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Hutchinson Elementary Schools Come Together for Collaborative Staff Training

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Three USD 308 elementary schools came together for a specialized professional development event for staff on Friday, March 31, 2023. Faris Elementary, Morgan Elementary, and McCandless Leadership Academy, combined forces to host an immersive staff training event called Ed Camp...

Child Care Capacity Accelerator Grant, a County Collaboration

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - On April 15, 2023 the Hutchinson Reno County Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Reno County Child Care Task Force will host an open meeting with all organizations interested in being a part of a collaborative application to the Kansas’...

McPherson College to Show Car at Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance

McPHERSON, Kan. - A vision, 10 years in the making, has come true for students, alumni, and employees of the McPherson College Automotive Restoration program — the only four-year bachelor’s degree program for automotive restoration in the nation. The 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet, entirely...

EnvistaCares Challenge Highlights Kansas Children’s Service League

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Envista Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that it will highlight Kansas Children’s Service League through the EnvistaCares Challenge during the month of April.“Preventing child abuse is at the core of what we do. Our mission at Kansas Children’s Service...

Smoky Valley Teacher Finalist for Kansas Teacher of the Year

LINDSBORG, Kan. - Gretchen Elliott, an art teacher at Smoky Valley High School, and Erin Pittenger, an elementary teacher at St. George Elementary School were named Region 1 finalists for the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year award...

Kansas Tops Columbia to Claim WNIT Championship

By KUAthletics.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Women’s Basketball completed its dominant run through the WNIT on Saturday in the championship game with a 66-59 win over Columbia to claim the program’s first WNIT Championship.

HFD Battles Strong Winds to Fight Carey Blvd Fire Late Friday

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Hutchinson Fire crews responded late Friday to 1715 Carey Blvd for a report of a structure fire in an attached garage. First arriving crews encountered heavy smoke showing from the front door and fire coming out the side door of the...

30th and Halstead Intersection Temporarily a Four-way Stop

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A recent traffic accident at 30th and Halstead in Hutchinson has the forced removal of the signal pole at the northeast corner of the intersection.According to Hutchinson Public Works, stop signs have been put in place, making the intersection temporarily a...

March Classroom Hero Recipient Betsy Dutton Comes from a Family of Teachers

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Ad Astra Radio is proud to announce the most recent recipient of the Classroom Hero Award presented by Heartland Credit Union.Betsy Dutton teaches Speech, Debate/Forensics, and Theatre at Sterling High School. She is retiring this year after 41 years in education,...

Kansas Kidwind Teams Advance to National Competition

TOPEKA, Kan. - The winners of last weekend’s Kansas KidWind State Finals are now gearing up for their next challenge – the National KidWind Challenge scheduled for May 14-17 in Boulder, Colorado.  To qualify for the national competition, teams first had to capture one of the...