Rooks County News

More than 1,000 Farm Bureau members representing each of the state's 105 counties will have the opportunity to learn more about how they can strengthen their farm, their farm organization and their way of life, as they attend the KFB annual meeting, Nov.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Shortly after 5:30 Tuesday night, a man traveling southbound on Rooks County Road 2 lost control of the Ford F-350 he was driving.

U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch announced the sentence for Jose Romeo Cazares, 53, in a press statement.

RFB Construction, Pittsburg, has been awarded the bid for seeding and sodding on U.S. 183, from the junction of 55th Street north of Hays north to the Ellis-Rooks county line.

Standing in the massive shadow of what is said to be the last standing oil derrick in Ellis County, Bob Eickhoff was suddenly swept back in time.

Published online 10/3/2009 10:47 PM Small oil operations no well of tax money In the lexicon of taxes, there is the property tax, sales tax, personal property tax - and the "shift tax." Never heard of the last one? That's the term Sumner County Appraiser Della Rowley uses to describe when a tax break for one entity puts a greater tax burden on ...

Rooks County Health Center has recruited a new chief executive officer, ending a six-month national search for someone to fill the position.

Daniel Green's recent column in The Hays Daily News was disappointing. Much about medical care and health care delivery eludes him.

It was a mixed bag for northwest Kansas, with employment falling -- slight as it might be -- in some counties.

After two nights of points races at Rooks County Speedway in Stockton, KS, earlier in the week, racing returned to Wakeeney Speedway Sunday evening, August 16, the third points show for the 3/8-mile oval in 5 days.

Racing action returned to Rooks County Speedway in Stockton, KS, Thursday evening, August 13, for the second night of races during the Rooks County Free Fair.

Rooks County recently received preliminary notification of a grant that will fund the design phase of the new Rooks County Airport.

Racing action at Wakeeney Speedway shifted to the A1 2-mile oval at Rooks County Speedway in Stockton, KS, for fair races on Wednesday evening, August 12.

A native of Rooks County, Frank Dix said he can't remember a single year where he didn't attend the Rooks County Free Fair.

A handful of students at this week's High Plains Band and Orchestra Camp at Fort Hays State University are participating in both band and orchestra rehearsals and concerts.

The city of Plainville and the Rooks County Economic Development Commission are in the final stages of an effort to purchase the former Schult Homes plant on the outskirts of town.

Karen Johnson gives her Model T a crank to get it started back on the road in the "Ocean to Ocean in a Model T" tour, which stopped Friday in Burlingame.

Brent Kittelson doesn't have the luxury of sitting around, what with five -- soon to be six -- quarter-million-dollar pieces of equipment soaring through golden fields of wheat.

Northwest Kansas dodged the severe weather bullet overnight, although hail and heavy rains were reported in a few areas.

Another round of heavy rain overnight sent Bow Creek north of Stockton out of its banks again.