From left: Reno County Commissioners Randy Parks, Ron Hirst, Ron Vincent, Richard Winger, Don Bogner CREDIT RENO COUNTY By Ainsley Trunkhill The second commission meeting of the new year saw several transitions of personnel and responsibilities, marked by the departure of Daniel Friesen and John Whitesel. Republicans
Landon Forbes hits seven 3-pointers as the No. 5 Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team bounced back and topped Barton Community College to begin round two of Jayhawk Conference play. (Blue Dragons Sports/HutchCC Sports Information) By John Mesh The No. 5 Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball started a
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The Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce announced the upcoming 2025 Legislative Forum dates.
• Saturday, February 15: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
• Saturday, March 8: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
• Saturday, April 26: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
All three forums will take place at the Stringer Fine Arts Center in the Gallery Theatre at 600 East 11th Ave. in Hutchinson.
The Reno County legislators invited to participate are Sen. Michael Murphy and Reps. Joe Seiwert, Paul Waggoner, Kyler Sweely and Kevin Schwertfeger. Written questions will be accepted that morning. Questions may also be submitted in advance at http://hutchchamber.com/advocacy/legislativeforum.
The forum is presented by AT&T with supporting sponsorship from Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System and organized by the Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee. There is no cost to attend the legislative forums. Members of the Chamber and the general public are encouraged to attend.
For more information concerning the Legislative Forums, contact Jennifer Weathers at jenniferw@hutchchamber.com or (620) 662-3391.
CAPTION: CREDIT HUTCHINSON/RENO COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce announced the upcoming 2025 Legislative Forum dates. • Saturday, February 15: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. • Saturday, March 8: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. • Saturday, April 26: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. All three forums
By Kate Irelan For Phantom of the Opera and 80s rock fans, the Fox Theatre in Hutchinson is the place to be this Saturday, with a Phantom-themed pre-party event at the Baker Ballroom, complete with hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, music, and a silent auction, followed by an
By John Mesh The Derby Panther girls basketball team turned up the defense en route to a 51-34 victory over Hutchinson Tuesday night at the Salthawk Activity Center. Derby, ranked third in Class 6A in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, improved to 8-1. Hutchinson dropped to
An audience will fill the main floor of the Hutchinson Public Library on Friday evening to hear ten unique stories during the 21st edition of Talk20 Hutch.
The scheduled presenters are:
Each presentation follows a specific format, with speakers discussing 20 slides for 20 seconds each.
The event began in January 2014 as a collaboration between K
The event begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. Doors open at 6:30, and there will be an intermission after the first five presentations.
The event will be live-streamed on Talk20 Hutch’s Facebook and YouTube sites.
For more information, visit the Talk20 Hutch Facebook page.
Graphic from the Talk20 Hutch Facebook page An audience will fill the main floor of the Hutchinson Public Library on Friday evening to hear ten unique stories during the 21st edition of Talk20 Hutch. The scheduled presenters are: Phil Auxier Dr. Megan Bartley Jordan Bell & David Naab Daniel Collins &
CAPTION: Hutchinson City Hall, located at 125 East Ave. B. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Kate Irelan Hutchinson City Mayor Stacy Goss made a proclamation at the regular city council meeting that Jan. 21, 2025, is Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon Football Team Day. The proclamation
TOPEKA – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) announced Wednesday it has selected the Reno County Community Wellness Coalition, along with 18 other communities as grantees for its third phase of the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas (Pathways) initiative.
BCBSKS will be partnering with these community coalitions to improve healthy eating, active living, commercial tobacco prevention and mental health.
Since the Pathways initiative began in 2016, BCBSKS has facilitated 748 grants/projects in communities throughout Kansas, including Reno County. The Pathways program was created to inspire long-lasting, community-wide health and well-being in communities across Kansas.
“We’ve seen the commitment from the Reno County Community Wellness Coalition and know they are ready to continue the work to improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve,” said Matt All, President/CEO of BCBSKS. “For more than 80 years, we have been dedicated to helping not only our members, but all Kansans live better, healthier lives. Through our Pathways initiative, we are helping remove barriers to accessing healthy foods, increasing physical activity, preventing commercial tobacco use and improving mental health. We are thrilled to continue this program with our new and returning Pathways grantees and can’t wait to see the difference they make in their communities.”
Each Pathways community will receive coordination assistance from BCBSKS to get started and, in addition, organizations within Reno County will have the opportunity to apply for non-competitive implementation grants to fund projects that will help reach the Reno County Community Wellness Coalition’s goals for the initiative.
Pathways to a Healthy Kansas funding has enabled significant progress in Reno County by fostering collaboration, creating new processes, educating the community and promoting behavior change. Key achievements have included partnering with schools to create wellness policies and nonpunitive approaches for tobacco use, enhancing access to healthier food options at restaurants, farmers’ markets and food pantries, supporting nutrition integration in recovery programs at a local detox center and fostering collaboration among stakeholders through the community health coalition.
“We have seen the positive impact that working together with community members and other organizations can have on our community,” said Candace Davidson, BCBSKS Pathways Coordinator. “With social determinants of health and health equity at the forefront of the Pathways initiative we are able to focus on specific populations, see the needs in our community and make measurable progress. The Reno County Community Wellness Coalition is excited to continue the great collaborations and hard work that Heal and Pathways started eight years ago.”
The Pathways initiative combines community-wide, evidence-based solutions and practices to help Kansas communities improve active living, healthy eating, behavioral health, and commercial tobacco prevention and is structured around five pathways that require collaboration across a community. These pathways include economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhoods and built environment, and social and community context. To learn more about Pathways, visit bcbsks.com/blue-health-initiatives/pathways.
TOPEKA - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) announced Wednesday it has selected the Reno County Community Wellness Coalition, along with 18 other communities as grantees for its third phase of the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas (Pathways) initiative. BCBSKS will be partnering with these community
By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School boys swim team tied for 10th place (with Valley Center) out of 18 teams Saturday at the Andover Invitational with 83 points. The meet took place at the Andover Public Schools Aquatic Center. Andover won the invitational championship with 405 points,
CAPTION: Community volunteers making care packages for "The Unity Project" at Stringer Fine Arts Center on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The care packages will be distributed at Point-In-Time count initiative on Thursday, Jan. 23. CREDIT EMMIE BOESE By Emmie Boese The
