Fireworks sales were brisk Monday morning in Hutchinson as nine vendors marketed their products in the same number of locations. At a mid-morning stop in the parking lot of Dillons Marketplace, a two-person crew was overseeing what seemed like a hundred or more fireworks options with
Hutchinson’s YMCA, located at 716 East 13th Avenue, is “bursting at the seams,” according to David Foster, the organization’s branch director, and is slated for replacement by 2026. In a Monday noon speech to the Hutchinson Rotary Club meeting held at the Hutchinson Community College, Foster said
This weekend, Gina, John and I attended the Kansas Press Association’s annual convention in Lawrence. This was the first time we were able to mingle and meet with other state publishers, ranging in size from the Wichita Eagle to the smallest weekly papers in the state. The
What happened at the Marion County Record newspaper 10 months ago on Aug. 11, 2023, was not a raid. The Kansas Reflector referred to it as a “takedown” in its April 1, 2024, edition. However, In my opinion, it was a “police assault,” by some bad people
I love Hutchinson’s cultural scene, from the top-notch community theater to the Hutchinson Art Center and public art to street festivals, chocolate crawls, parades and proclamations. My favorite week is always Smallville Festival week. From its humble 2013 beginnings to the full-fledged three-day community-wide blur of events
According to the Great Bend Bats Cats baseball team’s social media pages, their clubhouse was broken into Thursday night. The Bat Cats are a member of the Jayhawk Collegiate League along with the Hutchinson Monarchs. The crime has been reported to law enforcement, but the Bat Cats
It was a two-day showdown at Hobart-Detter Field in Hutchinson’s Carey Park.On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Hutchinson Monarchs, the defending National Baseball Congress champions, took on the Haysville Aviators, the Jayhawk Collegiate League first-half-of-the-season champions.Hutchinson (12-5 Jayhawk Collegiate League play and 13-5 overall) won Wednesday’s
The Salthawk Volleyball Team Camp will be July 8-10 at the Salthawk Activity Center. Camp for Grades 3-6 will take place from 8:30-10 a.m., followed by high school from 10 a.m. to noon and middle school from 1-3 p.m.For more information, contact Hutchinson High School volleyball
Hutchinson’s skies will be lighting up next week as fireworks will be fired as part of the annual July 4 celebration that will sweep the nation. City Attorney Paul Brown said Hutchinson’s residents are allowed to shoot fireworks on private property 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Dr. Jonathan Austin, DVM of the Hutchinson Small Animal Clinic, says that if your dog is frightened of fireworks, “Be prepared like the Boy Scout motto says. This time of year can be hard on pets but there are things you can do to prepare.” According
