Hutchinson Brief
March 4, 2026
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HUTCHINSON VOTERS NARROWLY APPROVE 0.75% SALES TAX
Measure passes by fewer than 200 votes with all precincts reporting
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Hutchinson obituaries
Hutchinson Obituaries Barnes, Virginia G. (Elliott) Bishop, Laura Dickinson, Connie Fast, Timothy C. Gingerich, Linda D. Neptune, Mary Lucille Regehr, Ruth Louise (Wiebe) Rockefeller, Mary Jolene Willis, James “Jimmy” Leslie Source: Legacy.com - Hutchinson, Kansas Obituaries
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Area police logs
Reno County Jail Log — March 2, 2026 5:42 PM
Zander Obermeyer
— white male, age 17 Issued juvenile NTA: (1) Battery — after battering another individual at Saint Francis Academy. Released to Saint Francis. 10:53 AM
Jeffrey McCrory
— white male, age 19, homeless Issued NTA: (1) Theft, (2) Possession of
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Church, Pastor honored by Hutchinson Police for aiding first responders during February tragedy
Information obtained from Hutchinson Police Department
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Construction begins on new waterline in Hutchinson’s Spyglass Hills neighborhood
Information obtained from City of Hutchinson Facebook
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Events
Hutchinson Zoo to celebrate World Ocelot Day with free public event March 7
Information obtained from The Hutchinson Zoo Facebook
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Mixed media workshop wet for March at Hutchinson Art Center
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Art Center will host a day-long mixed media workshop March 14, offering participants the chance to create layered artworks under the guidance of a local artist. Kayann Ausherman of Haven will lead the session, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The workshop
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Sports
High School Sports Network
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Opinion
KFB Insights: Celebrating FFA Week
By Jackie Mundt, Pratt County farmer and rancher
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House Republicans Introduce Bill to Criminalize All Abortions in Kansas
Measure would classify abortion as criminal homicide under existing fetal protection statute, despite voters’ 2022 rejection of an anti-abortion constitutional amendment
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Kansas Senate considers constitutional amendment to define life as beginning at conception
Proposal would grant full legal protections from fertilization, challenging 2022 voter decision on abortion rights.
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