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Cowley College staff cooked up a BBQ and invited the community to the Sumner Campus to meet their new President, Dr. Randy Smith, and provide personal tours of the new dorms that are opening this fall.

The Jacob Engle building located at the corner of Washington and Lincoln Avenue is currently undergoing deconstruction in the rear portion of the structure in preparation for reconstruction. The work is made possible thanks to a new community revitalization program called the Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL).

Thursday , August 4th: Chamber Coffee, 10 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium.

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and represent our community at the 2022 Stand Up Rural America Summit in Somerset, KY. This conference featured a number of nationally renowned experts in areas such as leadership, entrepreneurship, downtown revitalization, innovative marketing, agribusiness, business retention and expansion.

Wednesday, August 3rd -Raising Readers Storytime and Craft at 10:30-11:30am Thursday, August 4th --Playdoh Play for Kids at 4pm Tuesday, August 9th -Tech Tuesdays at 6-8:30pm – Trouble with your electronic devices? Come talk to Jarrod Kline. Wednesday, August 10th -Raising Readers Storytime and Craft at 10:30-11:30am .

Talks Street Safety With summer coming to an end, and back to school starting soon, questions about street rules for all terrain vehicles are in the air. To keep everyone safe, Chief Heath provided the following information on the applicable Wellington city ordinances.

Every Monday, Bonnie Cantrel, Lora Fleming, Letha Saunders and Carla Rains meet at the Senior Center to quilt beautiful works of art together by hand. They have been gathering like this since 2009 and take turns bringing in quilts that they then hand stitch together as a group.

To begin, let’s take a conceptual walk down the Midway at the First Wheat Festival and see the sights. Our stroll down the Midway begins at the intersection of Washington and Lincoln.