By John Mesh The Hutchinson High School boys soccer team shut out the Wichita West Pioneers 1-0 Saturday in the Wichita South Titan Classic. Hutchinson improved to 2-1. The Salthawks bounced back from an 8-0 loss to Dodge City Thursday at the South Classic. Hutchinson defeated Garden City 2-1
CAPTION: Moroccan lamb meatballs are made with an earthy, spicy mix of herbs and spices and served doused in a delicious tomato sauce that pairs perfectly with couscous and some plain Greek yogurt on the side. By Lindsey Young For a couple months now, every time I
CAPTION: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, center (red shirt), speaks with constituents Saturday morning in the Meadowlark Building at the Kansas State Fair. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said he is receiving positive feedback from his duties and pursuals
By John Mesh The Hutchinson Salthawks football team lost its season opener 37-7 to Andover Central Friday night at Gowans Stadium. “We got beat and it was pretty thorough,” said Hutchinson coach Mike Vernon during his radio postgame show. “They (Andover Central) played well. They whipped us.
Susie Bernard at Bernard's Pit Stop in the Cottonwood Court building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds on Sep. 7, 2024 CREDIT GINA LONG/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE "I want to provide [customers] with fresh, hot, tasty food made with love," Susie Bernard said as she relayed an order
CAPTION: Mayor Greg sFast sits in his mayoral seat in the Hutchinson City Council Chambers in City Hall. CREDIT RICHARD SHANK By Richard Shank Exiting City Hall following a Wednesday afternoon interview, Mayor Greg Fast said while growing up in Hutchinson he never imagined he would one
CAPTION: The Hutchinson Fire Department was called to the report of a fire at the Hampton Inn, located right off K-61 and 11th Avenue. CREDIT HFD
The Hutchinson Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a commercial building fire at the Hampton Inn, 1401 ½ East 11th Avenue, Friday at 12:17 p.m.
Fire damage was contained to two first-floor hotel rooms with heat, smoke and water damage noted throughout the first floor.
Initial arriving crews found smoke coming from the east side of the building and upon making entry they were met with a moderate amount of smoke throughout the first floor, according to an official press release issued by the department.
Staff and occupants had self-evacuated when the fire alarm system activated, HFD crews conducted a search of all floors to ensure that all occupants had exited to safety. The fire crews found a smoldering fire in an exterior wall that had progressed upwards but did not affect the floors above.
On-scene crews worked from the exterior and interior to overhaul and expose any extensions and ensured the involved materials were extinguished.
Fire investigators on scene worked quickly to determine the cause of the fire and found that improper burning of weeds for vegetation control led to the extension of fire into the building.
“HFD would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance- Hutchinson/Reno County Emergency Communications, Hutchinson Police Department, Reno County EMS, Evergy and Kansas Gas,” the release said.
CAPTION: The Hutchinson Fire Department was called to the report of a fire at the Hampton Inn, located right off K-61 and 11th Avenue. CREDIT HFD The Hutchinson Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a commercial building fire at the Hampton Inn, 1401 ½ East
By John Mesh According to Kansas Sports Central, the Hutchinson-Andover Central game at 7 p.m. Friday at Gowans Stadium is one of the notable matchups in the state of Kansas on Week 1 of the 2024 football season. Andover Central is listed by KSC as the No.
CAPTION:Cindy Flores of the Southwest Bricktown neighborhood invites the community to the Southwest Bricktown Fiesta to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month after Mayor Greg Fast made a proclamation at the September 3 City Council meeting for the month from September 15 to October 15. CREDIT KATE IRELAN / THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE
By Kate Irelan
The Hutchinson City Council approved almost $6 million to be moved out of bonds for the Plum Creek subdivision infrastructure construction and proclaimed September to be National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Recovery Month Tuesday evening at Hutchinson City Hall.
Angela Richard, director of finance for the city, asked the council for a sale of $4,340,000 general obligation bonds and $1,615,000 general temporary notes to prepare for the Plum Creek subdivision infrastructure construction.
She said that bonding costs may be higher than expected, and first on the agenda was to approve the resolution to start the bonding process, and then amend prior ordinances to authorize higher bonding because of projected bonding costs.
“The bond sale will be on October 15, council approval on October 16 and bond sales will close on November 12,” said Richard.
Richard said that waiting for the Atrium project to lump it in with the sale of the bonds is not comparable because the legal council said that the Atrium bonds will likely be taxable obligation bonds and the bonds for the Plum Creek project are tax exempt so they will need to be separate.
In other business, Mayor Greg Fast made two proclamations. The first proclamation recognized Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 14 with the theme “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the future together.” Human Relations Officer J.K. Vann accepted the proclamation and said that in order to thrive as a community, it needs to take into consideration the contributions to our community from the Hispanic and Latino communities that make Hutchinson what it is.
Cindy Flores of the Southwest Bricktown neighborhood invited the community to come out and dance, celebrate and eat at the Southwest Bricktown Fiesta on September 21 from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
Esmeralda Tovar-Mora with Hutch in Harmony spoke about the national history of Hispanic Heritage Month and the ways people in Hutchinson can celebrate all month long by supporting local Hispanic-owned businesses.
“May we continue to work together to bring more people to the table and feel welcome in Reno County,” Tovar-Mora said.
Next, Fast proclaimed September as National Recovery Month to recognize that recovery from addiction is a process of change that a healthier, prosperous life is possible, and that the Reno Recovery Collaborative is a local resource for recovery and resilience-based services.
He said in the proclamation, “By building a durable network of community partners, they are poised to offer families the means to build resilience to offset the effects of adverse childhood experience and reducing the public cost of substance abuse disorders.”
Thomas Simmons from the Reno County Health Department and Chair of Reno Recovery Collaborative spoke about the Collaborative and the focus on education and prevention, treatment and healthcare, and recovery and recovery supports.
Other items covered in the meeting were:
The evening meeting had a higher attendance than their previous morning scheduled meetings, and council member Steven Garza said he hoped more people would run for council because of the evening hours.
The council meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 125 East Avenue B.
CAPTION:Cindy Flores of the Southwest Bricktown neighborhood invites the community to the Southwest Bricktown Fiesta to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month after Mayor Greg Fast made a proclamation at the September 3 City Council meeting for the month from September 15 to October 15. CREDIT KATE
CAPTION: Storm Creek Horse Co. Farm & Rescue rescued a stallion (shown) and filly after they were surrendered. CREDIT LISA LOYD By Judd Weil PRETTY PRAIRIE — Storm Creek Horse Co. Farm & Rescue out of Pretty Prairie, Kan. just had a new water well donated to
