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Action expected on LOB proposal for USD 308
HUTCHINSON. Kan. — The Hutchinson USD 308 School Board will take action on the proposal to raise the district’s LOB during Monday’s meeting. Under state law, districts must pass a resolution to...
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Williams pleads in drug cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 36-year-old Hutchinson man waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered guilty pleas in two drug cases. Ulysses Williams Jr. plead guilty to an amended complaint of...
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Rural hospitals struggle to stay afloat
Photo by Bryan Thompson Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg is one of 84 designated critical access hospitals in Kansas. - By Bryan Thompson There are a lot of small, rural hospitals in Kansas....
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Disease, drought taking toll on Kansas wheat crop
photo- Kansas Wheat Growers Assn. WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The winter wheat crop in Kansas is showing signs of stress from disease and drought. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday...
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308 Board approved LOB increase
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Public Schools Board of Education Monday approved moving the local option budget to its maximum amount without triggering a special election. The Board approved a...
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USD 313 approves personnel cuts
BUHLER, Kan. — The Buhler USD 313 School Board authorized a reduction of $182,278 in personnel expenses for next year during Monday’s agenda session. The cuts came following an executive session to...
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Jones enters no contest plea
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man entered a no contest plea to a single count of aggravated incident liberties with a child in Reno County District Court Tuesday morning. Etric Jones II was then...
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County sales tax numbers still ahead of last year
HUTCHINSON, Kan.— Reno County Administrator Gary Meagher says the county sales tax numbers still look good. This despite a drop in both the sales tax collection and the amount of sales tax collected...
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Landfill rate increase approved
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – As expected, Reno County Commissioners approved a rate increase for the landfill during their regular agenda session on Tuesday. Landfill fees will increase by $.75 per ton for the...
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HCC student arrested after making threat
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A student at Hutchinson Community College was arrested Tuesday after allegedly making a threat against the college. Nineteen year old Cody Turner of New Cambria Kansas was taken into...
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McPherson man, 2 children hospitalized after truck crash
MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan.- Three people were injured in an accident just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday in McPherson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Dodge Dakota driven by David Jones, 63,...
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McPherson man pleads no contest to first-degree murder charge
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A 31-year-old central Kansas man has pleaded no contest to a first-degree murder charge in connection with the November death of a former Oregon resident. The Salina Journal...
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Eaton reports 1Q earnings
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Eaton Corporation’s hydraulics division saw a 15 percent decline in sales in the first quarter. The news comes as the Dublin Ireland company posted better than expected earnings for...
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Sleep center open house this Saturday
HUTCHINSON, Kan.— The Sleep Diagnostic Center at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center will celebrate its 10th year at its North Main location with an open house this Saturday. The Sleep Diagnostic Center...
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Cottonwood Hill opens Friday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Club house may not have all of the services it needs, and the course might be a little rough around the edges, but after three years of dormancy, Cottonwood Hills will open again...
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Community Master Gardeners tour is approaching again. This year’s tour will be Saturday June 7 from 10 AM to 4 PM. There will be six stops along the tour this year, and each...
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Good Sam capital campaign under way
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Good Samaritan campus in Hutchinson began a capital campaign that they hope will raise funds for a new chapel. A kickoff reception was held at the campus on E. 30th with a goal...
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Gas production up in Reno County for 2014
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Reno County bucked the state trend as natural gas production in the county increased in 2014 from the previous year. According to numbers released from the Kansas Geological Survey...
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Corral captured in Texas
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A Nickerson man who failed to appear in court following a mistrial in numerous drug cases has been captured in Texas. Armando Corral was arrested in El Paso, Texas, trying to cross...
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Love formally charged in rape case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man has been formally charged in the sexual abuse of a child following his arrest last week. Steve Love Jr. is charged with one count of rape and one count of aggravated...
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