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Commerce Awards $380,000 for Rural Counties to Market ROZ Program

By the Kansas Department of Commerce   TOPEKA, Kan. — Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $380,000 has been awarded to 40 Kansas counties in the first round of Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZ) Local Marketing Grants. The funds are intended to help... Read More.

Brush 71 Gets Deployed to the Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon

By the Hutchinson Fire Department   HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Fire Department's Brush 71 and crew have accepted an assignment to the Durkee fire in Eastern Oregon. This crew left the station today at 3:30 p.m. The Durkee Fire is a growing fire of approximately... Read More.

Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre Receives Kansas Arts Commission Grant

By Hutchinson's Historic Fox Theatre   HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $1,295,450 has been awarded to 108 recipients in the latest round of Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) grant funding. The funds will support museums, arts education, music, dance,... Read More.

Atrium Owner Directed to Repair or Demolish Salina Property

By Lucky Kidd   SALINA, Kan. — The owner of Hutchinson's Atrium Hotel and Conference Center has been ordered to repair or demolish a closed hotel property in Salina. Following a public hearing, Salina City Commissioners Monday adopted a resolution declaring the former Ambassador Hotel on... Read More.

Chase and Crash Lead to Arrest

By Lucky Kidd   HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One man is in custody after a pursuit that resulted in a crash and a shot being filed Monday afternoon just east of downtown Hutchinson. According to the Hutchinson Police Department, agents from the Kansas Department of Corrections Task Force... Read More.