The wheat harvest is more than just a seasonal event; it’s an integral part of the community’s identity and agricultural ...

The Stockton Tiger Shark Swim Team concluded their regular season schedule by traveling to Alma, Neb., on Saturday, June 28, ...

JUNE 29TH was a day Grace Towne (right) will never forget, as she got to experience harvest at the Muir family farm. Not only ...

On Wednesday afternoon, June 25, the Kansas Geological Survey reported the first of three minor earthquakes that would rattle ...

Just a reminder that the Stockton Food Pantry is open every third Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Food Pantry is located at 602 Main Street in the building behind the Main ...

The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of June 30th through July 6th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 286, 9-1-1 Calls 25, Miscellaneous Cases 6, Traffic Stops 15, Motor ...

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The combined tax values of Rooks County real estate, severed minerals, personal property, utilities, and oil for 2011 increased almost $7.4 million in value compared to ...

Drilling on another oil well in Rooks County is scheduled to begin later this week. The well is located on the J. A. Marshall farm, about three miles northeast of Stockton. The Eldorado Refining ...

Clear skies and low winds brought out the largest turnout of the year for the Tuesday night men’s playing group. Thirty-two players played a 4-man “shamble” on the 1st. Two teams tied for first place ...

ON TUESDAY, JULY 1ST, the community of Stockton gathered in solemn unity along U.S. Highway 183 to honor Phillips County Deputy Brandon Gaede, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty on ...

I don’t know why it couldn’t have rained before I spent two evening watering my lawn.” Doyal Hrabe: “When you are camping out, I don’t know which is worse, the wind or the mosquitoes—but you are bound ...

On Thursday, June 19th, the Stockton Fire Department responded to a call on 9 Road, between Highway 183 and J Road, for a combine on fire. The cause was a hot bearing and was smoldering, not burning, ...