(Editor's note: The following article is courtesy of Melanie Latamondeer, owner-editor of The Chariton Marquee, based in Salisbury, Mo. We asked to publish her story here, not only because it highlights the importance of having a local newspaper, but also speaks from experience to what is truly lost when a county becomes a news desert. More than that, it chronicles the herculean task of starting a newspaper from scratch, something so rare, improbable even, that, as she notes, the experts didn't know how to help her. ) For years, I heard the same complaints about local newspapers: 'There's never anything in the paper' or 'Why print a paper when everything is online?'

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Erin Dibble of Stockton is among the 81 students named to the Wichita State University Dean's Honor Roll for summer 2025. To be included on the Dean's honor roll, a student must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale..

In the Yesteryear picture printed in the September 25th issue, the readers were asked who had painted the mural on the west brick wall of the Methodist Church’s Thrift Shop depicting the first engine coming into Stockton in 1885. Linda Melton sent in the answer. The mural was painted by Jenny Thayer-Wood and Kevin Thayer.

People vow never to forget certain events, but those events are often forgotten. The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge is one of those forgotten moments.

The Webster State Park Car Show 2025 was held on Saturday, September 20th, with 21 cars registered for the annual event. The proceeds from this show will go to the Rock Point playground renovation.

At the regular meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education, which was held on Monday, September 8th, board members Chad Sterling, Michael Carpenter, Andy Muir, Jesssy Maddy, Spencer Hilbrink, Ginger Riffel, and BJ Hoeting were present, as well as superintendent/ high school principal Dr.

The Kansas Highway Patrol has released its Labor Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m.

The September 22, 2025, meeting of the FCE ladies took place at The Stockton Church of the Restoration at 7:00 p.m. Susan called the meeting to order, and we recited the Pledge of Allegiance together. Roll call was, 'What are some symptoms of Autism?' Six members answered. Gail read the minutes and the treasurer's report, and they were approved as read.

Ah, Sunday. That glorious day when even the most ambitious among us trade our to-do lists for church, a cozy blanket, a well-deserved nap, and a plate of sizzling Mexican food in Plainville.