By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School volleyball team returns several players from the 2023 team that posted a 9-23 record, said coach Josie Armstrong. “We graduated two seniors last year and have everyone else back this year including Grace Posch, our senior libero, and Myka Thompson,
CAPTION: From left: Board Members Gleysha Mendez-Rosario, Tad Dower, Cheryl Thompson, Darcie Canfield-Riggs, Valarie Gibson-Smith, Lance Patterson and President Laura Corey. CREDIT USD 308 By Kate Irelan Hutchinson High School Assistant Principal Kyle Sawyer presented to the Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education an electronic hall pass
CAPTION: The road closure at 17th and Monroe in Hutchinson will be opened by the end of business on August 27. This road closure was due to leaking valves in the water line. Several valves were replaced. CREDIT KATE IRELAN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE
By Kate Irelan
Brian Clennan, director of Hutchinson Public Works Department, gave an update on two major road closures Monday in an interview with The Hutchinson Tribune.
“The road closure at 17th and Monroe should be open by the end of business on Tuesday, August 27,” said Clennan.
What happened at this intersection were leaking valves due to age and rusted bolts. Clennan said that the water line valves were leaking and they had to dig them up and replace them, and that there were several valves in this state of decay.
“The bolts were rusted through and not salvageable,” said Clennan. So they had to replace the entire valve.
Clennan also gave an update for the 4th Street road construction.
“Justin Karam is the construction manager, and I am still learning that part of the city engineering,” Clennan said.
Karam was not available for comment when this article was written.
Clennan said that the 4th Street project is part of the annual arterial mill and overlay street maintenance program. They have been pushing to get a completion schedule from the contractor, Pearson Construction out of Wichita. “There is still quite a bit of work to do and traffic control is still set up,” said Clennan.
When asked if there are upcoming projects people need to be aware of, Clennan said that there is a waterline replacement scheduled to start in the fall which will be east of Hwy K-61 and between 4th and 11th streets.
For more information about the Public Works department, visit their website, https://www.hutchgov.com/466/Public-Works-Department
CAPTION: The road closure at 17th and Monroe in Hutchinson will be opened by the end of business on August 27. This road closure was due to leaking valves in the water line. Several valves were replaced. CREDIT KATE IRELAN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Kate Irelan Brian Clennan,
By Gina Long
The Reno County Commission will meet on Wednesday, August 28, in a quarterly fifth Wednesday of the month meeting.
The commissioners will receive Horizons Mental Health Center’s quarterly report and then consider a bid from Sunrise Elevator to repair the non-functioning elevator in the Law Enforcement Center on West 2nd Ave.
The commission will then hear public input on options for exceeding the Revenue Neutral Rate for the 2025 budget and make a decision.
The 2025 Special Districts Budget will be discussed and adopted, followed by the county administrator’s and department heads’ monthly reports.
The agenda packet is available on the Reno County Commission’s website.
The Reno County Board of Commissioners meets on the second, fourth and fifth Wednesdays of each month at 9 a.m. in the Veteran’s Room of the Reno County Courthouse, 206 W 1st Ave.
From left: Commissioners John Whitesel, Ron Hirst, Daniel Friesen, Randy Parks and Don Bogner CREDIT SANDRA MILBURN/RENO COUNTY By Gina Long The Reno County Commission will meet on Wednesday, August 28, in a quarterly fifth Wednesday of the month meeting. The commissioners will receive Horizons Mental Health Center's
NASA EVA Operation Lead Engineer Mallory Jennings discusses spacesuits at the Ad Astra Kansas Foundation Galaxy Forum at the Cosmosphere on Sat., Aug. 24, 2024 CREDIT GINA LONG/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE "Humans in Space" brought a NASA engineer, award-winning Wichita State students, a NASA Solar System Ambassador,
By John Mesh The Fairfield Falcons football team opens the season Sept. 6 with an Eight-Man Division II road game at Hartford. The Falcons, who compete in Eight-Man II District 5, host home games in Langdon against Pratt-Skyline Sept. 6 and the Reno County Sabres on Sept.
By John Mesh The Nickerson Panthers football returns eight starters on offense and seven on defense from a team that finished 1-8 overall and 0-5 in district play. Taylor Bauman, who has a career record of 24-40, returns for his third season at Nickerson High School. He
Monday Aug 26 Lunch in the Park, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at DCI Park, at the corner of Main St. and 2nd Ave. Enjoy food trucks, yard games and entertainment Wednesday Aug 28 Reno County Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 103 W 2nd Ave. Thursday
I was driving on Waldron St last week and was astonished that some of the new Hilton Garden Inn hotel walls had sprung up seemingly overnight. Granted, I hadn’t been out that way for a few days, but I distinctly remember seeing the skeletal framing silhouetted by the setting sun.
Later that same day, I drove down the short strip of Lorraine Street between 11th and 17th Avenues, and I saw a contrasting site—a mix of crumbling walls, rotting boards, strewn glass and a pitted cement parking area formerly known as The Atrium.
I watched Tuesday’s city council meeting in which The Atrium’s owner showed up and twisted facts, blamed everyone but himself, and flat-out lied about the property’s condition, even claiming that only a small part of the hotel was affected by black mold. Apparently, 81 percent is a “small number” to Mr. Joseph. He also claimed to have invested millions after purchasing the property in 2013, conveniently leaving out that the city gave him financial help to renovate the convention space and the HVAC system.
Mr. Joseph owns dilapidated properties in Hays and Salina, and both communities are wrestling with his neglect. Salina has given him more time to clean up or demolish The Ambassador. He claims poverty and mortgage debt, but he has plenty of funds and credit to build several new hotels in Oklahoma and Texas.
I want to thank the City of Hutchinson for tackling the problem of unsafe property. Mr. Joseph was given multiple opportunities to work things out but acted in bad faith and misrepresented himself and the facts. He was given 30 days to repair or demolish the hotel. It was time for action and the council took it decisively.
By October 1, I expect to drive along Waldron and see more progress on the new hotel building. On Lorraine, I hope to see an empty lot where the boarded-up, dangerous eyesore now sits.
I was driving on Waldron St last week and was astonished that some of the new Hilton Garden Inn hotel walls had sprung up seemingly overnight. Granted, I hadn't been out that way for a few days, but I distinctly remember seeing the skeletal framing
CAPTION: For a beautiful and lightly sweet dessert, look no further than this raspberry lemon pound cake, which is moist, full of fresh berries and has a light tartness from fresh lemons. It’s a great treat for summer or springtime. By Lindsey Young If you’ve been following
