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Body HELPING HAND OUT THE FREE LUNCHES for the Stockton School District during the COVID quarantine, and now through the month of June, are food service official Leslie Knoll, custodian Derry Dibble, volunteer Glen Buss and custodian Diana Strutt.

Body At the end of the Stockton USD 271 Board of Education meeting held on Monday, June 1st, the board members approved supplemental contracts for Tricia Hemphill as the junior high assistant girls basketball coach; Addie Holmes as the sophomore class sponsor; Bobbi Basart as the KAYS...

Body CUSTODIAN DIANA STRUTT hands over a free lunch sack to one of the parents in the drive-through pickup located behind Stockton High School. The free lunches will be served Monday through Thursday throughout the month of June.

Body Deans at Fort Hays State University have named 1,802 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2020 semester.

Body Rev. Lyle and Jeanne Miller will be celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversary on June 11. Rev. Lyle is currently serving the Cedar Christian Church at Cedar, KS.

Body Ruth Ann Bigge: “Hats off to our school lunch heroes who are serving such good lunches to our kids this summer.”

Body Madeleine Singleton of Palco was named to the University of Sioux Falls’ Spring 2020 Dean’s List. Singleton is majoring in Nursing.

Body TITANIC. We all know the sad story. The ship that, "not even God can sink," set off on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912 with about 2,224 passengers and crew on board. The fateful moment took place four days later at 11:40 p.m.

Body THE TWELVE NEW POWDER-COATED MAIN STREET BENCHES, constructed by Leon’s Welding of Hays, arrived and are now a wonderful addition to Stockton’s downtown. The design of the benches has places for the tree plaques to be installed on them at a later date.

Body Dan and Michele Melton, Walton, spent the weekend with Steve and Linda Melton, coming to help work calves and rounding up the cattle to A.I. After church at Cedar and dinner on Sunday, a little rodeo was had, removing a bull from the neighbor’s pasture.