During the Oct. 16 special meeting, Wellington City Manager Justin Mixon displays an iPad, provided for each city employee to access the street view or the sewer system mode. Clockwise, from left: Councilmembers Brent Martin and Jimmy Cantu Jr., Mixon, Mayor Larry Adams, Secretary Marci Peters and Councilmembers Eddie Langford, Kenneth Warren and Brandon Ward.
Bawcom Farms harvested the first bale of the 2025 cotton crop, ginned on Friday, Oct. 10, at Farmers Cooperative Society #1 in Wellington. Representing Bawcom Farms is Tino Salinas, the farming entity’s sole farmhand, and his family. From left: TJ, Shauna, Alejandro, Tino and Dahmian Salinas.
The Henard sisters share their homegrown 2025 pumpkin crop with Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce Trunk-or-Treaters on the south side of the downtown square from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. Visitors chose a mini pumpkin and painted the keepsake treat. From left: Aubree Richard, Blake Lemons, Rileigh Henard, Seveyah Pena, Evelyn Henard, Anna Henard, Aundrea Garcia.
Rocket Regiment appreciates fans and supporters
Wellington Junior High School sixth-grader Andrew Skelton, center, accepts the championship award for Wellington Gun Club’s Junior Trap and Junior Skeet competitions at the Saturday, Oct. 18 event. Gun Club Board of Directors Cliff Waller, left, and Kent Riley congratulate Skelton.
The membership of the Wellington Senior Citizens Center gathers Thursday evening, Oct. 23, for its October social within the Bura Handley Community Building.
