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147 years of Hutch Police memorabilia on display at Reno County Museum

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Today, a Hutchinson police officer may be called when a bar fight breaks out, but in the 1920s, a Hutchinson police matron dropped in at dance halls to assess whether girls were dressed appropriately. If Police Matron Marie Baldwin deemed some girls needed more clothing, she tapped them on the shoulder and sent them home. “I am not a granny about these things,” Baldwin was quoted in the newspaper. “But there are some things that go too far or not far enough as the case may be.” An exhibit highlighting the history — sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic — of the Hutchinson [...]

Whimmydiddle continues to be a tradition for shoppers, vendors

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Whimmydiddle is more than just a craft show for Shelly Peterson. It’s become sort of a family tradition for the Burlington, Colo., resident who has been attending the huge Scott City show for about 10 years. “It started out with my mother-in-law and myself and then my older granddaughter and myself came for three or four years together,” says Peterson. (Read more: Scott County Record)

Little Jerusalem opening is Oct. 12

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Grand opening of the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park will take place on Sat., Oct. 12, with the gates opening at 9:00 a.m. and the opening ceremony at 10:00 a.m. The trails will open at 11:00 a.m. The park will close at about 7:00 p.m. Gov. Laura Kelly is scheduled to speak, along with Rob Manes, Kansas Director of the Nature Conservancy, and Brad Loveless, KDWPT Secretary. Area legislators and local officials have also been invited to attend. (Read more: Scott County Record)

Returning home was always part of the plan

info2019-10-06T20:16:10-05:00October 6th, 2019|

There was never much doubt that Clay and Emily Mulligan would return to Scott City. “We both loved growing up in Scott City,” says the former Emily Buxton. “After living in Kansas City, we realized this is where we wanted to raise a family.” After graduating from the University of Kansas Medical Center as a doctor of physical therapy, Clay joined the Scott County Hospital on June 1 as a codirector of the physical therapy department. (Read more: Scott County Record)

Planning Commission could make decision on dollar type stores Tuesday

info2019-10-03T22:45:56-05:00October 3rd, 2019|

The Hutchinson Planning Commission could make a decision on whether to send amendments regulating small box or dollar-type stores on to the City Council. More study and a possible decision could come during the commission meeting on Tuesday. The purpose is to give those who shop at the dollar-type stores better choices for food items. The amendments would call for small-box stores to dedicate 10% of their retail space to such food items. The changes which are already in place in other cities are starting to have an effect on Dollar General stores. The largest small-box chain is beginning to add [...]

Gove Co. represents ‘The Aging Farmland’ in national study of rural America

info2019-10-03T22:29:32-05:00October 3rd, 2019|

In March, a reporters from the Wall Street Journal and George Washington University, along with a film/photo crew from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation visited Gove County. As part of their national study entitled “A New Portrait of Rural America,” Gove County represented “The Aging Farmland.” This group traveled all spring throughout the United States, compiling data and stories about rural America. They presented their findings in their entirety on September 26 in Washington DC. Select community leaders from across rural America were asked to participate in a panel discussion as part of the event releasing the study. Ericka Nicholson, Gove [...]

Riley’s Community Center opens for business

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The grand opening for Riley’s Community Center was held on Post this week. The building that was formerly Riley’s Conference Center, has undergone renovation. Junction City Commissioner Phyllis Fitzgerald attended the grand opening. “It still can be used for a lot of the same things, meetings and events. They’ve got a nice computer room, they’ve got a family room, got a fitness room with child activity space and a recreation room.” The hours of operation for the center will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and noon to [...]

Urban growth springing up in Newton

info2019-10-03T22:47:09-05:00October 3rd, 2019|

Downtown Newton is getting some newly renovated green space, as the Hutchinson Community College satellite campus continues work on a project to turn part of its property (at the corner of Broadway and Oak streets) into a pollinator garden. “We needed to redo the landscaping of that front area and decided to do something with native Kansan plants,” said HCC Newton counselor Bev Wiebe. “When people use plants that are native to the area, they use less water — you need less resources that way — and they also provide habitat and food for native insects, which non-native plants don’t do.” [...]

New museum exhibit honors area law enforcement

info2019-10-03T22:11:31-05:00October 3rd, 2019|

The Reno County Museum is following up on its Hutchinson Heroes theme with a new exhibit honoring the Hutchinson Police Department. A reception was held Thursday evening to open the exhibit. It’s the second installment in a series of exhibits that honors Hutchinson’s first responders and emergency personnel. Hutchinson Police Chief Jeff Hooper says it is great the museum is taking time to honor those who serve the area. “I think it’s a great exhibit the museum has set up,” Hooper said. “I came and enjoyed the one for the fire department. Just the fact that the local museum is honoring [...]

USD 309 gets $25,000 grant for STEM program

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Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 is receiving a $25,000 grant to expand its robotics and STEM programs to include underwater robotics. America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program is sponsored by the Bayer Fund. Across the country, local farmers nominated schools for a piece of the Bayer-funded grants. Local farmers who nominated USD 309 for the grant will be invited to attend the ceremony. Brent Werth and Alan Shive, with Central Prairie Co-op, will make the check presentation during a halftime ceremony at the Nickerson High School homecoming football game Friday at Nickerson High School. The presentation is expected to occur between 7:30 [...]