The Stockton Fire Department answered a call on Sunday, December 11th at 12:30 p.m. for a fire that was burning on both sides of U.S. Highway 183 near Hahn’s Tire south of Stockton. The volunteers worked the area for 45 minutes with approximately an acre burned. The cause of the fire is thought to be electrical.

The Rooks County Historical Society is proud to announce the first annual “Merry Kitchmasland!” celebration. Many may wonder what is Kitchmasland. The definition rests on the concept of the word “kitch.”

Don Wilcox (Thursday last week): “I am glad we are on the top side of 32 degrees instead of the bottom side.” Sharon Jones (Bogue) calling to check on her subscription: “I can’t do without my paper!”.

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Keller Motors in Palco, Kansas is proud to welcome Koleson Hubbard to the team as of June 20th, 2022. In his role as a Master Automotive Technician, Hubbard will complete diagnostic and repair work to vehicles to keep our customers driving safely on the road.

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What would it mean to you if you were told, “We need to rediscover Christmas?” The question may not come in that form for many of us, but there is no doubt we have thought that the true meaning of Christmas can be lost in all the commercial exploitation of the season.

IMPOSSIBLE. King Edward II of England ruled from 1307-1327 and spent a good bit of his reign with various wars. However, if King Edward would have proclaimed, 'In the year 2022, in a country called America, a man named Cooper Kupp is going to score the winning touchdown in something called a Super Bowl,' most people back then would have asked, 'What are you talkingabout?'Andpeople in 2022 would respond by saying 'Impossible!' We all know King Edward could not have known events 700 years future. That's what makes Micah's prophecy so amazing. He lived about 700 years before Jesus. Yet he prophesied concerning the tiny town of Bethlehem, 'From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity' (Micah 5:2). Bethlehem would have barely been a blip on the radar. And Micah was a relatively insignificant prophet. Yet he proclaimed one of the most amazing prophecies. In fact, when the wise men followed God's star to Jerusalem, they went around asking, 'Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him' (Matt. 2:2). King Herod then asked the chief priests and scribes where the Messiah would be born. And they responded by quoting Micah's prophecy. Amazing! It was an amazing prophecy because of the length of time until it was fulfilled. It was also amazing because no one in their right mind would have said the Messiah would be born in such an insignificant town. However, it was also amazing because Joseph and Mary lived about 70 miles from Bethlehem. And it took God causing Caesar Augustus to order a census be taken that resulted in Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem. God is the God of the impossible! Are you facing an 'impossible'? God doesn't always remove our 'impossibles' but He does give grace to know that with Him, all things are possible for His grace is Amazing!

December 26th will mark 50 years of marriage for Roger and Gwen Cooper! With their children, grandkids and great-grandkids home for the Christmas holidays and to celebrate their anniversary, the family will be reunited to not only honor their parents on this very special occasion, but the family will once again perform their traditional 'Cooper Family Christmas Concert.'

The Hobart Homemakers FCE group met Monday, November 28th, at the United Methodist Church in Stockton at 7 pm. The meeting was opened by President Susan G., with the flag salute and Pattie United States Army read the FCE mission.