June 2024 – Page 2 – Sumner NewsCow (2024)

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Sumner Newscow report — The Wellington Fire/EMS Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1624 Readus St. in Wellington yesterday afternoon at 5:38 p.m.

Upon arrival, heavy fire was at the rear of the structure. A fire attack was made. Strong winds from the south created rapid-spreading, wind-driven fire.

Multiple hand lines were stretched, and the fire was put out without spreading to the other structures or land. No humans or animals were injured.

Mike Dixon owns the property, while Tim Wilcox occupies it. Twenty-two fire personnel, five engines, one ladder, and one ambulance were on the scene.

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Sumner Newscow report — On Sunday, shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers were called to Woods Park on the west side regarding a single motor vehicle accident, according to a press release by Wellington Police Chief Tracy Heath.

Upon arrival, officers learned that a 2007 Hyundai, driven by a 16-year-old Wellington female with two 16-year-old passengers, was traveling southbound on Lynne Burris Drive, left the roadway, striking the east bank of Slate Creek and entered the water.

All three passengers managed to escape from the vehicle without injury. The accident is under investigation.

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By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Six applicants filed for the Wellington City Council vacancy, which was left with Council member Jim Valentine’s death. The term will last until November 2027.

Those who have filed are:

•Marc Brownlee.

•Kent Douglas.

•Janet Grace.

•Tim Hay.

•Aaron Lee Seyfert.

•James Yates.

The Wellington City Council will now review all applications at the Tuesday, June 18 meeting. After review, the mayor and city council may appoint an applicant to fill the vacant council member position for the balance of the unexpired term. The council is expected to make a selection at the July 2 meeting.

Applicants are urged to attend Tuesday’s meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers.

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By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow— If you have a garage sale this weekend, post it for free in the comment section below. If you can’t do so, you can e-mail us at sumnernewscow@gmail.com.

Happy bargain hunting!

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Sumner Newscow report — In Observance of Juneteenth, all City Offices will be closed Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

To report a non-emergency utility problem, please call 620-326-2561.

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Wellington Police weekend report: Thursday, June 13 – Sunday, June 16, 2024:

Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Sumner Newscow report — The Sumner County 4-H Council will hold a Cookie Jar Auction during the Wheat Festival Picnic in The Park on Wednesday, July 10at 6 p.m. The 4-H Council will use the funds from this auction to help conduct activities during the year. Each of the Sumner County 4-H Clubs will enter a Cookie Jar in the 4-H Fair.

4-H is a program for youth in our community. 4-H believes in the power of youth to positively influence their club, community, country, and the world. The program helps the 4-Her develop skills and confidence to become a positive influence. Skills include leadership, organizational, planning abilities to name a few.

Sumner County has 4-H clubs in Wellington, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Belle Plaine, and South Haven.

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Roger Kerr, known to friends as Kerr-Boom and to his grandkids as Poppa Boom, has hit the final note of his life’s song. Born on June 29, 1954, in Fairbury, Nebraska to Kenneth and Eleanor Kerr, Roger passed away on June 13, 2024, at the age of 69.

He was a proud resident of Wellington, where he graduated with the Class of 1972. A man of many talents, Roger worked at IGA and Walmart in his younger years before finding his career as an inspector in the aircraft industry at both Clark Manufacturing and GKN. All throughout his life, Roger made friends everywhere he went and was the definition of a people person. He had the ability to strike up a conversation with anybody and leave them with a smile.

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by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The following is a list of criminal court complaints recently filed by the Sumner County Attorney’s office.

These are formal charges introduced into the Sumner County District Court system. The suspects listed in the complaint have not been tried by a judge or jury unless specified otherwise. All citizens are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Sumner Newscow report – Changes to postseason formats and championship sites for basketball, football, wrestling and track and field highlight actions approved at the June 12-13 Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Board Meeting. The postseason formats are set by the KSHSAA Executive Board each year.

Basketball –Beginning in March of 2026, the state basketball tournaments will be moving to four total sites. Four facilities will play host to the seven classifications, 14 championships. By honoring the KSHSAA membership voted in the fall of 2023 to qualify eight boys teams and eight girls teams involved at the final site, modifications to the daily schedule will be developed. The schedule and other event details, including classification designations for each site and venue selection will be determined and announced following the 2024-25 basketball season.

Another basketball postseason change effective with the 2024-25 season will come at the 3A, 2A, 1A DI and 1A DII classifications. Each class will be divided into four regions and then seeded into two sub-states within the region: Substate A: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16; Substate B: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15. The winner of each substate will advance to the state basketball tournament. Further format details and dates will be sent to member schools.

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Football –As announced in January, the state football championships will be moving to three sites, with three games being played at each site. The executive board approved the following sites and schedule for 2024:

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Sumner Newscow report— Memorial Services for recently departed Ron and Jean Nichols will be held Saturday, June 22, at 11 a.m. at the Wellington Presbyterian Church at 1419 Western Ave. The Nichols were the owners of Nichols Electric,a popular Wellington business that existed from 1927 to 1990.

You can submit questions to rnjnichols@gmail.com.

Ron Nichols obituary can be found here. Jean Nichols obituary can be found here.

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By James Jordan, Sumner Newscow and the Kansas Wheat Commission — The Sumner County wheat harvest is in full swing this week, and so far, the results have been so good that farmers are in a good mood.

Chuck Dowell, location manager for Wellington MKC, said with harvest now at the halfway mark, the yield has been exceptional, the protein has been good, and the moisture content has been workable.

“We have been getting 40 to 60 bushels per acre wheat, and in some places, the yield has been over 70,” said Chuck Dowell, location manager for Wellington MKC. “That is much better than the last couple of years.”

Moisture is running around 11 to 12 percent, and protein levels are also very good ranging as high as 62 pounds per bushel.

Recent rains have most certainly helped fill the heads. But now, the recent spat of dry weather has helped farmers get the combines in the field. Some areas are still too wet, but if there is no more rain, they should be fine in a day or two. Weather.com is reporting no rain in the forecast.

Dowell said the elevator has been extremely busy. But he expects the number of trucks to start to taper off as some farmers complete cutting. Others will continue throughout the next couple of weeks.

The Kansas Wheat Commission reports that officially statewide Kansas is now 5 percent complete, ahead of 1 percent complete last year and on average, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress report for the week ending June 9, 2024. Winter wheat conditions overall were rated at 33 percent very poor to poor, 35 percent fair and 32 percent good to excellent.

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