RENO COUNTY — (As of 3 p.m.) Things are still quiet, but the winds continue to blow with gusts of 59 mph coming in from the Hutchinson Airport. Rural Fire District 3 responded to a house fire in Nickerson in the past hour. No word on damage or injuries. Westar has restored service to about 65 customers in South Hutchinson who were without power for part of the afternoon. Only minor outages are being reported at this time. Some of the outages are fire-related, but most are due to the wind.

(As of 2 p.m.) Hutchinson and rural fire crews have been battling several fires throughout the day Tuesday. Fires were reported near the Sylvia and Medora communities.

Several other fires were also reported near Haven and just north of Cheney State Park in the 8200 block of Pleasant Valley Road.

Wind gusts have been reported as high as 59 mph during the day and similar gusts are expected throughout the day. As of 2 p.m., the fires had been brought under control.

Westar is also reporting about 75 customers without service due to high wind.