Hutchinson Brief
December 15, 2025
Hi everyone!
Let us know what you want to know. We are here to serve! Even when we don't publish a news brief to email, we do update our website, so check in any time!
-Rica Simpson, rica@citizenjournal.us
Todays newsletter sponsor
News
Hutchinson obituaries
Hutchinson Obituaries Rome, James DiNitto, Michael Allan Hein, Darlene M. Kindall, Kyle David Lentz, Ralph Eugene “Gene” Parker, Richard Castleberry, Thomas Gordon, Elizabeth Page, Tod Sheahan, Phyllis Smith, Howard Source: Legacy.com - Hutchinson, Kansas Obituaries
Rica Simpson
Area police logs
Daily Jail Log - Friday, December 13, 2025 3:31 PM • Theft - Shoplifting
ERIN E. STOWELL, white female, age 33, 703 E 3RD AVE, was arrested for Theft from Walmart. 1:59 AM • Traffic - DUI
GERALD GONZALEZ, white male, age 43, 127 DOWNING RD was arrested for 1)
Rica Simpson
Early morning blaze damages Hutchinson structure
Information obtained from Hutchinson Fire Department, Division Chief of Operations, Jeremy Unruh
Rica Simpson
Sheriff’s office warns of jail impersonation scam targeting inmates’ families
Information obtained from Reno County Sheriff’s Office
Rica Simpson
Events
StartUp Hutch to host entrepreneurship workshop in Buhler
Information obtained from StartUp Hutch
Rica Simpson
Hutchinson Public Library to host holiday cookie exchange Dec. 20
Information obtained from Hutchinson Public Library
Rica Simpson
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,
Rica Simpson
Sports
Hutchinson cruises to 55-37 win over Buhler
Story & photos by Dale Grosbach
Rica Simpson
High School Sports Network
Help citizen journal build a kansas high school sports scores network
Greg Loving
Opinion
KFB Insight: Celebrating holidays and family
Jackie Mundt, Pratt County farmer and rancher
Rica Simpson
🌤️Weather
Sponsors (click me!)
US News
Top 6 US news stories
December 15 2025
Greg Loving
Top 5 US news stories
December 12 2025
Greg Loving
🌾KS News
Top 5 Kansas news stories
December 15 2025
Greg Loving
Kansas Unemployment Holds Steady at 3.8% While National Rate Climbs
State jobless rate remains below national average as Kansas workforce shows resilience amid broader economic uncertainty
Greg Loving
Found a mistake? Have a news tip or feedback to share? Contact our newsroom using the button below:
citizen journal offers three flagship products: a daily national news summary, a daily Kansas news summary, and local news and school board summaries from 15 cities across Kansas. Use the links in the header to navigate to national, Kansas, and local coverage. Subscribe to each, some, or all to get an email when new issues are published for FREE!
Contact: rica@citizenjournal.us
