Varsity results graphic courtesy of Hutchinson Salthawk Wrestling By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School boys wrestling team posted a 5-2 dual record (3-0 on Day 2) at the 39th annual Colby Eagle Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Colby Event Center. The Salthawks placed 10th in the
Three Hutchinson churches will host a “Blue Christmas” worship service on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 140 E 30th Ave. The event is open to the community.
The service is a collaboration between Emmanuel Lutheran, Grace Episcopal, and First Presbyterian.
In a press release, Emmanuel Lutheran pastor Lisa Simmelink said, “Although we often think of the holidays as a time of joy, celebration, and fellowship with family and friends, for some, the Christmas season means anxiety, stress and isolation. By working together, our congregations hope to provide a meaningful service for the community and an experience of solace and comfort for those having a hard time.”
A Blue Christmas service is held on or near the year’s longest night, the Winter Solstice, and “is to provide hope and healing for those experiencing grief, loss, or other difficult life situations during the holiday season.”
The churches hope the service becomes an annual event, with the location rotating each year.
Three Hutchinson churches will host a "Blue Christmas" worship service on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 140 E 30th Ave. The event is open to the community. The service is a collaboration between Emmanuel Lutheran, Grace Episcopal, and First Presbyterian. In a
By Kate Irelan In their regular meeting, the Hutchinson Board of Education approved a motion to partner with World Classrooms, a company that works with schools to provide travel, tourism, and learning for students on trips to Washington D.C., and other locations around the world. Staff
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 The USD 313 Buhler Board of Education heard a general update on the district’s daycare
CAPTION: No. 3 seed Hutchinson Community College will play No. 1 seed Iowa Western will play for the NJCAA Division I football championship at 7:30 p.m. Central time Wednesday at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. CREDIT
CAPTION: The Hutchinson Community College Football team leaves the HutchCC campus Monday morning on their trip to compete for the NJCAA Football Championship By Michael Glenn The No. 3 Hutchinson Community College football team received a police escort from the Hutchinson and Wichita Police Departments Monday morning
CAPTION: Johnathon T. Carson CREDIT RENO COUNTY
Hutchinson Police Department Investigations Division, Special Operations Division and Reno County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Johnathon T. Carson, 41-year-old of Hutchinson, for the following: Indecent Solicitation of a Child to Commit or Submit to an Unlawful Sexual Act, Electronic Solicitation of a Child 14-15 YOA, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Violation of Parole.
The arrest was made Wednesday, Dec. 11, and was announced Monday via a Hutchinson Police Department press release.
Carson is being held in the Reno County Correctional Facility in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
This case is still under investigation. If you have information regarding it, please contact Reno County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, use your P3Tips App on your smartphone, or call the Hutchinson Police Department at 620-694-2815 and reference case number 2024-49820. Any further inquiries about this case should be directed to the Reno County District Attorney’s Office at 620-694-2715.
All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
CAPTION: Johnathon T. Carson CREDIT RENO COUNTY Hutchinson Police Department Investigations Division, Special Operations Division and Reno County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Johnathon T. Carson, 41-year-old of Hutchinson, for the following: Indecent Solicitation of a Child to Commit or Submit to an Unlawful Sexual Act,
Haven High School’s Sienne DeFrain (24) and Avery Brawner (24) were named to the Kingman Eagle Classic Girls All-Tournament Team Saturday. The Haven girls defeated Great Bend 61-27 in the championship game. By John Mesh The Kansas Class 3A Haven girls and boys basketball teams swept the
By Dan Deming
There was no plan to review Sunday’s Christmas concert by the Stan Kenton Brass at Hutchinsons’ Trinity Methodist Church. But it was so impressive that more people need to know so that, when presented locally for its 50th anniversary, attendance will be overflowing next year.
Consisting of nearly twenty talented musicians from across Kansas, Kenton carols originated in the mid-1970s when Newt Graber, Music Minister at Wichta’s West Heights United Methodist, and Pastor George Gardner had a connection to big band leader Stan Kenton. They persuaded the Kenton family to perform in their church, which was revolutionary then to have big band music in a Sunday morning church service. Graber came to the Hutchinson Symphony looking for additional brass players and found Steve Ambler and Leo Ashcraft.
From there, some of the first musicians to perform Kenton Carols included Charlie Bevan, Bryce Luty, Henry Elder, and Butch Ginest, along with Graber, Ambler and Ashcraft. They got a boost from then Trinity Pastor Paul Matthew, who was one of the first clergy in Hutchinson to provide a history of the carols and host their playing at Christmas time.
A series of the most memorable carols received a heavy brass and delightful drum, piano, bass and stunning percussion performance in Trinity’s sanctuary. The music was greatly enhanced by a meaningful reading of Jesus’ birth and the Biblical Christmas story coupled with a historical background of the music from narrators Randy Doerksen and Allison Johnson, who hosted the event for their church.
The Kenton Brass rendition of “Twelve Days of Christmas” was among the best you would ever want to hear, while a medley of 15 other songs perfectly filled the one-hour program. Wichitas’ Anthony Panek is the artistic and music director for the Stan Kenton Brass Christmas and engineered an exceptional performance, financed by the church, individual donations and with no admission charged. Anyone who enjoys Christmas music and appreciates hearing the old but inspiring, hopeful and meaningful true story of Christmas should put mid-December of 2025 on their calendar to attend the half-century performance they will likely never forget.
Trinity United Methodist Church at 1620 N Main St. CREDIT Great Plains United Methodists By Dan Deming There was no plan to review Sunday's Christmas concert by the Stan Kenton Brass at Hutchinsons' Trinity Methodist Church. But it was so impressive that more people need to know
Monday Dec 16 “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 7 p.m. at the Fox Theater, 18 E 1st Avenue. Part of the Fox Christmas Film Series. Doors open 45 minutes before showtime. Tickets are $5 at the window. Passes are also available for $45 and include 10 movie
