Hutchinson City Manager Enrico Villegas delivers the 2025 State of The City address in the 1861 Club building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds on Jan. 15, 2025 CREDIT RICHARD SHANK By Richard Shank The largest crowd ever to attend a Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Hutchinson was
Daniel Friesen represented District 3 on the Reno County Commission. He did not file for reelection in 2024 CREDIT RENO COUNTY By Emmie Boese Daniel Friesen is officially no longer a Reno County Commissioner. He represented District 3 on the commission and served for one term. He
Graphic courtesy of Blue Dragon Sports Information By John Mesh The 500th career victory for Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball coach John Ontjes did not come easily even though the final score says otherwise. The Hutchinson Blue Dragon men’s basketball team won its sixth straight game with a
CAPTION: Commissioner Richard Winger is sworn in by Chief Judge Patricia Macke Dick Monday at the Reno County Courthouse. CREDIT SANDRA MILBURN/RENO COUNTY By Michael Glenn Commissioners Ron Vincent and Richard Winger were both sworn in Monday as Reno County’s newest commissioners. Winger represents the fourth commission district
By Kate Irelan Mega hit songwriters Nicolle Galyon and her husband Rodney Clawson, along with a few of their friends, will be performing live at the Fox Theatre this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The concert, “Nicolle Galyon & Friends,” is a fundraiser for the Firstborn Fund,
CAPTION: CREDIT HUTCHINSON NAACP By Emmie Boese The Hutchinson Community College Social Sciences department and the Human Relations office in partnership with the Hutchinson NAACP will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Jan. 17-Jan. 20. All events for the celebration are open and
By John Mesh The Hutchinson Salthawk boys and girls basketball teams finally hit the hardwood for the first time in 25 days (because of Christmas break and weather postponements) and swept the Valley Center Hornets Tuesday night at the Salthawk Activity Center. The Hutchinson varsity boys (4-1)
CAPTION: Crow and Co. bookstore, at 2 South Main in Hutchinson. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Crow & Co. bookstore will be closing in downtown Hutchinson at the end of this week. Sara and Lara Crow opened the bookstore in Aug. 2020 in the middle
CAPTION: From left: Board Members Gleysha Mendez-Rosario, Tad Dower, Cheryl Thompson, Darcie Canfield-Riggs, Valarie Gibson-Smith, Lance Patterson and President Laura Corey. CREDIT USD 308 By Kate Irelan Superintendent of Hutchinson USD 308 Dr. Dawn Johnson at the Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education meeting reported that the
CAPTION: Back row: USD 313 Board Members Chris Shank, Greg Lackey, Tim Lackey, Monte Cross Front row: Dr. Michael Green, Jessica Goering, Laura Meyer Dick CREDIT BUHLER USD 313 By Emmie Boese In relation to the Hutchinson Clinic’s decision to terminate its in-network contract with Blue Cross
