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Merit Selection vs. Elections

By Lee A. Johnson, Sumner County resident, Former Kansas Supreme Court JusticeFormer Kansas Supreme Court Justice explains why he believes the current system should remain in place. On the August…

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Wellington’s People

Goff Submits Petitions for November Ballot

Since announcing his candidacy for the District 80 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives last March, Lex Goff has graduated from Wellington High School and spent much of his…

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MEET THE CANDIDATES

An informed community begins with informed voters. As the August 4 primary approaches, the Wellington Daily News sat down with a few more candidates seeking local and state office to discuss their experience, qualifications and the issues they believe are important to Sumner County. Our goal was simple: to provide readers with the information they…

Community Happenings

The Great Race Returns!

After last year’s rainout, the 34th running of the Slate Creek Relay returns at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at South Woods Park in Wellington.

Kids & Connections

Sumner 4-H Students Meet Leaders Shaping Agricultural Policy

Members of the Happy Hustlers 4-H Club recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for a firsthand look at the nation’s capital and the opportunity to meet with government leaders who help shape agricultural policy affecting rural America.

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Sports

Gill Joins Friends

By Ace FinchIf you’ve attended a Wellington High School football or basketball game in the last few years, you’ve seen Abbey Gill in action.Gill, a WHS 2025 graduate, was a varsity cheerleader that used a scooter to get around due to Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA is a disease that progressively makes your muscles weaker, but…

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Stay Informed

Merit Selection vs. Elections

By Lee A. Johnson, Sumner County resident, Former Kansas Supreme Court JusticeFormer Kansas Supreme Court Justice explains why he believes the current system should remain in place. On the August 4 primary ballot, voters will…

Conversations

Wellington’s People

Goff Submits Petitions for November Ballot

Since announcing his candidacy for the District 80 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives last March, Lex Goff has graduated from Wellington High School and spent much of his summer knocking on doors across…