> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citizenjournal.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hutchinson Brief - URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hutchinson-brief-89/ - Published: 2025-12-15T15:20:14.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-04T02:34:07.000Z - Description: December 15, 2025 - Author: Rica Simpson - Tags: email, hutch, #brief *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 obituariesHutchinson 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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3746.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/obit-candle-6-3.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/hutchinson-obituaries-84/) [Area police logsDaily 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)![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3731.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Protect-and-Serve-6-14.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/area-police-logs-72/) [Early morning blaze damages Hutchinson structureInformation obtained from Hutchinson Fire Department, Division Chief of Operations, Jeremy Unruh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3750.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Hutch-fire-1-3.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/early-morning-blaze-damages-hutchinson-structure/) [Sheriff’s office warns of jail impersonation scam targeting inmates’ familiesInformation obtained from Reno County Sheriff’s Office![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3727.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Reno-County-Sheriff-3.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/sheriffs-office-warns-of-jail-impersonation-scam-targeting-inmates-families/) --- ## Events [StartUp Hutch to host entrepreneurship workshop in BuhlerInformation obtained from StartUp Hutch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3725.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/startup-1-7.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/startup-hutch-to-host-entrepreneurship-workshop-in-buhler/) [Hutchinson Public Library to host holiday cookie exchange Dec. 20Information obtained from Hutchinson Public Library![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3726.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/cookie-2.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/hutchinson-public-library-to-host-holiday-cookie-exchange-dec-20/) [Hutchinson Emancipation to host Watch Night celebration on New Year’s EveHUTCHINSON, 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,![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3267.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/583006017_864928952987833_8294800259133643710_n.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/hutchinson-emancipation-to-host-watch-night-celebration-on-new-years-eve/) --- ## Sports [Hutchinson cruises to 55-37 win over BuhlerStory & photos by Dale Grosbach![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3730.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/20251212_0686_ACR18-1.JPG)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/hutchinson-cruises-to-55-37-win-over-buhler/) [High School Sports NetworkHelp citizen journal build a kansas high school sports scores network![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3250.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/ks-mascots-12.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/high-school-sports-network/) --- ## Opinion [KFB Insight: Celebrating holidays and familyJackie Mundt, Pratt County farmer and rancher![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3747.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Jackie-Mundt-9.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/kfb-insight-celebrating-holidays-and-family/) --- ## 🌤️Weather ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2025/12/image-18.png) --- ## Sponsors (click me!) ## US News [Top 6 US news storiesDecember 15 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3733.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-36.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-6-us-news-stories/) [Top 5 US news storiesDecember 12 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3721.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-23-6.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-78/) --- ## 🌾KS News [Top 5 Kansas news storiesDecember 15 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3748.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-12-13-25-at-5.03---PM-2-1.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-82/) [Kansas Unemployment Holds Steady at 3.8% While National Rate ClimbsState jobless rate remains below national average as Kansas workforce shows resilience amid broader economic uncertainty![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3734.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-12-13-25-at-5.03---PM-1-1.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-unemployment-holds-steady-at-3-8-while-national-rate-climbs/) --- Found a mistake? 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