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Hutchinson’s Battle of the Badges Coming Up

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The Red Cross will host the Battle of Badges blood drive on Saturday, January 28, 2023, sponsored by Reno County 4-H at the Emanuel Lutheran Church, 140 E 30th, Hutchinson KS, and January 30th- February 1 at First Presbyterian Church, 201... Read More.

Dragons Answer Back with Big Win at Independence

Hutchinson CC Sports Information   INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (bluedragonsports.com) – The Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team had the answer head coach Tommy DeSalme was looking for after Saturday's 20-point loss at Garden City. Powered by the second-most made 3-pointers in single-game history and six players scoring in... Read More.

Dragons Roll to Season Sweep of Pirates

Hutchinson CC Sports Information   INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (bluedragonsports.com) – The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team extended their win streak to five and improved its road record this season to 4-4 with a convincing victory over the Independence Pirates on Wednesday. Sophomore Mya Williams put together her second-straight... Read More.

USD 308 Monthly Public Comment to Be During Second BOE Meeting

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - USD 308 has moved the monthly scheduled public comment section to the second Board of Education meeting each month.  USD 308 board meetings take place two times a month on the 2nd and 4th Mondays.   In the past, space has been made available for public... Read More.

Match Challenge Brings Nearly $100K to Lindsborg Museum

LINDSBORG, Kan. – The numbers have been tabulated and the results are clear: The Match Challenge to benefit the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum surpassed everyone’s hopes and expectations with total giving of $98,750.61 – just $1,249.39 shy of six-figures! Lenora Lynam, Executive... Read More.

Scientists: Warmer, Drier Climate Affecting Wheat Yields

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KNS) - Kansas State University researchers have pinpointed how much hot, dry and windy weather it takes to stifle wheat production. The recent study found that just 10 hours of extreme heat, dryness and wind together can reduce wheat production by 4%.  Kansas... Read More.

Talk20 Hutch – Seventeenth Edition: January 27

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Talk20 Hutch is a gathering of people and ideas. Each January and July, 10 community members each present 20 images and speak for only 20 seconds per slide.  The idea is that each presenter shares a story or an expertise or an interest... Read More.

More Kansans Calling New 988 Suicide Hotline

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - More Kansans are calling the new 988 suicide hotline than the old crisis number.  The Kansas News Service reports that there was a 15% increase in calls to Kansas crisis hotlines in November 2022 when compared to a year before. The... Read More.

Gov. Kelly Proclaims January as Kansas Radon Action Month

TOPEKA, Kan. - Governor Laura Kelly today proclaimed January as Radon Action month in Kansas. Through a partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Kansans are urged to protect their families by testing their homes, schools and work sites for radon... Read More.