Pre-K enrollment under way in USD 308
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Public Schools continue to take applications for the district’s pre-kindergarten program for the 2014-15 school year. The program will be offered at Lincoln Elementary...
View ArticleFull house for Thursday Coffee at the Cosmo
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Former shuttle astronaut Dr. Steven Hawley was the guest speaker for Thursday’s Coffee at the Cosmo. Before a full house, Hawley spoke about his 1999 mission on Shuttle Columbia and...
View ArticleHutchinson player claims $230,000 Super Kansas Cash jackpot
TOPEKA, KAN. – A Hutchinson man has been keeping a secret for nearly three weeks. The secret: he’s the winner of a $230,000 Super Kansas Cash jackpot! The player, who asked the Lottery not to identify...
View ArticleSentencing in for Hutch man in three cases scheduled again Friday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a one week delay, the sentencing for a 35-year-old Hutchinson man who entered guilty pleas in three cases back in May is scheduled again for Friday The latest case against...
View ArticleArson arrest leads to formal charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 38-year-old Hutchinson man who was arrested on July 14th for allegedly setting three dumpsters on fire was in court Thursday morning for the formal reading of charges. Robin...
View ArticleHutch man scheduled for sentencing Friday in child sex case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 25-year-old Hutchinson man convicted on child sex charges is scheduled to be sentenced Friday afternoon. Michael Wayne Stahl entered pleas to four counts of aggravated indecent...
View ArticleDirt Band concert a success
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band made for a great turn out at the Fox Theatre last night, and it was a big benefit financially for the Fox. The performance by the popular band was funded...
View ArticleUnemployment jumps in Reno County
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The unemployment rate for the city of Hutchinson jumped by a half percentage point from the previous month, according to figures released today by the Kansas Department of Labor. The...
View ArticlePower plant still a part of Westar’s future
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — It’s been providing power in some capacity for more than 60 years, and it will continue to do so. Rumors and rumblings that the Westar Power facility on the east side of the city was...
View ArticleAppeals Court again vacates sentence in 2006 clothes dryer case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 34-year-old Hutchinson man, already being sentenced multiple times for a 2006 case where he was convicted of abuse of a child and aggravated endangerment of a child, will...
View ArticleHutch man sentenced to three years in criminal cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a one week delay, a 35-year-old Hutchinson man was sentenced to a total of three years in prison. Dominic Vargas entered guilty pleas in the three cases against him back in...
View ArticleHutch man granted new lawyer in child sex case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 25-year-old Hutchinson man convicted on child sex charges was scheduled for sentencing Friday, but at the last minute decided he was unhappy with his lawyer, Justin Bravi with the...
View ArticleOver 2000 Reno Co. concealed carry applications in 2014 fiscal year
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt TOPEKA – The attorney general’s office received more than 14,000 applications for concealed carry licenses in the recently ended 2014 fiscal year, Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleHEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. TIMING…DANGEROUS HEAT...
View Article7-day forecast
Summer heat will build across the region for today and Tuesday with dangerous afternoon heat indices surpassing 100 degrees for all locations. ———- Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South...
View ArticleUP to improve grade crossings
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County did its part in closing two railroad-grade crossings southwest of Hutchinson recently. Now Union pacific is holding up their end of the deal. Reno County Commissioners...
View ArticleCity budget work continues
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council will meet for another workshop on the 2015 fiscal budget. The Council is looking to trim what is a proposed 2.565 mill increase in the budget for next...
View ArticleMan jailed for robbery, battery and drug charges expected in court Tuesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 19-year-old Hutchinson man arrested on July 15 for suspicion of aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, possession with intent to distribute synthetic marijuana, criminal...
View ArticleExecutive VP, Associated General Contractors to speak at Chamber Luncheon
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Mike Gibson, Executive Vice President for The Associated General Contractors of Kansas, will address the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce during a Membership Luncheon on...
View ArticlePolice deal with disturbed subject
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Police were put in a scary situation last night in dealing with a disturbed woman and her children. Authorities were called out just before 6 p.m. to the 200 block of S....
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