Hutchinson Brief
December 12, 2025
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Hutchinson obituaries
Hutchinson Obituaries Borntrager, William Damme, Kathy DiNitto, Michael A. Yager, Regis B. Jr. Mulligan, Kylie Lucille Wyse, Tamara Source: Legacy.com - Hutchinson, Kansas Obituaries
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Area police logs
Reno County Daily Jail Log December 10, 2025 7:39 AM • JOSE C. ROSADO Hispanic male, age 44 Charges: 1) PROBATION VIOLATION original charge DOMESTIC BATTERY 2:02 PM • JONQUIL R. PHELPS Black male, age 21 Charges: POSS. MARIJUANA, POSS. DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, CRIMINAL USE OF WEAPON, ITOL, INSURANCE; FAIL TO
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Hutchinson city manager Villegas wins state leadership award
Information obtained from City of Hutchinson
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Hutchinson Public Library launches free virtual author talk series in January
Information obtained from Hutchinson Public Library
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Holiday Fitness Program Offers Structure for Busy Season
Shelly provides free workout plan to maintain health during the hectic holiday seasonn.
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Events
‘Prairie Nutcracker’ returns to Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre
Information obtained from Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre
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StartUp Hutch to host entrepreneurship workshop in Buhler
Information obtained from StartUp Hutch
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Hutchinson Public Library to host holiday cookie exchange Dec. 20
Information obtained from Hutchinson Public Library
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Hutchinson Emancipation to host Watch Night celebration on New Year’s Eve
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A New Year’s Eve tradition rooted in African American history will be celebrated in Hutchinson on Dec. 31 with the city’s first Watch Night/Freedom’s Eve event. The celebration, scheduled at Knights of Columbus Hall, 1200 W. 15th St., commemorates a gathering that began on Dec. 31, 1862,
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Sports
Shaw nearly records triple-double as Hutchinson upsets No. 21 Dodge City 82-66
Information obtained from HCC officials
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High School Sports Network
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Opinion
KFB Insight: Winter connections
Kim Baldwin, McPherson County farmer and rancher
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Kansas Secures $166.6 Million Federal Approval for Statewide Broadband Expansion
State to connect 26,673 households and businesses with high-speed internet through federal BEAD program.
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