Lincoln Elementary School will be getting more than a quarter million dollar roof makeover starting this summer.
    A bid by Wray Roofing in the amount of $255, 955 was unanimously approved by the Unified School District No. 353 school board Thursday night, in a 6-0 vote. Board member Leonard Scheufler was not present for the vote.
    Several bids from different construction companies were submitted to the board for the project. Each bid consisted of several different prices to fix different sections of the roof, and a separate bid to fix the entire roof.

    Wellington's Michelle Brown was the winner of the 2008 Kansas Voices Contest in the Adult Short Story Division. 

    This year, 287 Kansas authors submitted 613 entries in the contest sponsored by the Winfield Arts and Humanities Council.

    Brown said she has been writing the past six years and will soon have one of her children’s stories published in “Highlights” magazine.

    Hundreds of FFA members and sponsors attended the 80th annual FFA convention held in Indianapolis, Ind., from Oct. 25 through  28.
    While at the convention, former Wellington FFA member David White received national recognition when he was honored with his  American Degree, the highest degree and award given from the National FFA Organization.

  The Sumner County Literacy Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at the Raymond Frye Complex in Wellington. 
    All parents and children, day care providers and preschools, and all other interested persons are invited to attend the event from across Sumner County, Moreland said.
    The event is geared for children from birth to five years old, and famed children’s musician Bongo Barry Bernstein is scheduled to perform at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m at the Raymond Frye Complex in Wellington.

Fifth grade students get a special treat for winning the box tops contest.

WHS Prom Schedule

High School Public Viewing — Noon to 2 p.m.

Walk-In — 6 p.m.

Prom and Dinner — 6:30 p.m.

Program and Dance to follow dinner

Crowning of Prom King and Queen — 10:45 p.m.

Prom ends and Project Prom Check-in begins — 11 p.m.

First Big Prize Drawing of Project Prom — 11:45 p.m.

Project Prom ends — 3 a.m.

    The Sumner County Community Drug Action Team presented statistics from Sumner County on underage drinking in a high-impact meeting Tuesday evening.

    Now, the SCCDAT group will begin training with the state in proven-effective measures which can be implemented in Sumner County and stand alone without grant funding after three years.

    Around half a million dollars of grant funds could be brought to Sumner County for this issue through the work of SCCDAT.

    The Town Hall meeting to address underage drinking in Sumner County will be held Tuesday, April 8,  at 6:45 p.m. at Wellington High School.