Graphic courtesy of NaCl Comic Cons By Gina Long After a wildly successful debut in 2024, Hutch Mini Comic Con is returning to Memorial Hall on Saturday. The event returns after a successful launch last year, continuing with day-long family-friendly activities on the stage, child and adult costume
By John Mesh The season came to an end for Hutchinson High School Salthawk boys basketball team with a 48-43 loss to Hays in the Kansas Class 5A sub-state #3 semifinals Wednesday night at the Hays High gymnasium. Hutchinson finished the season with a 10-11 record. Hays
By John Mesh The No. 9 Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team rallied to beat Dodge City 75-67 in overtime Wednesday night at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in the final regular-season games for both teams. Blue Dragon sophomore women’s players Hailey Jackson, Kahlen Norris, Madi Denison, Jada
CAPTION: Devin Gagnebin, left, and his brother, Jarod Gagnebin, right, discuss a gun for sale at GUNBROS in downtown Hutchinson. CREDIT RICHARD SHANK By Richard Shank An entrepreneurial spirit inspired by their father led Jarod and Devin Gagnebin to launch a firearms business named GUNBROS in Dodge
By Gina Long The Hutchinson Horticulture Club is hosting "Gathering For Gardeners" on Saturday, March 8, beginning at 9 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 407 E 12th Ave. The event is the club's community educational project. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Admission is free, but registration
CAPTION: There have been two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Kansas backyard, non-poultry flocks in 2025. CREDIT KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE By Kate Irelan The highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, is spread by wild birds, and the animals most at risk for contracting
CAPTION: Senior Grace Posch, 3, shoots a three-pointer and makes it Tuesday evening at the Salthawk Activity Center. CREDIT CAPTURED BY DYLAN By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School girls basketball team jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter and rolled to a 60-37
CREDIT: The City of Hutchinson By Emmie Boese The City of Hutchinson’s Strategic Growth Department presented an update on the current branding project they’ve been working on for the city at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Last summer, the city received a grant from the Hutchinson Community Foundation to
By Kate Irelan On March 7, Sunshine Meadows will hold their 25th Annual Gala fundraiser at the Crystal Ballroom at the Burt, 3 West Avenue B in Hutchinson. They will be celebrating 80 years of service and the theme for the evening is “Excellence for His
By John Mesh The 2024-25 basketball season will continue for the Hutchinson Central Christian boys squad with a 63-47 victory over No. 1-seed Weskan in the Kansas Class 1A Division II Dighton sub-state #1 semifinal game Monday night at Goodland’s Max Jones Fieldhouse. Brady Froese led the
