Headlines
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The Kansas Department of Transportation expected to begin work on a project to resurface a portion of K-9 in Phillips County last Wednesday, June 24.
Work…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
(The following article is taken from the Rooks County Health Center Board of Directors electroni meeting held on May 8th for the approval of the electronic…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The Kansas Department of Transportation has started field surveys on three bridges along K-9 in Norton and Phillips counties.
In Norton County, the survey…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
If you are wanting to vote in this year’s election but are not wanting to get out with everything currently going on in our world, then voting by Advanced…
What's Happening
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
July is National Parks and Recreation Month and Stockton PRIDE is once again encouraging people to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors! So, PRIDE is…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
In appreciation to all the First Responders for the tireless work they do, a First Responders Appreciation Day will be held on the Nina Desaire farm located at…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The Rooks County Free Fair is just around the corner, so that means the Fair Office is now open in anticipation of the annual event! Office hours are Monday…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
There will be a government surplus commodities distribution this Friday for those in the Stockton area. The distribution will be held from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at…
Sports
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The new scoreboard has been installed at the Legion Field down at the Stockton City Park courtesy of a grant from Heartland Community Foundation to help with…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
MACY ODLE, STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020, signed a letter of intent to play softball at Cloud County Community College in Concordia this fall. Among those…
Jun 16, 2020 - 20:21
Many golfers would have used the nasty winds last Sunday as an excuse for having a bad round. Not Stockton’s James Berkley. In fact, despite the effects of…
May 6, 2020 - 05:43
Due to social distancing measures, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KWPT) Commission conducted a video conference for its April 23 public meeting.…
Courts
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
On May 30 at 11:49 p.m., Garret Joseph Ludwig, 31, of Stockton, was driving south on 3 Road near A Road when he lost control and rolled the 2008 Chevy…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of June 22nd through June 28th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 305, 9-1-1 Calls 49, Non-…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of June 15th through June 21st reads as follows: Administrative Calls 311, 9-1-1 Calls 32,…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
(If the Stockton Sentinel is ever inaccurate in its reporting of District Court news, we will gladly print a retraction and correction.)
The following fines…
Kansas Klips
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
BELOIT — When schools closed down in March, Reagan Cheney, who will be a sixth-grader this fall at Beloit Elementary, began thinking of ways she could keep…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
The Chubby Pickle turns 30!
PHILLIPSBURG — Thirty years ago, on June 6, 1990, Mike and Janice Patterson opened a new restaurant in Phillipsburg known as “The…
Jun 16, 2020 - 20:21
Motorcycle with no driver strikes van
SALINA — The Saline County Sheriff’s Office reported that at 4:35 a.m., June 3rd, at the interchange of Interstate 35…
Jun 9, 2020 - 19:25
“Secret” document lists locations of Kansas coronavirus outbreaks
TOPEKA — A document containing “classified” Kansas public health information identifies…
Opinion
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
* And BOOM! Just like that it’s July!
* Why does the media refer to the Duchess of Cambridge as Kate Middleton, but still refer to Megan Markle as the Duchess…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
I can’t wrap my brain around the fact that it is July. In some ways, it’s hard to believe we’re halfway through 2020, even though the coronavirus seemed to put…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
Lord, help me be a coffee bean
Stress from work situations (not at the Sentinel!) has been taking a toll on me recently, and stress doesn’t combine very well…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
Dear Editor:
We have a big dream. We dream that every eligible voter in Rooks County will feel compelled to vote in this historic year of 2020. Our August 4th…
Community
Jul 1, 2020 - 17:41
THE SHS PROM BASH ROYALTY were Trenton Howell, Ben Rogers, King Quinn Coffey, Queen Brianna Pulec, Macy Odle and Payton Keller. The students enjoyed a fun-…
Jul 1, 2020 - 17:32
KING QUINN COFFEY AND QUEEN BRIANNA PULEC reigned over the Stockton High School Prom Bash held on Saturday, June 27th, in the high school gym.
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The menus for the week beginning Monday, July 6, are as follows: Monday— Smothered steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread, pineapple. Tuesday—Chicken filet…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
(The following article is taken from the unapproved June 8th Woodston City Council meeting minutes.)
The Council of the City of Woodston met on June 8th, 2020…
Yesteryear
Jul 1, 2020 - 17:21
* And So They Say: Whitey Smee: “Anyone can cuss, but it takes brains to think.” Rae Hageman: “Whenever it doesn’t rain for a week or two, I’m sure it will…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
The names of suspects charged in the burglary at Home Cookin’ were made public. Brett Kreutzer and Nicholas Nix, both 18, both of Stockton, had been charged…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
M. Jepson, just east of town, harvested last week a pretty fair crop of oats from a field of 35 acres on which last fall he had sown wheat. Last year the field…
Obituaries
Jul 2, 2020 - 17:02
A Memorial Service for Ryan D. Horner, age 60, Phillipsburg, is set for Saturday, July 11th, at 10:30 a.m., at the Huck Boyd Center in Phillipsburg.
He passed…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
Jack Arthur Eades, age 101, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away at home on June 16, 2020.
He was born September 23, 1918, in Stockton, Kansas.
He…
Jun 23, 2020 - 20:03
A Memorial Service for Donald E. Johnson, age 93, of Plainville, is set for this Saturday, June 27th, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Christian Church in…
Jun 22, 2020 - 10:11
Former Stockton resident Jack A. Miller, age 85, of Montezuma, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020, at Homestead Assisted Living in Garden City.
He was born on…
Extension News & Insight
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
As a kid growing up, I was scared of fireworks. The firecrackers were too loud, the big booms made my ears hurt, I was afraid I would get burnt, but despite…
Jul 1, 2020 - 06:59
Grasshoppers! Permethrin (numerous trade names) is a good choice for vegetable crops because it is labeled for a wide variety of vegetables. However, keep in…
Jun 16, 2020 - 20:21
It doesn’t feel like an election year with all that’s gone on in the world these past few months, but in Kansas, primary elections loom in August followed by…
Jun 16, 2020 - 20:21
Trivia is something I like, although I am not good at the game, little unknown facts make reading interesting and who knows when you might be able to use it.…
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…