Headlines
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
The Stockton Food Pantry is a program that continues in this community due to the generosity of its local people. As we approach the holiday season, please…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
Just a reminder that this year, with the COVID restrictions, the Sigma Phi ESA Bake Sale will not be held as usual. Instead, the group will be selling holiday…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
The third-grade students of Martha Fleck at Stockton Grade School are featured in individual ads in this week’s issue. Each student has created a poster…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
B & B REDIMIX OF STOCKTON poured new curbing by Printer’s Park on Thursday, November 19th, just in time for the holiday season. The weather cooperated with…
What's Happening
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
Farmers Union Coop
Farmers Union Coop will close at noon on Wednesday, November 25th, and remain closed on Thanksgiving day, November 26th. Please place your…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
The Sentinel will be publishing a day early next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, so the absolute deadline for news and ads will be 5:00 p.m.…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
There will be a government surplus commodities distribution the week of November 23rd for those in the Plainville and Stockton areas.
Plainville will hold its…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
183 Lanes
183 Lanes will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Farmers Union Coop
Farmers Union Coop will close at noon…
Sports
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
MONDAY NIGHT MIXED LEAGUE
A Step Ahead 27-9
Reed Farm 25-11
183 Lanes 20.5-15.5
Recycled Teenagers 20-16
Wishful Thinkin’ 18-18
Braun-Shaw 13-23
Bull…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
Stockton’s student/athletes have had to deal with the effects of COVID a lot lately, with the junior high basketball games being halted until after the…
Nov 10, 2020 - 19:07
The Stockton Junior High Tiger Basketball teams have hit the court running traveling to Oakley last Tuesday, and hosting Norton at home last Thursday. This…
Nov 10, 2020 - 19:07
BOWLERAMA
Solutions North Bank 4-0
XXX’ed Out 4-0
Farmers Union Merc. 4-0
Rich’s Sport Center 0-4
Lucky Strikes…
Courts
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
The following traffic fines were received last week in Rooks County District Court for speeding: Brenden D. Adkins, $183; Landon C. Bedore, $231; Colton Earl…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of November 16th through November 22nd reads as follows: Administrative Calls 285, 9-1-1 Calls…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of November 9th through November 15th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 185, 9-1-1 Calls…
Nov 10, 2020 - 19:07
On October 2nd at 9:00 a.m., Lori Ann Morgan, 56, of Woodston, was traveling west on U.S. Highway 24 when she struck a deer. Morgan was driving a 2006 Chevy…
Kansas Klips
Nov 24, 2020 - 16:47
Deputies seize cash, drugs and motorcycle
GREAT BEND — On Thursday, Nov. 19, Barton County Sheriff’s detectives received information about a wanted felon being…
Nov 10, 2020 - 19:07
KBI investigating death of Ashland teen
CLARK COUNTY — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the…
Nov 3, 2020 - 20:12
Junction City man sentenced to two life terms
JUNCTION CITY — A Junction City man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison without the…
Oct 27, 2020 - 20:44
Norton virus outbreak: Largest per capita in the nation
NORTON — A large-scale COVID-19 outbreak in Norton took a horrific turn last week as it was reported…
Opinion
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
Mom and Dad’s anniversary was November 26th, so this year since Thanksgiving lands on that day, here is a poem I read that reminds me of them since they always…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and what a wonderful day it is! The kids are here, having driven in from Flint, Texas and Cheney. Grandkids are everywhere—playing the…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
* Sir Sean Connery, the James Bond all other actors aspire to be! He was my favorite Bond, but I also enjoyed many other movies he starred in, and I do mean “…
Nov 17, 2020 - 22:26
The recent election season shook me to my core. There has not been, in my recollection or lifetime, an election more exhausting and divisive. I don’t handle…
Community
Nov 24, 2020 - 16:45
Overheard: “The month of November had a Friday the 13th, but I wasn’t scared about that. It’s 2020 that has me worried.”
Bill Fleming (Springfield, Mo.): “I…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
At the monthly meeting of the Stockton PRIDE committee held on Tuesday, November 17th, the members present set the dates for the Christmas Lighting Contest.…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
We welcomed back Pastor Brian this week, and our focus was on Communion. Most all Christians understand the importance of taking the emblems each week to…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
THANKFUL! As is typically true of most children, it appears that Tad Lincoln had a soft spot for animals. It was his dad, Abe, that proclaimed Thanksgiving a…
Yesteryear
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
Santa Claus was pictured on the front page, holding five-week-old Deacon Creighton, dressed just like the elder Santa, at the Olde Tyme Christmas on Nov. 24.…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
* And So They Say: Ira Smith: “I was 25 years old before I ever saw a stoplight.” Red Hagan: “I may be a little late in saying it, but I certainly did…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
THE STOCKTON KIDS who placed in the top three in their age group at the 1997 NFL/Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick sectional competition held in Quinter were (from…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
The Midland Café will serve a fine chicken dinner on Thanksgiving. If you can’t afford a turkey, and many there be who can’t, take life easy on that day and…
Obituaries
Nov 18, 2020 - 11:35
Becky (Richardson) Shunn passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina at the age of 60.
She was born on July 15,…
Nov 10, 2020 - 19:07
James “Jimmy” Gettmann, age 65, of Stockton (formerly of Wichita) passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.
He was born February…
Nov 10, 2020 - 11:58
Connie left our world on the morning of November 7, 2020, and she will be missed. The world was a far better place with her in it.
Connie was born the second…
Nov 5, 2020 - 15:04
Deanna Lee (Beck) Becker, age 82, of Plainville, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Hays Medical Center in Hays.
She was born on August 28, 1938,…
Extension News & Insight
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
By Greg Doering
Kansas Farm Bureau
Harvest is winding down or already completed. Cattle are turned out on winter pasture. And I’m sure some have already…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
Winter can be a difficult time for strawberries. Plants need time to become adjusted to cold weather and will gradually become more cold resistant as fall…
Nov 23, 2020 - 13:26
Thanksgiving is over and one of the best leftover meals awaits. Hot turkey sandwiches with leftover mashed potatoes and gravy, a little dressing on the side or…
Nov 23, 2020 - 10:46
Just smell the turkey basting in the oven, the dressing, mashed potatoes & gravy, and of course the distinct odor of pumpkin pie. It’s turkey time! I can…
Legislative News
Mar 30, 2020 - 20:19
Hello from Agra. Everyday continues to bring new information and new challenges to all of us. I did not issue a report last week, as there was so much…
Mar 26, 2020 - 11:33
Hello from Topeka! Yes, as of the time I am writing this column we are still in session. The Kansas House moved quickly late last week to prioritize a basic…
Mar 26, 2020 - 11:25
2020 SENATE SCENE WEEK TEN
SENATE HIGHLIGHTS
Week Ten of our 2020 Legislature has concluded with a two weeks early First Adjournment due to the COVID-19…