Headlines
Three executive sessions opened the Rooks County Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 25th, starting with a 15-minute session to discuss non-elected personnel…
As autumn approaches, Kansas welcomes one of its most eagerly awaited hunting seasons—dove hunting. This year, from September 1st to November 29th, hunters can…
A 10-month-long legal saga involving Sonia Luce of Luray reached its conclusion after a plea agreement resolved her drug-related case in Rooks County. Luce…
The Labor Day weekend tradition continues in Logan this Sunday, September 6, as the Hansen Museum welcomes visitors to the 48th Annual Hansen Museum Labor Day…
What's Happening
A public auction for the Henry Family Trust by Hamit Land & Auction, Inc. for the property located at 809 South 1st Street in Stockton is set for Saturday,…
Local families will find a new addition to the weekly school lunch menus published by the Sentinel-Times. Beginning this week, lunch menus for Damar/ Palco…
The Sentinel-Times is pleased to welcome Pizza Hut of Plainville as the newest member of our weekly Business Directory!Located at 611 S. Washington in…
The Sentinel-Times is excited to announce the expansion of its newspaper sales to include the towns of Palco and Natoma. Residents in these communities can now…
Sports
The Stockton Junior High football and volleyball teams will get their 2026 seasons underway this week, with the squads opening on the road.The young Tigers…
The Plainville Cardinal cross country team will get its 2026 season underway Saturday, September 5, when the Cardinals travel to Hays to compete in the TMP…
Courts
JudgmentsAnnette Paulson vs. Stetson Magnuson and Merck & Co., Inc., dba Merck, Sharp & Dohme, LLC, Damages in excess of $75,000 against the defendants…
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of August 24th through August 30th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 303, 9-1-1 Calls 26,…
The following fines were received in Rooks County District Court for speeding: Angelika Rene Miner, $287; Octavio DeAlmeida Guimaraes, $153 (operating a…
The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of August 17th through August 23rd reads as follows: Administrative Calls 302, 9-1-1 Calls 33,…
Kansas Klips
The 'Sunflower Stretch' of the American Discovery 250 Relay to be held in SeptemberKANSAS—A replica of the Declaration of Independence will soon travel the…
Twenty-four dogs removed from alleged hoarding situation at rural Kansas homeRENO COUNTY—Twenty-four dogs have been removed from what an area animal rescue…
Employees evacuated after fire at Kansas food plantMCPHERSON COUNTY—A fire caused an evacuation at a food plant in McPherson, just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday…
Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 was in HaysHAYS—As part of its historic cross-country tour, one of the most famous locomotives in America stopped in Hays the…
Opinion
* Love that the Stockton Grade School and Junior High students start their mornings by coming together to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on Monday through…
The moon turned the horses and mules silver with its magic. It gave the packer an unspoken pleasure to look back on a sinuous Sierra snake of eleven animals…
A WishA man was walking along the street when he noticed a bottle in the gutter. He picked it up and rubbed it for good luck. To his amazement, a genie…
FunnyMr. Fred, living it up on the Gulf Coast, sends these.– I was mugged twice last year. The odds of getting mugged once are one in 50.The odds of getting…
Community
September has arrived, and with it comes the return of our weekly programs. We are excited for another busy fall at the Plainville Memorial Library!The Adult…
Faith Without Works Is Dead! James 2:14-26What James cannot stand is profession without practice, words without deeds. He gives a clear and vivid example of…
In the opening verse from the book of Philippians, Paul offers greetings to the Christians at Philippi and believers everywhere, telling them, “From Paul and…
Yesteryear
Work on the east end of Highway 24 is progressing rapidly. It is hoped to have the section between Osborne and Portis open for travel by the end of this week.…
THE 2002 SHS VOLLEYBALL TEAM consisted of (front row, from left, singing) Savannah Lowry, Amber Kollman, Brett Schlaegel, Jordan Hrabe; (second row) Lizzy Moll…
Grace Turnbull and Neva Marshall were both celebrating turning 100 years young on September 9th, with their families and friends.For the second term in a row,…
* And So They Say: Perry Probasco: 'I saw a white pheasant last week— about half grown. It's only the second one I have ever seen.' Velma Bartlett: 'The…
Obituaries
Mark William Lee, of Plainville, passed away on June 17, 2026, at his home, at the age of 69.He was born on August 31, 1956, to Wayne and Virginia (Weaver) Lee…
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Alice Rose Lytle, age 90, of Stockton. Alice passed away on Sunday, August 30, at Hays Medical Center.A…
Frank James Schafer passed away on July 18, 2026, at the age of 82, at his home in Littleton, Colorado, with family by his side.Frank was born on May 1, 1944,…
Grayson William Stewart, age 38, of Stockton, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Hays.He was born April 2, 1988, in Hays to Kelly Stewart and Karla…
