After operating for nearly six years in Wellington, Aahn’s Place closed this week with little warning leaving 30 staff unemployed and 6 residents in need of a new home. As the Training Coordinator, myself and other employees were notified on Wednesday, March 27th of a mandatory meeting to take place at noon the next day.
Thursday, April 4 10am, Chamber Coffee at Memorial Auditorium. This week’s host is the Wellington Humane Society.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and former Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts share bipartisan angst about political gridlock impeding progress on a new fiveyear farm bill outlining federal programs in agriculture, conservation, nutrition and trade.
After starting the season 0-3 and losing a game to Ark City 14-7 earlier in the week, the Wellington baseball team picked up their first two wins of the season against the Andale/Garden Plain Indians last Thursday.
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had several Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters refuel at the Wellington Municipal Airport. This helicopter is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter that’s really exciting to watch fly in.
The Wellington softball team slid to 0-4 as they lost two games to Andale/ Garden Plain. The Lady Dukes were outscored 38-10 over the two games against the hard hitting offense of the Indians.
PRECIPITATION AS OF 5 PM, MONDAY, APRIL 1ST Week: .0” Month: 0” YTD: 2.95” .
The winner of the 124th Kansas Wheat Festival button design was announced during last Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce coffee. Thirteen designs were submitted, and Elizabeth Vaughn’s design was selected as the winner. She will receive a $100 prize, which will be presented during the Picnic in the Park on Wednesday, July 10th.
Mimic is a very striking young man with a beautiful coat! He is just a year old and ready to find a home of his own. He is a great cuddler, gets along with other cats, and enjoys the occasional catnip treat! If you are looking for a handsome guy to hang around your house, come meet Mimic! Stop in this week to meet this special cat! We are open Wednesday through Friday 3-7pm and Saturday 10am-2pm.
In 2006, there were only 6,118 sets of triplets born in the U.S. However, as a community, we have grown accustomed to having triplets in our midst.