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Welcome home, Marine

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Venture from the Collingsworth County Museum and cross East Ave. to the courthouse in Wellington, and you will walk on bricks that were laid by Earl Tompkins in 1923.

Beware any sweet talkin’ robot

Hanaba Munn Welch

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Given the choice, would you rather deal with a brusque human or a friendly robot?Tough question? Me, I’ll take the human. I’m starting to mistrust robots of all shapes and sizes and demeanors. When a robot ends a message with “warm regards,” you know they don’t mean it.

Does the 4% rule still make sense for your retirement?

Keyan Keys

Thursday, August 21, 2025

You may have heard of the “4% rule”when it comes to retirement. The idea is simple: After you retire, you withdraw 4% of your investment portfolio each year. In theo ry, this helps ensure your savings last for your lifetime.

Is wasp venom the bee’s knees?

Hanaba Munn Welch

Thursday, August 21, 2025

A friend of mine claims she’s never been stung by a wasp. She doesn’t know what she’s missing. There’s still time.Wasps got me yesterday. There was collateral damage — my phone screen. At least I didn’t break any bones. One of my pre vious chiropractors broke his hand trying to kill a wasp.

AI: Here to stay

Fred Hardwicke

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

I view AI, or artificial intelligence, not as a single spectacular breakthrough, but a collective series of computer advances that now mimic human intelligence.

The 501?

Hanaba Munn Welch

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

A friend of mine claims she’s never been stung by a wasp. She doesn’t know what she’s missing. There’s still time.Wasps got me yesterday. There was collateral damage — my phone screen. At least I didn’t break any bones. One of my previous chiropractors broke his hand trying to kill a wasp. Not good.

Financial Focus

Keyan Keys

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

You may have heard of the “4% rule” when it comes to retirement. The idea is simple: After you retire, you withdraw 4% of your investment portfolio each year. In theory, this helps ensure your savings last for your lifetime.

KEYAN KEYS

Why rebalancing your portfolio matters — and how to do it

News Staff

Thursday, August 14, 2025

In life, balance is everything — whether it’s finding time between work and family or maintaining a healthy diet. The same goes for your investments. Keeping your financial portfolio balanced is a smart way to stay on track toward your longterm goals, even as the markets shift.

Jimmy Don Lester was engaged to Karen Gale Bunch. The two had formally announced a wedding date of July 12, 1969, to be held in the Blue Spring Baptist Church, Eldon, MO. Floyd Killough Collection

Hero from Quail remembered

News Staff

Thursday, August 14, 2025

For 33 years, a blank space under “Vietnam” on the Collingsworth County Veterans Memorial echoed a statement in a Nov. 16, 1989, Wellington Leader article, “there were no local deaths in the Vietnam conflict.

HANABA MUNN

Possessed by possessions

Welch

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Saying goodbye to a good buy ain’t easy. It’s even harder to let go of something that cost a lot — maybe too much — when you acquired it. Right?Consider wardrobes. M y clothes mostly fall into the first categor y — bargain buys at thrift stores.

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