CAPTION: From left: Reno County Planning Commissioners Steve Seltzer, Allen Shafter, Harley Macklin, Public Works Director Don Brittain and Planner Mark Vonachen. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn SOUTH HUTCHINSON - The Reno County Planning Commission voted not to recommend prohibiting commercial-scale solar energy developments
Monday July 29
Wednesday July 31
Thursday August 1
Friday August 2
Saturday August 3
Sunday August 4
Monday July 29 Reno County 4-H Fair at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, 2000 N Poplar St Wednesday July 31 Reno County Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 103 W 2nd Ave. Thursday August 1 Arlington Farm & Art Market, 4 - 7 p.m. at 306 W Main St.
CREDIT NWS WICHITA
By Michael Glenn
Hutchinson and Reno County will face heat indices of 110 degrees Monday and 111 degrees Tuesday according to a weather release by the National Weather Service in Wichita.
“Limit strenuous activities during the afternoon hours if possible,” the National Weather Service’s official Facebook page read. “Make sure to stay hydrated.”
Wednesday will see an index of 111 degrees with Thursday slightly cooler at 106 degrees.
Those working in the hottest hours of the day should take extra heat safety precautions, including watching out for signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The NWS recommends loosening clothing, moving to a cooler area and sipping cool water if symptoms arise.
“With a return to the heat this week, please make sure to look for the signs of heat illness,” the page read. “Check on your family, friends and neighbors.”
CREDIT NWS WICHITA By Michael Glenn Hutchinson and Reno County will face heat indices of 110 degrees Monday and 111 degrees Tuesday according to a weather release by the National Weather Service in Wichita. "Limit strenuous activities during the afternoon hours if possible," the National Weather Service's
By John Mesh The Hutchinson Monarchs dropped a 7-6 decision to Tulsa Sandlot in their second game of Pool A play at the National Baseball Congress World Series early Sunday morning at Wichita State University’s Eck Stadium. The Monarchs (28-8), the defending NBCWS World Series champions, fell
CAPTION: A solar farm in South Hutchinson operated by Evergy. Evergy’s solar farm is approximately eight acres in area. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn SOUTH HUTCHINSON - The Reno County Planning Commission will discuss whether or not to recommend the prohibition of commercial-scale solar
This past Friday evening, Michael and I gave the opening presentation in the 20th edition of Talk20Hutch.
The format is simple: 10 presenters tell a 20-second story throughout 20 slides. The stories vary, from passions to community collaboration to personal struggles and triumphs. Each story is unique, and each story teaches us more about our neighbors, our communities, and ourselves.
Talk20Hutch was a collaboration between Kari Mailloux and the late Patsy Terrell. It debuted in the auditorium at the Hutchinson Public Library in January 2014 and quickly outgrew that space.
Friday’s event marked the 20th session, and Michael and I were asked to present. Originally, we were scheduled to go second, but we discovered we had been moved to the first slot.
We had built our 20-slide deck, but we didn’t write commentary for each slide. Michael competes in debate and forensics, performs in several theater productions, and is a well-spoken extemporaneous pro.
A millennium ago, I also participated in high school debate and did a lot of public speaking, much of it improvised, in college and my early professional career.
We decided that we already knew what we wanted to talk about in each slide, so we took turns discussing the visuals and telling the story of how we met Michael’s proposal to start a local news publication and what we have learned and accomplished along the way.
I want to highlight two slides; a July 14 newsletter mistake and its counterpoint. I like to write my editorials in the late evening. Michael had finished filling in the links and headlines for the other articles published the next day. He left a placeholder for my editorial. I just needed to add the article’s URL and the title. It was late. I set the link but left the header.
When Michael and I are brainstorming, I sometimes ask for editorial suggestions. He jokes, “You’re old. Yell at something!”
The newsletter landed in our subscribers’ inboxes with the editorial header, “Opinion: Gina Yells at Something.”
The next slide was my counterpoint—a screen capture of my editorial published on August 13, 2023, titled “Evergy proposal chills economic development in Kansas.”
“Old lady yells at Evergy” won first place in Div I, II, and III Editorial Writing at the Kansas Press Association awards. My favorite moment of our presentation was laughing at a humorous slip-up with a room full of strangers.
The 20th Talk20Hutch was in the books. Our fellow presenters discussed moving back to Hutch and deciding the stay, transformative personal fitness journeys, remodeling a historic house out of the love of history and community, fixing a broken house while tremendous personal odds, hiking for miles to find the perfect spot to watch a solar totality, growing amazing tomatoes in the back yard, overcoming deep trauma and drug addiction and publishing a book about those experiences, and bravely stepping out of one’s comfort zone to try new challenges…. the stories were unique, personal, inspiring and amazing.
In her opening and closing remarks, Kari invites the presenters and the audience to “continue the conversation.” Understanding that community is a collaboration of unique individuals who bring their own dreams and aspirations mixed with personal experience encourages us to grow and build more connections. It makes us stronger. It is the 21st-century version of wandering the neighborhood and sharing iced tea and lemonade on the front porch.
You can watch the archived video here if you missed the in-person event or the live streams on Facebook and YouTube. Talk20Hutch’s YouTube channel contains most of the prior presentations, and watching some of those amazing stories is worth your time.
This past Friday evening, Michael and I gave the opening presentation in the 20th edition of Talk20Hutch. The format is simple: 10 presenters tell a 20-second story throughout 20 slides. The stories vary, from passions to community collaboration to personal struggles and triumphs. Each story is
CAPTION: Stuffed mushrooms are a fabulous appetizer that are quick and easy to create, with the help of an air fryer. They are creamy, flavorful and a real crowd-pleaser. By Lindsey Young An article by UCLA Health explains that mushrooms are considered a healthy addition to one’s
CAPTION: Katherine Sundgren, Reno County 4-H agent is photographed with award-winning clothing entries at the Reno County 4-H fair. CREDIT RICHARD SHANK By Richard Shank A Thursday afternoon visit to the Reno County 4-Fair held at the state fairgrounds provided plenty of evidence there is no shortage
CAPTION: Hutchinson Youth City Council President Ruby Tovar-Contreras, left, Treasurer Kayelyn Wellington, Vice President Maddylynn Mosley and Secretary MacKenzie Campbell organize donated items for the council’s first drive for the unhoused Saturday in Avenue A Park. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn The Hutchinson Youth
CAPTION: Left to right - Gina Long and Michael Glenn presented their story at Talk20 at the Hutchinson Public Library on July 26. They told their story of starting the Hutchinson Tribune and facts about its first year as a publication. CREDIT KATE IRELAN By Kate
