Last Saturday, family, friends, and community members came together to celebrate Adam Ricke’s life by doing something he loved - playing golf. Twenty-five teams, each with four golfers, competed in the 3rd Annual Adam Ricke Memorial Golf Tournament at the Wellington Golf Course.
Today, July 4th, at dusk Hargis Creek Watershed, 1500 N. Keyes St.
Wellington Baseball Association 10U, 11U and 12U baseball teams were in action at Worden Park last weekend. The teams participated in the Wellington Recreation Commission’s annual Wellington Baseball Classic.
I’m really excited to invite everyone to attend the Wheat Capital Quilt Society quilt show which is coming up during the Kansas Wheat Festival, July 12-13, 2024, at the Wellington Middle School auxiliary gym. The Society hosts a quilt show every other year, and this year we have over 120 quits entered.
Hot June evenings are not typically thought of as football nights. However, on one fateful night the best high school seniors from around the state play in an all-star game to support the Shriners.
As part of a highly competitive process, NetWork Kansas has selected Sumner County to participate in NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership. Sumner County now has a new set of tools available to assist local entrepreneurs with business funding.
The Wellington Heat went 3-2 last week. The up and down week started with a tough loss to the Park City Rangers, after taking a 2-1 lead the Heat gave up four runs to lose 5-2.
After 36 years of service, Futures Unlimited’s President/CEO Tom Kohmetscher retired this week. He came to the agency in1988, having previously worked in direct care, special education, governmental regulatory compliance, national disability-related consulting, and community- based program development and operations.
Register your button each night to receive a ticket on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Chamber booth for the nightly button drawing prizes. Must be present to win. Each non-winning ticket is placed into the $500 Grand Prize drawing, Sponsored by: Impact Bank.
Pitcher Bats: L Throws: L College: University of Arkansas, Ft. Smith, AR Favorite MLB player: Clayton Kershaw, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers Favorite baseball memory: “Throwing in a tournament on the Fourth of July and getting to see the fireworks show afterwards.” Superstitions: “I stay away from that.” Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite thing about Wellington: “The watermelon here is very good and the people are very nice.” Favorite Movie: Moneyball Favorite video game: Fallout Studying: Sports Management Home town: Glenpool, OK .