Quite a few items were on the agenda for the Stockton City Commission during their meeting on Tuesday, February 21st. Starting off the session was the approval of the Consent Agenda by the commissioners, which included the Solomon Valley Manor gross payroll of $60,668.28, Solomon Valley Manor warrants of $46,540.80, the City of Stockton warrants of $267,923.79, and the February 7th regular meeting minutes.

Come in and check us out!!! New books for adults are: • “Ugly Love” by Colleen Hoover • “November 9” by Colleen Hoover • “Verity” by Colleen Hoover Books for young adults include: • “SLAMMED” by Colleen Hoover • “This Girl” by Colleen Hoover • “Point of Retreat” by Colleen Hoover New books for children are: • “Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls” by ATINUKE • “Yasmin Figures It Out!” by Saadia Faruqi • “Ballet Bruce” by Ryan T. Higgins • “The World’s Longest Sock” by Juliann Law • “Mouse Calls” by Anne Marie Pace Come in and try a new genre.

The Heartland Community Foundation honored four organizations with a Community Impact award for outstanding service to others, commitment to individuals served, leadership within the Heartland community, and exceptional innovation during 2022, all of which contributed to a more positive impact in the area. In addition, organizations received a certificate and gift to treat staff or volunteers.

Sheriff Gary Knight presented bids for new radios to the Rooks County Commissioners at their weekly meeting on Tuesday, February 21st. The commissioners approved the $87,565.62 proposal for purchasing 25 radios and equipment with the money to come out of the ARPA fund. When the new radios arrive, Knight will sell the old models.

Laura King, a 2020 Stockton High School graduate, said, “My parents always told me that I can do anything I want as long as I put my mind to it!” And that is exactly what she is doing—chasing her big dreams as a junior at the Manhattan Christian College in Intercultural Studies. This summer, King has the opportunity to serve on an international mission team to join other students and professors from MCC to travel to Barcelona, Spain.

The Rooks County Commission met with Chuck Comeau at their weekly meeting on Tuesday, February 14th, who was present for a follow- up meeting dealing with the recent request of $75,000.00 for Redbud Village. Commissioner Tim Berland said it was his priority to transfer the facility to Plainville.

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The possibility of changing to another league was discussed at the Stockton School Board meeting held on Monday, February 13th. The Board had previously held a special meeting where they voted to allow the administrators to explore league options for the District.