The Stockton Baptist Church congregation has been helping out in the community most appreciatively. Last week, Wednesday, August 16th, the Church provided a pizza lunch for the Stockton school staff during their In-service work day to show their support and appreciation for the work and care the teachers and staff put into the next generation.

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Notices to the taxpayers are being received once again this year. The notices coming in the mail are an estimate of November’s property taxes.

A film crew was in Stockton last week during the fair to gather footage for the new movie entitled, Through The Curve, featuring the motorcycle races held in Stockton on the 1/2-mile track during the Rooks County Free Fair.

Jean Lindsey joined Webster’s 4-W/4-H group (Webster’s Willing Winning Workers) in 1943. She turned eight during the Rooks County Free Fair that year, which was always held during her birthday week, August 21st. Turning eight meant she could enter and show items as part of her 4-H group, and so began the yearly tradition of fair entries from Jean.

If you enjoy sunshine and crafts, spend a fun-filled Saturday in northwest Kansas on Highway 9. The town of Logan, home to the renovated Hansen Museum, hosts one of Kansas’s best arts and crafts fairs.

Grinnin Gulch is a fictional western town in the early 1900s, named after affluent rancher Jess Grinnin. The small town is populated by the usual “unusual” characters you would expect to see at a Bull City Opry Co.

The Plainville Memorial Library is getting an exterior facelift. It is extending its reach outside after officials noticed patrons were sitting in their vehicles during off hours to access the Library’s Wi-Fi. Thanks to approximately $60,000.00 in grants from Heartland Community Foundation, Dane G. Hansen Foundation, and Western Cooperative, the Library is revamping its exterior to make it more appealing for outdoor use.