CAPTION: Reno County Commissioners John Whitesel, left, Ron Hirst, Randy Parks, Don Bogner and Daniel Friesen at the Jan. 8 meeting held at the Reno County Courthouse. CREDIT SANDRA MILBURN/RENO COUNTY By Ainsley Trunkhill In their first meeting of the new year, and the last meeting for
CAPTION: Rep. Paul Waggoner By Michael Glenn Rep. Paul Waggoner spoke in an interview with The Hutchinson Tribune about some of his priorities and thoughts on the upcoming 2025 Kansas Legislative session set to begin Monday, Jan. 13. Waggoner, a Hutchinson Republican, said Speaker of the House
By Emmie Boese Reno County school districts closed school due to severe winter weather conditions on Monday, Jan. 6, through Tuesday, Jan. 7. This was due to a blizzard over the weekend on Saturday, Jan. 4, through Sunday, Jan. 5. Governor Laura Kelly issued a disaster emergency
By Kate Irelan At the regular meeting on January 7, the Hutchinson City Council appointed Stacy Goss as the Mayor and Scott Meggers as Vice Mayor following the departure of Mayor Greg Fast. After a brief swearing-in ceremony, the council took a 10-minute break to celebrate
By John Mesh The Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon men’s and women’s basketball teams will be on the road this week. The Blue Dragon teams will travel to El Dorado Wednesday to play the Butler Community College Grizzlies at the Power Plant. The women’s game starts at 5:30
CAPTION: Sen.-elect Michael Murphy By Michael Glenn Sen.-elect Mike Murphy outlined his priorities and work for his inaugural term as Reno County’s state senator in Topeka in an interview with The Hutchinson Tribune. A Sylvia Republican, Murphy said he would continue working with gold and silver, ESG and
By Richard Shank The Meadowlark Building at the Kansas State Fairgrounds will be a beehive of activity the mornings of January 17-18 for the 24th Kansas Mission of Mercy Dental project. Dozens of dentists and dental hygienists will be on hand to treat patients on a first-come,
By John Mesh Snow, ice and hazardous driving conditions throughout the state of Kansas, including the Hutchinson Tribune coverage area, have wiped out most of the state’s high school basketball schedule for Tuesday night. The Hutchinson Salthawk girls and boys basketball teams (both with 3-1 records) were
The Reno County Commission will gavel in its first meeting of 2025 with a full agenda on Wednesday, January 8. First, two new commissioners will be sworn in. Ron Vincent of Buhler replaces Daniel Friesen in the county's northeast District Three. In District Four, located entirely
CAPTION: The City of Hutchinson provided an update on plans to tackle the Salt City's most recent snowstorm this weekend. CREDIT CITY OF HUTCHINSON By Michael Glenn The City of Hutchinson announced its plans to tackle Hutchinson's recent snowstorm Saturday and Sunday, with a focus on Downtown
