As the first snowflakes of the winter dusted Hutchinson on Monday morning, City of Hutchinson Public Works Director Cecil Weible and his crew stood prepared to keep the city’s roads clear and ice-free. “We had all of our equipment ready before everyone went home for Thanksgiving, and we had people out this morning looking for slick spots,” Weible said. Fortunately, Monday morning’s snow was not only small in its amount but it was a light snow, which precluded city crews from having to pretreat city streets ahead of its arrival, he said. “With a snow like this, the wind will blow most of it off the roads,” he said. When snow hits the city, City of Hutchinson Public Communications Manager Jessica Woodyard encourages residents to visit the city’s website at https://www.hutchinsonks.gov/517/Snow-Removal for the latest information on road conditions and snow removal.
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