The City of Stockton has been notified they are one of 51 organizations chosen as a recipient of a waste tire product grant totaling $34,951.00.
These annual…
Headlines
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
We begin this week's accident reports with the first two resulting from the wintry weather our area received on March 8. Four of this week's ten accident…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
At the Stockton City Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 16th, the commissioners received an update on the Red Fest event to be held in June in Stockton.…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
They had Woodys and Ariels a plenty, and Elsas and Brunos galore at the Disney Favorites Kindergarten through fifth-grade spring music concert at the Stockton…
What's Happening
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
The citywide cleanup (trash customers within the Stockton City limits) is next week from Monday, April 29th through Friday, May 3rd. Remember, regular trash…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
Please make plans to attend the Open House at The Cottages (1312 Main Street in Stockton) this Saturday, April 27th. The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
Webster’s Plant House at Hrabe Hriver Crossing at 2155 I Terrace in Stockton (located approximately three miles east on Highway 24 and half a mile south; or…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
Week of April 29
Monday—French toast sticks, fruit, juice, milk.
Tuesday—Pop Tart, Go-Gurt, fruit, juice, milk.
Note: The menus for Wednesday through Friday…
Sports
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
MONDAY NIGHT MIXED LEAGUE
Week 26
183 Lanes 34-18
Bull City Alley Cats 33-19
Wishful Thinkin’ 33-19
Lickety Splits 29-23
Reed Farm 29-23
Bi-Polar…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
The 2024-2025 Stockton Junior High Cheer Team who will be on the sidelines cheering at the Tiger sports events are Harper Lowry, Remy Muir, Corbyn Glendening,…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
For the first time this season, the RoCo Softball Team swept its opponents, defeating the Ness City Lady Eagles by scores of 12-10 and 12-9 in the doubleheader…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
It took just 10 days for Cheyenne Hoeting to better her own mark in the 3200 Meter Run, as she shattered the record of 13:08.13, which she set at the Stockton…
Courts
Apr 16, 2024 - 14:17
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of April 1st through April 7th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 359, 9-1-1 Calls 26, Non-…
Apr 16, 2024 - 14:17
(If the Stockton Sentinel is ever inaccurate in its reporting of District Court news, we will gladly print a retraction and correction.)
Midland Credit…
Apr 9, 2024 - 10:28
The following fines were received in Stockton Municipal Court: Daryl G. Cooper, Hill City, and Bailee L. Cunningham, Glen Elder, each paid $208 for careless…
Apr 9, 2024 - 10:28
The following fines were received in Rooks County District Court for speeding: Gustvo A. Anzaldua- Hernandez, McAllen, Texas, $171; Jose A. Santoya, Hockley,…
Kansas Klips
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
Forty-nine animals confiscated from Kansas home
RENO COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating after sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in…
Apr 16, 2024 - 14:17
Mountain goat rescued from overpass ledge in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, MO.—Firefighters were called on Monday, April 8th, after people spotted a mountain goat…
Apr 9, 2024 - 10:28
Hays police investigating death of five-month-old
ELLIS COUNTY—Just after noon on Tuesday, April 2nd, emergency personnel were dispatched to the Roadway Inn,…
Apr 2, 2024 - 12:58
Police work to ID victim in fatal Kansas crash and fire
SALINE COUNTY—According to Salina Police Captain James Feldman, officers and local emergency services…
Opinion
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
The 'Letter to the Editor' in the April 11th issue of the Stockton Sentinel was very sad.
To quote several alumni that read this and reached out to me (this…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
* Who remembers Battle of the Network Stars with Howard Cosell as the announcer? And yes, I am so old that I remember Howard.
* I want to express my…
Apr 16, 2024 - 14:17
Dear Editor:
April reminds us of our shared responsibility for the well-being and healthy development of children and families, which is crucial for the…
Apr 16, 2024 - 14:17
Dear Stakeholders of USD #271,
The Board of Education wants to address some concerns which have arisen over the past few weeks. It has been a challenging time…
Community
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
The Farmers Union Elevator at 323 South Cedar in Stockton is a new Sentinel’s Business Directory addition. Please look for their ad in this week’s edition for…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
Mid-May to early June is typically the time to scout for bagworms in Kansas. With a warm spring, that timeline may move up a week or more. Handpicking of…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
After serving three years as the principal at USD 271 in Stockton, Lindsay Cravens has been named the new principal at USD 109 Republic County High School in…
Yesteryear
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
The Stockton VFW named Elvera Beiker of Plainville the Community Volunteer of the Year. J. T. Plummer, Alvy Beck, John Berkley, and Charles Dougherty presented…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
* And So They Say: Eula Guthrie (to the person that took her garden hand tools): “I wasn’t through with them.” Wilma Johnston (Saturday): “I wish I could…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
The Stockton National Bank has purchased the building formerly occupied by the National State Bank of Stockton the past week and will move to the new location…
Obituaries
Apr 25, 2024 - 18:33
Therean Towns, 87, Palco, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024.
He was born on August 24, 1936.
On January 25, 1958, He married Mary Doreen Fickel in Chanute.…
Apr 25, 2024 - 18:08
Lawrence Gene “Larry” Desbien, 69, of Damar, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays.
He was born February 13, 1955, to Phillip…
Apr 25, 2024 - 17:22
Evelyn Irene Kee, 96, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas.
She was born on May 13, 1927, in…
Apr 23, 2024 - 10:21
Ada Mae Bruna, of Plainville, passed away on April 14, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 91.
She was born on April 17, 1932, in…
Extension News & Insight
Apr 2, 2024 - 12:58
This past winter was unseasonably warm for most of the continental U.S. and this trend has continued into the spring. Many of you may have noticed plants…
Mar 26, 2024 - 10:16
Alfalfa weevil control is problematic in Kansas for several reasons, but first and foremost is the weather. Alfalfa weevils are incredible weather insects,…
Mar 19, 2024 - 08:52
There are fewer than 2 million farms in the United States according to the USDA Census of Agriculture released last month, down from a peak of just under 7…
Mar 12, 2024 - 14:39
Although the upcoming grazing season may be hard to picture at this point, it’s not too early to begin making preparations. Among those preparations is…
Legislative News
Apr 14, 2024 - 21:40
Senate Highlights – Weekly overview
This week was the last week of legislative activity before VETO session. Early Saturday morning, the Senate gaveled…
Mar 31, 2024 - 22:58
SENATE HIGHLIGHTS - WEEKLY OVERVIEW
The Kansas Senate completed a whirlwind three days of floor action debating more than 40 bills ending after 5PM on…
Mar 25, 2024 - 19:31
2024 SENATE SCENE WEEK ELEVEN
SENATE HIGHLIGHTS - WEEKLY OVERVIEW
This week the Senate concluded committee meetings; there are a total of 16 standing…
Mar 18, 2024 - 12:25
2024 SENATE SCENE WEEK 10
It may seem hard to believe, but the legislature is now fully ten weeks into its session and has just two weeks remaining prior…