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Six Rooks County students win Hansen Scholarships
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation of Logan, Kansas has named 272 high school seniors from 59 Northwest Kansas schools as winners in its 45th annual scholarship competition.
You count! Get counted in the 2020 Census
The impact of an undercount in the 2020 U.S. Census would be felt in Northwest Kansas for a decade.
PRIDE lining up PRIDE Day projects and Chamber finalizing events for the annual Peony Festival
The Stockton PRIDE organization met on Tuesday, March 10th in the Chamber Office during the noon hour. After President Amber Muir opened the meeting, and Chelsey Peterson read the February regular minutes for approval, the focus was on the Committee Reports.
Coronavirus concerns being felt in Stockton
While the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) continues to closely monitor Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its spread and effects, the results of this most recent pandemic are being felt throughout the United States—even in this small town in Kansas.
We’ll Miss You!
MAGGIE ARNOLD’S final day at the Stockton Post Office was Friday, February 28th. Maggie, who lives near Alton, has worked for the postal service for seven years, and has been in Stockton for four of them. She accepted a position at Marty Wolters’ State Farm Insurance office in Osborne.
St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Fish Fry this Friday!
The St. Thomas Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Fish Fry this Friday, March 6th at the St. Thomas Parish Hall in Stockton. The Free Will offering will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until the food runs out, so come early! See you there!
Stockton honors U.S.S. Arizona survivor
The town of Stockton came out in full force to honor Donald Stratton, one of the last three survivors of the U.S.S. Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 as he was taken to his final resting place in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Stockton music students attend MCEL Music Festival
The Mid-Continent Elementary League Music Festival took place at Norton on Wednesday, February 26th. Several Stockton music students took solos to the event.
Ezra Michael Kriley is the 2020 Stockton Sentinel New Year’s Baby!
The countdown for the 2020 Stockton Sentinel New Year’s Baby took a little longer than usual, but the wait was so worth it when new parents Dayna and Dustin Kriley welcomed their son, Ezra Michael Kriley, into the world on Friday, February 21st. Ezra was born on 5:34 p.m. at the Hays Medical Center.
