By John Mesh The Hutchinson Blue Dragon softball team swept a Jayhawk Conference doubleheader from Colby Community College Wednesday at Fun Valley in the final home doubleheader of the season. Hutchinson won the first game 8-0 (5 innings, run rule) and the second game 9-2. Morgan Tomlinson pitched
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By Gina Long
The Hutchinson Police Department and the Reno County SWAT team arrested a Hutchinson man after a six-hour standoff on Wednesday evening.
The Hutchinson Police Department said in a press release that at 4:15 p.m. officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the area of 17th Avenue and Plum Street and located a female victim at Kwik Shop. The victim was evaluated by Reno County EMS and transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
Other officers went to a nearby residence where the suspect was thought to be located and established a perimeter. SWAT responded after attempts to communicate with the suspect failed. The SWAT team entered the residence shortly after 10 p.m.
Damon Cantu, 23, of Hutchinson, was located and taken into custody. He was charged with attempted 2nd degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery — strangulation, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threat, felony interference with law enforcement, endangerment, criminal damage and disorderly conduct.
Per the press release, the case is still under investigation. Those who have information can contact Reno County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, use the P2Tips app on a smartphone, text RENOKS to 738477 to receive a link to an anonymous tip form, or call the Hutchinson Police Department at 620-694-2816, referencing case number 2025-15291.
All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
CAPTION: CREDIT HUTCHINSON POLICE DEPARTMENT By Gina Long The Hutchinson Police Department and the Reno County SWAT team arrested a Hutchinson man after a six-hour standoff on Wednesday evening. The Hutchinson Police Department said in a press release that at 4:15 p.m. officers responded to a domestic disturbance
CAPTION: Nathan Spencer, Executive Director of Sunshine Meadows visits with Rachel Monger, President of Leading/Age Kansas Wednesday morning during the April breakfast meeting of the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting held at the Sand Hills Center. CREDIT RICHARD SHANK By Richard Shank “The over 65
CAPTION: The Kansas State Captiol on March 17, 2025, located at 201 SW 8th Ave. in Topeka. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Reps. Paul Waggoner and Kyler Sweely, both Hutchinson Republicans, thought highly of the 2025 Kansas Legislative Session, which concluded Monday, April 14. Waggoner
By Emmie Amezola The city council hosted a discussion regarding murals and signage at Monday night’s meeting. No action was taken regarding the discussion. Mayor Stacy Goss said at the meeting that it was good timing to discuss the topic. “Not only did the state of Kansas announce
The Hutchinson Community College golf team won its sixth straight Jayhawk Conference championship Apr. 15, 2025. Photo courtesy of Blue Dragon Sports Information By John Mesh The Hutchinson Blue Dragon golf team shot an 876 total, including an 8-under-par 280 first round and 1-under-par-287 in the third
Hutchinson Blue Dragon assistant women’s basketball coach Phil Anderson, seen cutting down a piece of the net following the 2023-2024 national championship victory in Casper, Wyo., announced his retirement. (Courtesy of HutchCC Sports Information) By John Mesh By Steve Carpenter Hutchinson CC Sports Information Director After Wednesday, Phil Anderson
CREDIT: Kansas State University College of Education Department of Educational Leadership By Kate Irelan In a press release, Hutchinson USD 308 announced that Deputy Superintendent Krystal Young received her doctorate in educational leadership from Kansas State University. Young’s research focused on teacher retention from the perspective of
By Kate Irelan
The traditional Easter egg hunt in downtown Hutchinson will be on Saturday, April 19 and will look a little different this year with eggs handed out by participating businesses along Main Street and not a hunt in George Pyle Park. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance for a photo shoot, and each business will have special giveaways and a golden egg prize for a lucky winner.
Sarah Diamond, Downtown Manager with Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce said, “Hop on downtown this Saturday to gather eggs at participating Downtown Hutchinson shops. The Easter Bunny will be available for a photo at 14 North Main.”
Diamond said that the photo booth is provided by bEpic Events and As Designed Co.
Participating businesses are an “Egg Stop” and each will hand out Easter eggs and have activities and promotions from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Each business will have one golden egg with a prize for a random winner. Easter egg hunters can start their hunt at any participating business. The participating businesses are:
Reffners
Salt City Candle Works (Ave A & Main with photo op station)
Wildflower Boutique
Pools Plus
Sage River Market
WoodNWix
Toy Depot
Harley’s Bicycles
Holly’s Sweet Treats
Apron Strings
Board & Brush
Bin Collector
The event is planned for over the lunch hour, and Diamond encourages participants to also have lunch downtown. Some businesses are planning art activities or projects including Splinters-N-Rust with a $5 wind chime kit, Lit Studios Paint & Pottery with a $5 Ceramic Peep and egg painting, and Cotton & Birch with $5 DIY Silicone bead bookmarks, keychains, and pens. Cotton and Birch will also have sidewalk chalk art. These businesses are also egg stops.
Diamond said, “We’ve done an Easter egg hunt at George Pyle Park the last three years, and this year is the first time doing the eggs handed out by participating downtown businesses. It is similar to the Shop-and-Treat event we held in the Fall around Halloween. We wanted to try something new and help drive traffic and business downtown.”
For more information about the Hop your way through Downtown Hutch Easter event, email Sarah Diamond at sarahd@hutchchamber.com or call (620) 662-3391.
By Kate Irelan The traditional Easter egg hunt in downtown Hutchinson will be on Saturday, April 19 and will look a little different this year with eggs handed out by participating businesses along Main Street and not a hunt in George Pyle Park. The Easter Bunny
By John Mesh The Hutchinson Central Christian and Hutchinson Trinity boys golf teams dominated the Central Christian Invitational Monday at the par-71 Carey Park Golf Course. Central Christian won the tournament team title with a 313 score and placed three golfers in the top four, four in
