The Board of Ellis County Commissioners is pleased to announce Melissa Miller has been hired as the new director of the Ellis County Health Department. Miller brings twelve years of public health ...

Many people receive Valentine’s Day gifts from loved ones, especially roses, but the holiday’s favorite flower often declines ...

Reducing hay waste is one of the simplest ways to improve the efficiency and profitability of cattle operations. Every ...

LAST YEAR’S POSTER THEME was, “May The Forest Be With You Always.” The Rooks County Conservation District is excited to recognize Carson Riener, who placed first at the 2024 KACD Convention this past ...

Joann Fern Hrabe passed away Monday, February 3, 2025, at the Republic County Hospital in Belleville at the age of 61. She was born on Friday, December 13, 1963, in Quinter, Kansas, to Leonard and ...

John Allen Vohs, of Plainville, passed away on February 2, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 66. He was born on October 9, 1958, to Donald G. and Florence "Flossie" Ann ...

Charles Donald Casey, 82, passed away on February 2, 2025, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton. He was born on January 16, 1943, in Newton, Kansas, the youngest of seven children to Frank and Bertha ...

Robert "Bob" Eugene Williams, 76, of Stockton, passed away on February 3, 2025, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on July 17, 1948, to Karl and Quetona (Bird) Williams in ...

Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce Gala was held on Saturday, January 25th, at Reds Venue. The Las Vegas-themed night was ...

While Dr. Comeau is a native of Plainville, this marks his first opportunity to provide care in the town where he grew up.

The Tuesday, January 28th regular meeting of the Rooks County Commission started off with two executive sessions to discuss attorney/client privileges with commissioners Jake Prockish, Tim Berland, ...

INVICTUS REIMAGINED. In 1875, British poet William Ernest Henley wrote Invictus, a poem reflecting his indomitable spirit in ...