Gas prices rising some locally
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Although gas prices have risen some, then dropped a little, the price locally for regular unleaded remains below the state average of $2.15 per gallon. The price locally as of early...
View ArticleNew Magistrate selected for Reno County
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Governor Sam Brownback has appointed Cheryl I. Allen to Magistrate Judge for the 27 th Judicial District which covers Reno County. The appointment is effective upon swearing in....
View ArticleSuspect in marijuana sales case enters pleas
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A Nickerson man who was facing a second trial for the sale of marijuana was found guilty by Judge Trish Rose Monday after the defendant entered pleas in the cases. Armando Corral...
View Article2 people charged in drug case waive preliminary hearing
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two people arrested in a drug distribution case both waived their preliminary hearings in the case. Nicole Hays is charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of...
View ArticleNext Dillon Lecture Series speech coming Oct. 6
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Derreck Kayongo, humanitarian relief expert and Global Soap Project Founder, will be the third speaker for the 2015 Ray and Stella Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community...
View ArticleTwo elementary school boundary proposals come before committee
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The committee that will recommend changes to the elementary school boundaries for Hutchinson USD 308 got a first look at two different proposals on Tuesday night. The committee went...
View ArticleSiemens wins another Oklahoma wind contract
HUTCHINSON, Kan — Siemens has been awarded an order from Apex Clean Energy to supply, support installation and provide long-term service for 66 wind turbines for the Grant Wind project in Grant County,...
View ArticleMinor accident closes down southbound Main Street
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – One person was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center to be checked out after a two vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon at 5th & Main. A vehicle traveling northbound and...
View ArticleMan bound over for trial in drug distribution case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 29-year-old Hutchinson man charged with the alleged distribution of drugs was in court this week where he was bound over for trial. Bryan Green now faces trial for possession of...
View ArticleHearing scheduled again in local drug case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After an earlier continuance was granted, we’ll learn Thursday if the hearing for a man and woman arrested on drug distribution charges will be held. District Judge Joe McCarville...
View ArticleMennonite Friendship Communities gears up for annual Benefit Auction
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The annual Mennonite Friendship Communities benefit auction is changing locations and will have a wide selection of outdoor, sports and entertainment items. Doors for the...
View ArticleWhere the wieners hang out
STAFFORD, Kan. — Size doesn’t matter at the Stafford Oktoberfest this Saturday. The wiener dogs have been waiting all year and they’re ready to strut their stuff. These little powerhouses give it all...
View ArticleTrial in accident that killed Reno Co. couple delayed
Shawn and Danielle Schellinger GREAT BEND, Kan. — The trial of a central Kansas man charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after his trailer detached on 10th Street in Great Bend and...
View ArticleMcPherson man to visit site where he lost his brother
McPHERSON, Kan. — Chuck Vetter of McPherson says he can still remember Oct. 2, 1970, like it was yesterday. Vetter was at football practice when coaches told him he needed to go home. That’s when he...
View ArticleHutchinson area accident causes minor injuries
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – One person was taken by ambulance to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after a one vehicle accident Wednesday night. According to the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hutch man’s sentencing pushed back 1 week
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — We’ll have to wait one more week to learn the fate of a 26-year-old Hutchinson man who entered pleas to two felony charges. Christopher A. Vanwye entered “no contest” pleas to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hearing for man charged after high-speed chase continued again
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 23-year-old Hutchinson man who served time for a drug distribution case was scheduled for court Friday for arraigned in his latest case, however once again he wasn’t available....
View ArticleSuspect in beating of Reno County Correctional Facility inmate formally charged
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – One of the two men suspected of beating a Reno County Correctional Facility inmate so severely that he was taken to a Wichita hospital has been formally charged. Antoine Alexander...
View ArticleParolee arrested for drug distribution charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A man just released from prison earlier this year was arrested after a traffic stop has been formally charged by the state with some fairly serious charges. Kenneth Thompson Jr. is...
View ArticleVonachen released to youth detention
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – More motions were presented Friday in the case of 16-year-old Samuel Vonachen. He’s accused of two counts of first degree murder for setting fire to the family home in September of...
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