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Unemployment numbers released
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The unemployment rate for Hutchinson and Reno County rose very slightly in the latest numbers from the Kansas Department of Labor. The numbers from December of last year. The rate...
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Local woman arrested in altercation in the city Saturday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local woman was jailed over the weekend after she was reported to have struck another woman with a knife and threatened to kill her. This occurring in the 300 block of North...
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Change of Plea hearing set for Austan Kinnaird
HUTCHINSON, Kan. The trial for a Goddard man facing federal charges for robbing a number of Dillon’s stores including the Hutchinson store on North Main, has been continued once again. However...
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USD 308 School Board receives day care update
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – USD 308 Superintendent Dr. Shelly Kiblinger gave a Hutchinson High School day care report to the school board Monday and a proposal for it to be expanded in 2017-18. Final approval...
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Obituaries
Gerald Dean Healzer, 90, of South Hutchinson, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at Mennonite Friendship communities, South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Durham, to Willis E. and Clara M....
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Daily Bookings
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Reno County Jail. This information is provided by the Reno County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history. The Hutch Post assumes no legal liability or...
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Talk 20 this Friday at the Hutchinson Public Library
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Talk-20 is coming up on Friday. They say they have a fantastic slate of presenters this time and that it promises to be fascinating. It’s free attend and will be at the Hutchinson...
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Both suspects now formally charged in beating and robbery case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The two people arrested for the beating and robbery of a Hutchinson man have now been formally charged. Kimber Lynn Thomas is accused of sending a text to Joshua Holmes where he was...
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Selling Rock Salt claiming it’s meth?
HALSTEAD, Kan. – Police in Halstead says that they have been notified that people are buying rock salt believing it to be methamphetamine. Rock salt may be harmful if ingested and Police say they’re...
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Grant awarded to help Hesston shooting victims, first responders
HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — About $225,000 in grant money has been awarded to help support victims and first responders affected by last year’s mass shooting in Hesston. The grant money was awarded to...
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Several Reno County residents involved in six car accident
WICHITA, Kan. — Numerous area residents were involved in a six-vehicle accident near just east of Maize this morning. According to the Kansas Highway patrol, 39-year-old Jennifer Luedeke of Haven was...
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Point in Time Count set for Wednesday night
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County continues to work on ways of providing for the homeless. Each year the number of homeless is documented by what is called the Point in Time Count. That count is set for...
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Plans for old St. Elizabeth Hospital in the works
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Interfaith Housing Services has announced a new name for St. Elizabeth Mercy Hospital to serve it’s renewed purpose. It will be called “Mercy Pointe Community.” The re-purposed...
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Semi driven by Hutch man collides with Jeep at scene of fatal crash
GREENWOOD COUNTY- A Hutchinson man escaped injury when the semi he was driving struck a disabled vehicle in the middle of the road that was involved in a fatality accident earlier. The Kansas...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers discuss higher ed budget cuts
By Mallory Houser KU Statehouse Wire Service TOPEKA— Pittsburgh State University and Kansas State University presidents told the Higher Education Budget Committee on Tuesday that Gov. Sam Brownback’s...
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BNSF to make major renovations to infrastructure in Kansas
Ft WORTH Tx.– BNSF Railway plans to invest $125 Million in Kansas as part of its overall $3.4 billion capital expenditure plan this year. That will include the route that serves Hutchinson and...
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City interviewing finalist for Fire Chief this week.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Interviews are being done this week for Hutchinson’s new Fire Chief. According to Hutchinson Human resources director Tom Sanders, five candidates are being interviewed and those...
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Cox adding cost for those with high data usage
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – You may have already received an email or letter over your Cox High Speed Internet service. They’ve written customers of an upcoming change to that service related to data usage....
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Hutch mans conviction for contempt of court before the Supreme Court Thursday
WICHITA, Kan. – After the Kansas Court of Appeals upheld the conviction for 35-year-old Jose Delacruz for contempt of court, he apparently sought a review with the Kansas Supreme Court, and they...
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Wichita man accused of battering jail officers
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 24-year-old Wichita man paroled here in Reno County back on Oct. 16 faces more criminal charges after he caused a disturbance inside the Reno County Correctional Facility. Michael...
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