on my mom’s side.

Body Some of you may remember the hit song from the 1960s with the chorus, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.” The same thing could probably be said for today. It would seem that sometimes love is in short supply.

Body The Stockton Public Library Board met on Monday, January 11th and announced the December 2020 statistics as follows: Patrons Using Library—1,148; Library Materials Checked Out—780; Adults Using Library—495; Children Using Library—285; Interlibrary Loans Sent—116; Interlibrary...

Body Co. F, 10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry William Cook was born June 14, 1839, the eldest of five children of Thomas and Margret Cook on a farm near Montezuma, Indiana.

Body The annual St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest was held on Sunday, January 31st at 2:00 p.m.

Body Condolences to the Carol (Jones) Orr family on the death of Carol. She was a 1953 graduate of Woodston Rural High School.

Body TRANSFORMED LIVES. Have you ever read God's Word and thought, "Ow! That hurts!" In Philippians 2:14, God, through Paul, commands the Christians in Philippi, saying, "Do all things without complaining and disputing." OUCH!

Body Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and business leader, Jayne Prockish, has become a certified facilitator to teach the Destination Creation Course, a class designed to help business owners increase their revenue and customer traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Body PART OF THE HERD—Among those helping Rooks County residents receive their vaccinations in Plainville last Saturday were COVID-19 Vaccine Team members June Karlin, Dr. Jenny Maciaszek and Tom McDonald.

Body DR. BETH OLLER goes through some paperwork with Malee Berkley prior to her getting her first COVID-19 vaccination last Saturday in Plainville..