The Stockton High School Anatomy class was fortunate to be able to work with Mike Lawson on a DNA transformation project.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is confirming its first presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Kansas. The possible case was identified March 7th with testing sent to KDHE’s Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL). KHEL, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results this afternoon. These results will be verified by the CDC lab but will be treated as positive unless determined otherwise.

SHS STUDENTS Pati Garcia and Aricka Bryant are shown putting the transformed E.Coli onto the plates preparing to let it grow. (Courtesy Photo)

Pre-trial motions were heard Thursday, February 27, in a malpractice case in the death of a newborn baby at Rooks County Health Center.

On Friday, March 6, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Rooks County Sheriff’s Office assistance was requested by the Hays Police Department for a vehicle pursuit that began in Hays.

At the regular meeting of the Stockton City Commission, held on Tuesday, March 3rd, the commissioners voted to donate $1,500.00 out of the transient sales tax fund to the 23rd annual Spring Livestock Show that will be held on the Sunday of Memorial Weekend. Leonard Bristow was at the meeting to ask for sponsorship from the City. The show allows the 4-H and FFA kids an opportunity to show their livestock prior to the Rooks County Free Fair. Bristow stated that last year there were over 200 exhibitors at the one-day show and over 320 head of livestock The kids can show beef, sheep, swine and

There will be two great learning opportunities available to area businesses the fourth week of March in Rooks County. The workshops have been put together by Rooks County Economic Development and Rooks County E-Community to help business people work not only “in” their business, but also “on” their business.

BACK TO BASICS. During the 1960 NFL Championship game, the Packers lost the lead with 5:21 left. They started the last drive at their own 35 yard line with only 1:05 left and needing a touchdown. As time ran out, they were just 9 yards from the win. On the first day of training camp the nextlively when John the Baptist said, “There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am NOT WORTHY to stoop down and loose” (Mark 1:7). The point is that we, as sinners, cannot make ourselves worthy of gaining God’s forgiveness. Picture it as God sitting on His Judgment Throne. He looks at a sinner on Judgment Day and is about to bang His gavel down to declare the person guilty and sentenced to hell. But at that moment, Jesus Christ stands to His feet. He holds out His hands and confesses, “I gave My life for this one and he as trusted Me.” In response, the Judge states, “Based on your faith in My Son, I declare you Not Guilty!” “Enter into the joy on your Lord” (Matt. 25:23). No, we cannot make ourselves worthy based upon our faithfulness or obedience or penance. Vince Lombardi said, “This is a football” but God says, “This is my Son.” Are you worthy of heaven? Nope. None of us are, for Jesus alone is “the Way, the Truth and the Life” (John 14:6). summer, Vince Lombardi famously held up a pigskin and said, “Gentleman, this is a football.” The team spent the summer drilling the basics - how to block, how to tackle, how to run every play. Though favored by only 3 1/2 points, the Packers blew out the Giants in the 1961 NFL Championship game 37 to 0. The basics paid off big time! The Apostle Paul did the same thing by drilling basic truths about Jesus Christ and eternal life when writing to new Christians in Colosse. Paul told them it is “the Father who has qualified us” for heaven (Col. 1:12). The Greek word for “qualify” means “to make sufficient, to make worthy.” The word was used nega-

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