The Sumner County Health Department was established in the 1950’s for the purpose of immunizing citizens against communicable diseases. Today, the organization has evolved to provide Sumner County residents with comprehensive, cost-effective, and quality public health resources through a variety of services that support women, infants, children, adolescents and family preventative health.
The first of two STEM camps hosted at the Cowley College Sumner Campus focused on storytelling and creativity. During the weeklong camp led by Eisenhower Elementary 4th-grade instructor Vanessa Sawyer, 20 young programmers created stop-motion films and their own podcasts.
The Sumner County Sheriff ’s Office is located in Wellington and serves an area of 1,188 square miles. The Office provides general law enforcement, detention and court services for the people of Sumner County as well as security for the Sumner County Court.
For the last several weeks, Zach Cooper, the new Director of Sumner Campus for Cowley College, has been making the rounds, meeting with City Council Members, Sumner County Commissioners, Wellington High School staff, and Chamber Members, building connections with community leaders.
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office hosts “Coffee and Conversation”every other Wednesday morning at 9am. Local residents can meet and chat with a sheriff ’s deputy, detective, or other members of the command staff in a relaxed setting.
Originally known as the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team or S.E.R.T, the team adopted the name Southern Kansas SWAT in 2009. Tactically trained and specially equipped, the team is a highly skilled law enforcement unit established to reduce the risk of injury or loss of life to citizens, police officers, and suspects.
Valentina came to us with her tiny adorable kittens! She was a wonderful mother and most of her kittens have now been adopted. She is barely an adult herself at just over a year old. Valentina has a wonderful personality, is soft and sweet and ready to meet you! Stop in this week to meet Valentina! We are open Wednesday through Friday 3-7pm and Saturday 10am-2pm. If you are interested in adoption, please complete the online application before you come in to speed up the adoption process. We go in order of application received, so the sooner you get in your application, the better! Valentina’s adoption fee is $10 o cats during her special week!
Thursday, June 27 10am, Chamber Coffee at Memorial Auditorium. This week’s host is Walmart 11am - 1pm, RCB Bank will host the Derby Chick-fil-a Truck in their parking lot Friday, June 28 12:30 -1:30pm, no WALT service due to a Driver Meeting Saturday, June 29 9pm - midnight, 70’s Dance Party, Kansas Star Casino Tuesday, July 2 7pm, Bingo, VFW Wednesday, July 3 5:30pm, Pool Tournament, American Legion Post 90 3-9pm, 2X Prime Rib, Rock & Brews Casino Thursday, Happy 4th of July! Chamber office closed Member News: Wellington Community Theater, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, June 28 - 30th.
Where would we be without the typewriter? For those of us of a certain age, the clacking of a typewriter and the familiar ‘ding’ of a carriage return brings back fond memories. Take a moment and consider how the typewriter changed the world.
Sumner-Cowley Electric Co-op., Inc. provided Chamber Coffee attendees with a demonstration of their new Electric Town safety exhibit during last Thursday’s meeting. Jordan Creed, Director of Operations, and Mitch McComb, Field Staking Technician, guided the audience through a number of electrical safety scenarios during the brief presentation.