Headlines
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
As part of ongoing efforts to limit the spread of novel coronavirus in Kansas, Governor Laura Kelly issued Executive Order 20-16 Saturday, March 28, making…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
A special meeting of the Stockton Unified School District No. 271 Board of Education was held Tuesday, March 25th, 2020 in the District Office, with the…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
(The following article is taken in part by the unapproved minutes of the March 23rd Rooks County Commission regular meeting.)
At the regular meeting of the…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
People have been hearing for years how important it is to shop locally and support local businesses!
Do local businesses ever stop to realize a newspaper is a…
What's Happening
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
The Sentinel plans to once again display photos of the Stockton High school graduates in the front window of our office. Seniors, we ask you to please give us…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
If you are hungry for that Texas Cheeseburger with curly fries or any of the other delicious items on 183 Lanes’ menu, you can still call in your lunch or…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
The Rooks County Sheriff’s Department will help deliver groceries or medical supplies as needed to those citizens who live outside the city limits of Palco,…
Mar 19, 2020 - 08:19
NOTICE!!!!
At the Rooks County Commission meeting held on Tuesday, March 17h, the commissioners met with the elected officials, department heads and city…
Sports
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
JACE HULL (left) and Trevor Miller react following Miller’s three-point basket on which he made and was fouled. Miller went on to complete the four-point play…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
PRIDE WAS EVIDENT in Stockton's student section as they cheered the Tigers on to a 38-33 win over Elbing-Berean Academy at the state tourney.
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
JUSTIN KNOLL (left) and Rylan Basart were given a Tiger sendoff before leaving for the state wrestling tournament held in Hays February 28 and 29.
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
SHS SENIOR TIGER QUINN COFFEY goes up high for the score on the road against TMP Friday, February 21st.
Courts
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of March 23rd through March 29th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 314, 9-1-1 Calls 24,…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
According to a press release from the Rooks County Sheriff’s Department, on Tuesday March 24, at approximately 12:12 a.m., a Rooks County Sheriff's Deputy…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
Control burns that got out of control were the reasons the Stockton Fire Department answered, not one call, but three fire calls on Monday, March 23rd. The…
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of March 16th through March 22nd reads as follows: Administrative Calls 244, 9-1-1 Calls 28,…
Kansas Klips
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
Man killed in 3-vehicle Rush County crash
LA CROSSE — A Great Bend man was killed in a fiery crash on a Rush County highway in the early morning of March 19.…
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
Drought... and never ending water
ATWOOD — Water flows steadily out the east end of Lake Atwood, down the “Little Spillway,” and into the continuance of the…
Mar 19, 2020 - 08:19
Grand jury indicts man who fled from troopers
TOPEKA —A federal grand jury indicted an Olathe man last week on charges of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney…
Mar 5, 2020 - 07:16
Kansas mother of student who was kicked by teacher sues
KANSAS CITY — A mother is suing a suburban Kansas City, Kan. school after a teacher was caught on…
Opinion
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
THIS AND THAT
* Last weekend, I relived the Super Bowl! I watched the Chiefs beat the Houston Texans in a fantastic comeback win, cheered as KC put the Titans…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
One more Stockton to go...
There’s only one more Stockton to visit in the U.S. It’s a little crazy to think that we’ve been to California, Utah, Iowa,…
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
Alabama on my mind
We are nearing the end of our Stockton U.S.A. Road Trip, traveling to Stockton, Alabama this week and then finishing in Missouri next week…
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
* Alex Karev has left “Grey’s Anatomy.” I haven’t watched this TV series for quite a number of years, but I had to watch this one episode since it was about…
Community
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
NOT ONLY ARE STUDENTS not allowed back in their classrooms for the remainder of the school year, but the school playground is also off limits, in an attempt to…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released its latest daily public update for COVID-19 at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 31st.
Before sending the…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
There will be a regular USD 271 Board of Education meeting on Monday, April 6th, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the board room.
The agenda is as follows:
Agenda…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Inc. announced March 16 it will not disconnect any residential or business member for non-payment of their electric bill…
Yesteryear
Apr 2, 2020 - 20:36
THESE YESTERYEAR SHS DANCE TEAM MEMBERS seem to be having too much of a good time! In this January 1999 photo, pictured from left are Jamie Pickett, Regi Moore…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
* And So They Say: Betty Harding: “With all the things that are happening in other places, we should all be glad we live in Kansas.” Bernard Carlson: “Outside…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
CHARTER MEMBERS of the Auxiliary to Monroe-Taylor-Barnes VFW Post #8873 who received their 50-year pins in March of 1997 were (back row) Margaret Houser,…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
There was a very light showing of registered voters out for the April 4, 2006 general election, with only 22% of the City’s 1,021 registered voters turning out…
Obituaries
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
Franklin R. Smith, age 92 of Stockton, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Plumer Overlease…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
Alys R. Veal was born Alys Loree Reeder on October 24, 1929 in Rooks County, Kansas. She was born in the family home on the farm her great-grandmother…
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
Ann Elaine Currie, age 92, of Stockton, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville.
She was born on May 25, 1927 in…
Mar 26, 2020 - 13:33
Sandra (Fisher) Oakley, of Hays, passed away on March 19, 2020 at the age of 71.
Sandra was born on August 1, 1948 in McPherson, Kansas. Her family moved to…
Extension News & Insight
Apr 1, 2020 - 18:24
Wash Your Hands Often to Stay Healthy
Here we go again! Wash your hands! Yes, it is very important to wash your hands whether we are in flu season,…
Apr 1, 2020 - 14:06
Livestock and Poultry Biosecurity
Biosecurity means doing everything you can to reduce the chances of an infectious disease being carried onto your farm by…
Mar 30, 2020 - 20:24
Staying Afloat
Noah Ochsner, Kansas Farm Bureau
I will never forget the day this “all started” on March 11. Me and some of my fraternity brothers were making…
Mar 26, 2020 - 12:03
Make It Count
By Greg Doering, Kansas Farm Bureau
In the coming days your household will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 census. It’s part…
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…