Hutchinson Community College goalkeeper Karsyn Slothower tallied 11 saves as the No. 16 Blue Dragon women’s soccer earns a critical point, 0-0 with No. 8 Butler Community College Wednesday night at the Salthawk Soccer Complex. (Blue Dragon Sports/HutchCC Sports Information). A Top 20 matchup took place
YMCA Branch Director David Foster, left, discusses the plans for a new YMCA facility at the Hutchinson Executive Association meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at the current YMCA facility on 13th Ave. Hutchinson Community Foundation President and CEO Audrey Patterson, right, attended CREDIT RICHARD
Photo courtesy of the City of Hutchinson's Facebook page The City of Hutchinson began ground construction this week on Hobart Detter field today in an effort to boost the use of the field by installing a new turf surface and reducing flooding issues. Several teams use
CAPTION: Hutchinson Community College’s Charlie Box placed sixth overall to lead the No. 3 Blue Dragon men's golf team to a tie for seventh in the Grier Jones Shocker Classic on Tuesday in Newton. CREDIT BLUE DRAGON SPORTS/HUTCHCC SPORTS INFORMATION By John Mesh The No. 3-ranked Hutchinson Community
By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School boys soccer team (9-1-1) defeated Maize South (9-2-0), the reigning state champions, 4-3 Tuesday night at the Salthawk Soccer Complex. Maize South and Hutchinson entered the showdown ranked first and third in the KSHSAA West Regional standings. Maize South led at
CAPTION: CREDIT JANAE DEWEESE By Kate Irelan Hutchinson Community College will host their first play of the season, "The Great Beyond," by Steven Dietz this weekend at the Stringer Fine Arts Center on the HutchCC campus. Show times are Friday and Saturday, 7:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00
CAPTION: The Atrium Hotel and Conference Center, located at 1400 N Lorraine St. CREDIT CITY OF HUTCHINSON
By Emmie Boese
The Hutchinson City Council authorized an $865,000 bid from Kansas Concrete LLC for asbestos abatement and demolition of the Atrium Hotel and Convention Center.
The council passed the authorization at a special city council meeting on Monday night.
Matt Williams, director of community development, said the city plans to bond for the project. Williams also said the city will pay the $865,000 and assess it to the property which will go on the taxes of the property owner. If the amount is not paid after three years, then the county will send it to the tax sale.
“In of course staff’s review of the bids, we took into account the bidders’ understanding of the project, past experience, the thoroughness of their submittal and reference checks,” Williams said.
Williams said the city will not own the building or property during the demolition and asbestos abatement process. Asbestos abatement is required to begin within 45 days and demolition work is required to be completed within 120 days of the end of asbestos abatement.
“The project includes hauling away all of the contents, all of the signage, all of the demolition material, removing all of the concrete, all of the footings within the limits of the structure, cutting and capping utilities, and backgrading the area to fill with filler dirt,” Williams said.
Williams told the council the city received seven bids for the project with Kansas Concrete LLC being the second lowest bidder.
On Oct. 1, 2024, the council heard an update on the status of the Atrium, and with no demolition or visible progress being made and no cash bond from the owner, the council voted to move forward unanimously with the demolition of the structure. Bids for demolition and asbestos abatement were sent out on Aug. 27, 2024.
The council also heard from Evan Patterson from the city’s public works department about an estimated $ 5.6 million water loan application from the Kansas Water Fund. The city plans to submit the application for the loan on Oct. 15, 2024. The city will have 49% forgiveness on the loan. The purpose of the will be to fix 10 pipes that have been contaminated with lead and galvanized in the city’s network.
The council passed a resolution unanimously to approve the city to apply for the loan. A public hearing was opened prior to voting on the resolution but no public comments were made.
The next regular city council meeting is on Monday, Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m.
CAPTION: The Atrium Hotel and Conference Center, located at 1400 N Lorraine St. CREDIT CITY OF HUTCHINSON By Emmie Boese The Hutchinson City Council authorized an $865,000 bid from Kansas Concrete LLC for asbestos abatement and demolition of the Atrium Hotel and Convention Center. The council passed
CAPTION: Kansas State Unversity Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jerome Tang at the Dillon Lecture Series Tuesday morning. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Kansas State Unversity Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jerome Tang spoke of faith, family and ministry to audience members of all ages Tuesday
The Reno County Commission will meet on Wed., Oct. 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. in the Veterans Room in the Reno County Courthouse.
Agenda items include authorizing bonds up to $1.45 million to construct a sheriff’s department shooting range and $450,000 each for new fire district buildings in Nickerson and Turon.
Proposed updates to the county’s vehicle use policy in the wake of an August accident in which a county employee was killed will be discussed. The updates include adding cell phone usage and the safe operation of towing and trailers to the policy, license validity and accident reporting requirements, among other changes.
The Reno County Tag Department is asking for an additional employee.
The commissioners will consider a conditional use permit request to rezone a property just west of the intersection of 17th Ave. and Wilshire Dr. for an automobile repair business.
The commission will also take up a request from the county’s Planning Department for text amendments to the April 2016 edition of the Reno County Zoning Regulations regarding solar energy projects.
The agenda and supporting documents are published on the Reno County Commission’s website.
The Reno County Commission meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month and the fifth Wednesday if one falls in the month.
From left: Reno County Commissioners John Whitesel, Ron Hirst, Randy Parks, Don Bogner and Daniel Friesen CREDIT SANDRA MILBURN/RENO COUNTY The Reno County Commission will meet on Wed., Oct. 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. in the Veterans Room in the Reno County Courthouse. Agenda items include authorizing
By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School girls golf team placed third at the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division I/II Girls Championship Monday at Sim Park golf course in Wichita. Maize, which swept the top five individual medals led by three-time state champion Kinslea Jones with
