> ## 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-91/ - Published: 2025-12-19T15:19:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-04T02:34:09.000Z - Description: December 19, 2025 - Author: Rica Simpson - Tags: email, hutch, #brief *Hi everyone!* *We hope you have a safe and fun-filled weekend!* *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 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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3839.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/obit-candle-8-3.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/hutchinson-obituaries-86/) [Area police logsDecember 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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3838.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Protect-and-Serve-8-3.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/area-police-logs-74/) [Wildfire burns 500 Acres in Reno County, no injuries reportedRENO 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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3836.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Hutch-fire-3-1.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/wildfire-burns-500-acres-in-reno-county-no-injuries-reported/) [Kansas elementary school evacuates students due to fast-moving grass fireHUTCHINSON, 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,![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3818.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Breaking-News-1-4.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-elementary-school-evacuates-students-due-to-fast-moving-grass-fire/) [Kansas State Fair opens emergency shelter for horses fleeing Hutchinson wildfireHUTCHINSON, 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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3819.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/ksfair-1.png)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-state-fair-opens-emergency-shelter-for-horses-fleeing-hutchinson-wildfire/) [Reno County Sheriff’s Office announces promotion of three deputiesHUTCHINSON, 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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3817.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Reno-County-Sheriff-2-1.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/reno-county-sheriffs-office-announces-promotion-of-three-deputies/) --- ## Events [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-3814.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/cookie-4.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 [Iowa Western rallies past Hutchinson to claim NJCAA football titleInformation obtained by HCC officials![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3837.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/loss.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/iowa-western-rallies-past-hutchinson-to-claim-njcaa-football-title/) [Buhler stuns Hutchinson with buzzer-beater 3-pointer in 65-64 winStory & photos by Dale Grosbach![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3813.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/20251212_0755_ACR18-1.JPG)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/buhler-stuns-hutchinson-with-buzzer-beater-3-pointer-in-65-64-win/) [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-3815.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/ks-mascots-14.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-3816.ico)citizen journalRica Simpson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Jackie-Mundt-12.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-22.png) --- ## Sponsors (click me!) ## US News [Top 5 US news storiesDecember 18 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3810.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-59-2.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-81/) [Top 5 US news storiesDecember 17 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3810.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-50-5.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-80/) --- ## 🌾KS News [Top 5 Kansas news storiesDecember 18 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3811.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-60-3.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-85/) [Top 5 Kansas news storiesDecember 17 2025![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-3812.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Image-52-6.jpeg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-84/) --- Found a mistake? 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