St. Thomas Quilters still sewing for those in need
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For the past 24 years the Saint Thomas Quilters have been working to make a difference. Their mission is to show God's love through the comfort of a quilt.
Plainville Fire Department requesting aid from Stockton
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The Stockton Fire Department was paged early this evening, at about 6:40.
Plainville Fire Department requests a brush truck for an alfalfa field on fire at 20 & Z Road, approximately 2.25 miles east and two miles south of Plainville.
If anyone is in or near this vicinity, please be on the lookout for emergency responders.
Former Stockton man sentenced to prison for decades
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Former Stockton man, Andrew Casad, was recently sentenced to four to six decades in prison for sexually assaulting four girls in Lincoln, Nebraska. Casad, 65, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree sexual assault of a child.
Commissioners review sick leave policy
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At the regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission held on Tuesday, March 28th, commissioners Kayla Hilbrink, Tim Berland, and John Ruder reviewed the County’s sick leave policy. They went over how sick leave is used and how it is paid out according to the County policy as written to road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey and department secretary Sadie Look. Road and bridge supervisor Rich Bouchey had brought
New binocular scope at Webster Lake in memory of Kent Townley
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Kent Townley enjoyed camping at Webster Lake, so what better way to celebrate his life than to combine the things he loved to do in a memorial at his favorite campground, Goose Flats, located on the south side of the lake?
Sentinel entertains educational visit from third graders
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Stockton Grade School students from the third-grade classes of Ms. Brooke Werner and Mrs. Martha Fleck walked down to the Stockton Sentinel on a windy, Friday afternoon last week. The students were on an educational outing, hoping to learn more about informational writing from the Sentinel staff.
Former city manager of Stockton retired Friday, March 31
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After serving for a total of 43 years as a city manager in the state of Kansas, Richard Nienstedt retired last Friday, March 31st. Nienstedt was city manager in Stockton from March 1983 to December 1989. For the past 16 years, he and his wife, Rita, have called Ottawa home. “Stockton and Ottawa are two of our very favorite places,” said Nienstedt.
Elizabeth Busonic and Chevy Bouchey crowned Prom Queen & King
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ELIZABETH BUSONIC AND CHEVY BOUCHEY.
Topeka angler sets new Kansas record for crappie
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SHAWNEE – Topeka resident, Bobby Parkhurst, was fishing at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 when the catch-of-a-lifetime came into contact with his lure. Little did Parkhurst know that what loomed beneath the surface, ready to strike, would break a Kansas state record set the same month, nearly 60 years prior.
DSNWK’s capital campaign goal reached
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Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas has reached its $5 million goal in its first-ever capital campaign. The goal was achieved thanks to a gift from the Robert E. and Patricia A. Schmidt Foundation.
