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Barbecue smoker suspected in Kansas apartment fire
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Damage is estimated at $180,000 in a fire that chased a dozen people from a central Topeka apartment complex. WIBW-TV reports investigators believe the fire late Tuesday at the...
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Family Health Fair Scheduled For March 29
Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System and Soroptimist International of Hutchinson will co-sponsor a Family Health Fair, 8 a-m, to Noon, Saturday March 29, at the Sunflower South Building on the Kansas...
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New director named for KDHE Bureau of Oral Health
Cathy Taylor-Osborne KHI News Service TOPEKA — A new director has been hired for the Bureau of Oral Health at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Agency officials said Dr. Cathy...
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Sports Arena Improvement Discussions Going On This Week
The topic of conversation this week with the NJCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in town is upgrades and improvements to the Hutchinson Sports Arena. All this beginning with the talk last year that the...
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Brownback: Fully fund aid to poor Kansas schools
Gov. Sam Brownback TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says legislators should fully fund aid to poor school districts and significantly increase state spending on public education. Brownback...
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Panel votes to repeal Kan. endangered species law
Sen. Larry Powell TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Senate committee has voted to repeal the state’s 39-year-old endangered species law. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the vote came Thursday as the...
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Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle
Hays Post Palco, Kans.–The Rooks County Sheriff’s department and the Kansas Highway Patrol are investigating an accident where a vehicle struck and killed an elderly man in Palco earlier this week....
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FHSU Presidential search down to five
Kansas Board of Regents Hays, Kans.–The Fort Hays State University Presidential Search Committee announces five individuals have been selected as presidential finalists and will now interview on the...
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New Program Offers Assistance To Youth With Mental Health Challenges
Horizons Mental Health Center, a Member of the Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, is proud to begin offering Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) USA Youth to the Reno County community. Sarah Kocher,...
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Man Convicted Of Aggravated Criminal Sodomy Scheduled For Sentencing Friday
A 31-year-old Arkansas man jailed for inappropriate involvement with a 10-year-old child is scheduled for sentencing on Friday. Dustin Kennedy had earlier waived his right to a preliminary hearing and...
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Special Olympics opening ceremonies broadcast live from FHSU 7:30 p.m.
Opening ceremonies for the 2014 Special Olympics Kansas basketball and cheerleading tournament will be broadcast live from Fort Hays State University’s Gross Memorial Coliseum beginning at...
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Community Bike and Pedestrian, Main Street Master Plan Survey’s Online
The City of Hutchinson is working to develop a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan as well as a plan to make improvements to Main Street from 7th to 30th. There are two surveys open to the public for...
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Area Man Expected In Court For Pre-trial Hearing In Stabbing Case
While any progress in the latest case against a 31-year-old man is on hold for another couple of weeks, James “Jonathon Allen” Dean is scheduled to be back in court Friday for pre-trial conference in...
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Hutch Man Enters “Guilty” Plea In Abuse Of A Child Case
A 25-year-old Hutchinson man charged with a single count of abuse of a child entered a “guilty” plea as charged Thursday. Cody Hazard is now convicted of causing severe bruising to the bottom of a...
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Kansas House GOP unveils school funding proposal
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas House Republicans have outlined a plan that fully funds aid to poor school districts but ties the money to policy changes designed to expand parents’ choices on where to send...
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Four arrested in connection with theft from KBI
Salina Post SALINA — Four Salina residents have been arrested in connection with the theft of items belonging to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and a burglary of a garage of a former deputy police...
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Lady Dragons Meet Chipola Schools 3rd-Straight National Semifinal Berth
Points could be at a premium in Friday night’s second national semifinal of the 2014 NJCAA Division I Women’s Tournament as the No. 3-ranked Hutchinson Community College women will meet No. 2 Chipola...
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Effort starts for liquor by drink in dry county
Clay County CLAY CENTER, Kan. (AP) — The manager of a sports bar in one of a dozen dry Kansas counties has begun a campaign to allow sales of liquor by the drink. The Clay Center Dispatch reports Clay...
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Trial Date Set for June In Stabbing Case
We now have a trial date for a 31-year-old man in one of two cases against him. James “Jonathon Allen” Dean as it stand now will face trial on June 17. That date set by Judge Trish Rose Friday...
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Apartment Fire Report Sends Six Units
Hutchinson Fireman were called to the 500 block of North Poplar Thursday evening for the report of a structure fire. When they arrived, they found light smoke coming from the second floor and...
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