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City of Hutchinson Provides Updates on Woody Seat Project, Winter Storm Plans and Holiday Events

Thursday, December 4

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The City of Hutchinson has provided the following updates to keep the community informed on what all is happening. WOODY SEAT ROADWAY PROJECT UPDATE Construction on the Woody Seat Phase 2 project continues to make strong progress. According to Construction Inspector Charles Hensley,... Read More.

Jayhawks Storm Back to Top No. 17 Tennessee

Thursday, November 27

LAS VEGAS (AP)— Melvin Council Jr. and Elmarko Jackson each scored 17 points and Kansas defeated previously unbeaten No. 17 Tennessee 81-76 in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday night.BOX SCORE Tre White added 14 points for Kansas (6-2) before... Read More.

Temporary Road Closure on N. Plum Street for Storm Line Repair Beginning December 8th

Tuesday, November 25

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – [November 25, 2025]- The City of Hutchinson Public Works Department will begin repairs on Monday, December 8, to address a failure in the stormwater line crossing N. Plum Street between East 3rd Avenue and East 4th Avenue. Due to the severity of... Read More.

Consumer Alert: Recent Storm Damage Could Attract Unregistered Contractors

Thursday, September 4

TOPEKA, Kan. (September 4, 2025) — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging Kansas residents to use caution to avoid scams by unregistered contractors following storm damage sustained recently in Kansas. Storms last night produced hail in Harvey and Coffee counties, and in the... Read More.

Storm Wednesday Afternoon Produces up to Baseball Sized Hail

Thursday, September 4

A storm that rapidly developed late Wednesday afternoon northwest of Salina brought up to baseball sized hail in a swatch across Saline, McPherson and Harvey counties into the Wichita area. The largest hail reports came in a band from northwest of Smolan through McPherson and... Read More.

Kansas Attorney General Warns Recent Storm Damage Could Attract Illegal Contractors

Wednesday, June 18

TOPEKA, Kan. (June 18, 2025) –Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging Kansas residents to use caution to avoid scams by transient contractors following storm damage sustained recently in Kansas. Recent storms on June 17 produced hail in Butler, Cowley, McPherson, Rice, Sedgwick and Sumner... Read More.

Storm Recovery Efforts Underway in McPherson County Amid Power Outages and Flooding

Tuesday, June 17

The McPherson Board of Public Utilities has all available crews working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible as of just before 6:30 AM they were aware of about 500 customer outages and are down to about 150 with most of these... Read More.

Monarchs storm back to beat Derby Twins

Tuesday, June 3

By Brad HallierThe Hutchinson Monarchs scored seven runs in the eighth inning Monday, overturning a four-run deficit in beating the Derby Twins 8-5 at Hobart-Detter Field.The win improved the Monarchs, the 2023 NBC World Series champions and 2024 NBC runner-up, to 3-0.The Monarchs did... Read More.

Evergy Encourages Storm Preparation During Severe Weather Preparedness Week

Monday, March 3

Customers can report and track outages using the Evergy mobile app KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Today is the first day of Severe Weather Preparedness Week (March 3-7). The Evergy service area experiences a wide variety of severe weather during the spring and summer seasons including... Read More.

McPherson City Commission Approves Annual and Preventive Maintenance on Storm Sirens, Other Meeting Highlights

Tuesday, January 21

McPHERSON, Kan. — Annual and preventive maintenance on 11 sites of the City of McPherson’s storm sirens was approved by the City Commission Tuesday. The work to be done by Blue Valley Public Safety for a cost not to exceed $5,675 including changing out... Read More.

Allen County Road and Bridge Employees Stay Busy with Winter Storm, Updates from County Commission Meeting

Tuesday, January 7

By Lucky Kidd ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. — It was a busy weekend for Allen County Road and Bridge employees. Supervisor Jeremy Hopkins told Allen County Commissioners they had crews out Saturday for a while, all day Sunday, and again Monday.Hopkins noted he had been out... Read More.

McPherson City Commission Discusses Winter Storm Challenges Faced Over Weekend, Approve Police Department Promotions

Tuesday, January 7

By Lucky Kidd McPHERSON, Kan. — Some McPherson Board of Public Utilities Customers north of McPherson were without power for a brief period over the weekend. Information presented during this Tuesday's McPherson City Commission meeting indicated the initial outage affected around a dozen customers, but... Read More.