Hutchinson Brief
December 19, 2025
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Hutchinson obituaries
Hutchinson Obituaries Clark, Mary Coon, Barry Navarro, Darick Powell, Thomas Slane, Melinda Trammell, Imogene Webb, Mary Casey, Virginia Hayes, Dixie Ledbetter, Gillian Source: Legacy.com - Hutchinson, Kansas Obituaries
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Area police logs
December 17, 2025 - Hutchinson Police Arrests 12:00 PM CODY GRIFFIN, white male, age 26, was arrested at 205 N Waldron St for felony interference. 8:30 AM CORY SHERBON, white male, age 36, was arrested at 507 N Washington St on an HPD warrant. 8:01 AM COLLIN
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Wildfire burns 500 Acres in Reno County, no injuries reported
RENO COUNTY, Kan. — Around 12:52 p.m. Dec. 18, a passerby called in a fire sighting to emergency services in Reno County. The fire grew rapidly and prompted evacuation of the area between 82nd Street and 43rd Street, east of Blue Spruce to about a half-mile east of Plum
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Kansas elementary school evacuates students due to fast-moving grass fire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Plum Creek Elementary School in Buhler USD 313 evacuated students Thursday, Dec. 18, afternoon as a rapidly spreading grass fire threatened areas north of 43rd Street, school officials said. Superintendent Cindy Couchman instructed parents to pick up their children at Crosspoint Church, 1410 E. 30th St. in Hutchinson,
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Kansas State Fair opens emergency shelter for horses fleeing Hutchinson wildfire
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fairgrounds is providing temporary emergency shelter for horses displaced by a wildfire burning north of Hutchinson, fair officials announced. The shelter, effective immediately and available until further notice, is open to area residents needing to evacuate their animals. Horse owners should enter the fairgrounds through
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Reno County Sheriff’s Office announces promotion of three deputies
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Sheriff’s Office promoted three deputies to corporal during a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Reno County Correctional Facility. Savannah Saiz, Casey Borrowman and Abraham Baca-Perez received their promotions in Fountain Hall, surrounded by colleagues, family and friends. Saiz joined the sheriff’s office in June
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Events
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
Iowa Western rallies past Hutchinson to claim NJCAA football title
Information obtained by HCC officials
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Buhler stuns Hutchinson with buzzer-beater 3-pointer in 65-64 win
Story & photos by Dale Grosbach
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KFB Insight: Celebrating holidays and family
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