Wellington city cleanup sets new record and council actions
City manager Glen Taylor reported the Wellington clean-up week was the most successful ever with more junk hauled to the landfill. Two city crews operated thanks to a summer youth program. hours at parks were set to close by midnight with 1 a.m. permission possible for events. Council discussed hospital insurance options from Texas Municipal League and Prudential, with a decision due July 1.
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City of Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Marian Airpark Ball Park
Ellison Park
Texas Municipal League
Prudential Insurance
Hospital weighing mobile imaging service for county residents
Collingsworth General Hospital explored joining St. Anthony's and ten other hospitals to run a mobile breast imaging unit. The proposed service would tour the area in a mobile home style vehicle, visiting Wellington monthly or biweekly as needed, using X ray ultrasound and heat imaging. The board discussed but took no action on hiring a physician recruiting service or buying Dr. Holcomb's clinic. They approved a 2892 dollar automatic blood pressure monitor and noted May home health visits and Medicare survey actions. Board attendance and absences were listed.
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Collingsworth General Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital
Perry Foster
Wellington
Foster
American Cancer Society
Carter Holcomb
Dr. Holcomb
Home Health Agency
Cindy Crawford
Memphis
Corky Bowen
Emory Ewing
J.M. Orr
Loretta Weight
Yates Parker
Robert Owens
Bill Patrick
Rain Delays Harvest Hurt Wheat Crop in Collingsworth County
Rain slows harvest across Collingsworth County, lowering wheat test weight and promoting weed growth alongside rust. Glenn Warrick of Warricks Inc notes 6 to 7 days of favorable weather would allow crews to catch up and bring most grain to elevators.
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Collingsworth County
Glenn Warrick
Warricks, Inc
Collingsworth
Wellington
County Grants Push For Combined Library Plan
Collingsworth County won state preapproval for a 100000 LSCA construction grant to build a joint school and public library. Aiming for an August 31 contract, the project will rely on $150000 from the school district and private donations via the new Collingsworth County Endowment.
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Collingsworth
Texas State Library
William D. Gooch
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Gooch
Collingworth County Endowment
Amarillo Area Foundation
Judge Attends Panhandle Housing Finance Bond Closing
Judge Thomas Zock Thomas travels to Washington with Mrs. Thomas for a Panhandle Regional Housing Finance Corporation bond closing of about 25 million dollars. The bonds fund multi family and single family housing projects across 20 Panhandle counties including Gray Hutchinson Potter Randall Deaf Smith. Ten percent of units are low rent while 11.6 percent fixed rate applies to single family homes. First time buyers qualify if no home owned in past three years, per Amarillo builder Burt Brinson aboard.
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Zock Thomas
Washington
D.C
Panhandle Regional Housing Finance Corporation
Collingsworth County
Panhandle
Collingsworth
Thomas
The
Brinson
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Wellington High School
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
Ashley Williams
Debbie Benton
KayLynn
Burn Handley Community Center
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