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Family Community Theatre Presents Lionel Bart’s Oliver! Feb. 15-18, 2024

By Craig Williams, Family Community Theatre HUTCHINSON, Kan. —  The Family Community Theatre is proud to present Lionel Bart’s Oliver!. The musical is adapted from the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist. The plot of Dickens's original novel is considerably simplified for...

Wiley Elementary Teacher Wins Heartland Credit Union Grant

By Hutchinson Public Schools HUTCHINSON, Kan. — For the 2023-24 school year, Heartland Credit Union has awarded $3,800 total for 10 projects through its Celebrate Academic Success with HCU (CASH) Grants. Stephanie Suppes, Third Grade Teacher at Wiley Elementary...

Hutchinson Fire 2023 Awards

By the Hutchinson Fire Department HUTCHINSON, Kan. — 2023 was a great year for HFD. We moved into new Fire Station #1 on North Main. We received our new Truck 1 - 100’ ladder truck. We brought...

Area Piano Students Will Learn from World-Class Musicians

By McPherson College McPHERSON, Kan. — McPherson area piano students will be able to learn from world-class pianists Beatrice and Christina Long in a masterclass on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. at McPherson College's Mingenback Theatre. The sisters...

OMEGA Award Becomes Optimist Award

By the McPherson Chamber of Commerce McPHERSON, Kan. — What began in 2005 by the McPherson Chamber of Commerce as the OMEGA (Outstanding McPherson area Eighth Grade Award) to recognize 8th grade students for making a difference in our...

Emergency HEAL Grants Available to Stabilize Rural Downtown Buildings

By the Kansas Department of Commerce TOPEKA, Kan. – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced on Feb. 1 that $500,000 will be available under the Emergency Response Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (Emergency HEAL) program to bring...