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Railroad crossing sting held in Hutchinson

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Local law enforcement and the Union Pacific Railroad conducted a crossing safety sting on Tuesday.

A consist of UP locomotives ran from Main Street to 17th Avenue near the mall watching for motorists running around crossing gates.

Six officers handed out 13 citations through Hutchinson Municipal Court and 11 more were written through Reno County District Court.

The fine for running a crossing is not cheap. A municipal fine and court cost is $119. If you run a signal in the county, it’s $313 through district court.

Town Club closing after 71 years in Hutchinson

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — It has been a part of the Hutchinson community for more than 70 years, but by Oct. 31, the Hutchinson Town Club will close.

According to Board President Elizabeth Peirce, the club at Sherman and Poplar is closing pending a vote of its members at a meeting scheduled for Oct. 16.

Peirce says the financial picture for the club and membership have been in decline. Peirce says the membership continues to increase in age. There are not many younger residents who want to join. After a high of nearly 500 members three years ago, the number has dropped to around 250.

The closing will also mean the loss of 16 jobs. Many of the current workers have put years of dedication into the club, according to Peirce.

The Town Club started in 1947 in place of what was once the “O” Club. That club was part of the old navel airbase in Yoder. In 1953, the club moved to its present location.

During the Oct. 16 meeting, members will vote on the closing. Those who cannot be present will be able to vote by proxy. Peirce says where things go from there won’t be known for some time after that meeting.

Buhler 3rd, Nickerson 8th at Pretty Prairie

PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — Buhler finished in third place and Nickerson ended up with eighth at the Pretty Prairie Invitational held Tuesday at The Links golf course.

Kate McPherson led the way for the Crusaders with a score of 51, which was good enough for sixth place. Callie Cooper was also in the top ten at ninth with a score of 53.  Nickerson was led by Alycen Berridge, who carded a 56 and finished 16th.

 

Complete results courtesy of kansasgolfscores.com

 

Team Results

Place Team Score
1 Cheney 198
2 Pratt 207
3 Buhler 215
4 Medicine Lodge 221
5 Andale 237
6 Mulvane 243
7 Goddard 247
8 Nickerson 253

 

Individual Results

Place Player Name Team Front Back Total Adjusted Score
1 Rylee Waller ML 45 0 45 45
2 Jalyn Turner CNY 48 0 48 48
3 Mackenzie Cox CNY 48 0 48 48
4 Aubrey Meyers PRT 48 0 48 48
5 Emory Ast CNY 49 0 49 49
6 Kate McPherson BUHL 51 0 51 51
7 Taylor Cummins PRT 52 0 52 52
8 Payton Sheldon PRT 52 0 52 52
9 Callie Cooper BUHL 53 0 53 53
10 Natalie Craig CNY 53 0 53 53
11 Rylie Darling BUHL 54 0 54 54
12 Kalista Rugh GD 55 0 55 55
13 Audrey Bowen ML 55 0 55 55
14 Ryleigh Cook PRT 55 0 55 55
15 Summer Hahn ANDA 56 0 56 56
16 Alycen Berridge NICK 56 0 56 56
17 Ashton Schultz BUHL 57 0 57 57
18 Taylor Ingram MLV 57 0 57 57
19 Shyra Herrman MLV 57 0 57 57
31 Caity Cline ML 62 0 62 62
32 Sarah Skaggs PRT 62 0 62 62
33 Olivia Worsham ML 63 0 63 63
34 Rylee Jasnoski GD 66 0 66 66
35 Kaiden Phillips GD 66 0 66 66
36 Selena Piña NICK 66 0 66 66
37 Jordan Bowman ML 67 0 67 67
38 Alea Boos KNG 68 0 68 68
39 Bella Larraga MLV 69 0 69 69
40 Brooke Farr PRT 69 0 69 69
41 Hannah Goff ANDA 70 0 70 70
42 Maggie Knoblauch ANDA 71 0 71 71
43 Nacona Fankhauser KNG 71 0 71 71
44 Isabella Mead GD 72 0 72 72
45 Allison Carder NICK 72 0 72 72
46 Julia Poorman GD 74 0 74 74
47 Brantlee Allen MLV 74 0 74 74
48 Ashlyn Riggs CNY 75 0 75 75

Nickerson takes 2; Buhler splits in volleyball action

PRATT, Kan. — The Nickerson High School volleyball team continued its fine play from last weekend and took a pair of matches in Pratt Tuesday evening.

The Panthers defeated Lyons in straight sets 25-22 and 25-14. In the late match, the Panthers downed Pratt in three sets 18-25, 25-16 and 25-21.

Also last night:

Buhler split a pair of matches in McPherson. The Crusaders beat Circle 2-0 and lost to McPherson 2-1. Faith Kretzer had six kills for the Crusaders against Circle while Hadley Waldron served eight aces in the match.

In the McPherson match, Kretzer added eight more kills while Maddie Holland and Sierra Sherry added six a piece.

The Crusaders are now 13-7 on the season and 3-3 in the AVCTL.

Salthawk soccer wins close one at Newton

NEWTON, Kan. — Wyatt Johnson scored the only goal of the match with a little over 10 minutes to play in the first half and the Hutch High defense took it from there in a 1-nil win over Newton.

Francisco Villanueva had a great game in the net and collected 12 saves on the evening.

The Salthawks return to action again on Thursday against Arkansas City at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

Union Pacific crossing work in Arlington postponed

ARLINGTON, Kan. — Two grade crossings that were to be closed Wednesday and Thursday in Arlington will stay open after all. Union Pacific was to replace those crossings but have delayed it until further notice.

The crossings at Arlington Road between K-61 and Sego and Sego between K-61 and Arlington will be closed eventually but no new date was given.

The repairs are part of a large maintenance project for UP to replace ties and repair grade crossings. The work will also mean much slower train speeds in those areas that will cause some delays.

Jennison talks about first fair as general manager

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As we told you on Monday, Robin Jennison took over the reins of the Kansas State Fair this week.

Jennison says his first look at the fair from an employee standpoint certainly gave him a different perspective. He says, for the most part, the fair went well. Although, he did receive a lot of feedback regarding the elimination of the trolley system this year:

 

Jennison says the fair is staffed with good employees, but the grounds themselves and how they may change in the future will present some challenges. Jennison addressed some of those needs:

 

For the most part, Jennison says the fair is on solid ground, but did admit some things need to be changed.

Hutchinson Housing Commission meets Wednesday

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Housing Commission will get an update on the city’s rental inspection program during the monthly meeting Wednesday.

The update comes after the City Council voted to continue the program, but have it undergo a major overhaul. The council left those changes up to the Housing Commission.

Amy Allison says any discussion on the program Wednesday will be very preliminary:

 

The commission will also go over the monthly reports of various incentive programs in place and hear from the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative and the Hutchinson Land Bank.

Wednesday’s meeting of the Hutchinson Housing Commission begins at 4 p.m. in the Hutchinson city offices.

Chamber to submit proposal to Department of Agriculture

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Reno County Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Greater Hutch will organize a proposal for the Strategic Growth Initiative launched by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

As a part of this proposal, Greater Hutch is asking for input from agriculture stakeholders in Reno County to identify key growth opportunities in the county via this survey.

Abbey Stockebrand, Economic Development Manager for the chamber, says the proposal coincides with efforts to boost potential ag business in the county:

 

Stockebrand says the proposal to the state will be completed and ready for presentation by December.

HutchCC volleyball sweeps Independence

[ By STEVE CARPENTER ]

[ BLUE DRAGON SPORTS INFORMATION ]

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team overcame 29 combined attack and serving errors and net violations to even its record after a Jayhawk West sweep of Independence on Monday night at the ICC Fieldhouse.

Playing each other for the first time since 2000, Hutchinson defeated Independence 25-13, 25-15, 27-25. Independence moved into the Jayhawk West this season.

Hutchinson improves to 8-8 overall and is 6-2 at the mid-point of the Jayhawk West season. Independence falls to 5-13 overall and 3-6 in the conference.

Eden Hiebert and Lexi Hogan led the Blue Dragons with nine kills each. Chloe Partridge added eight kills and Elena Takova had six kills. Hiebert hit .444 and Hogan hit .412.

The Blue Dragons had 35 total kills, but had 12 attack errors, eight service errors and were called for nine net violations.

Hutchinson held its second opponent to negative hitting as the Pirates had 24 kills and 25 attack errors. The Pirates added 10 service errors.

Cassidy Crites had 11 set assists, while Payton Gawith and Eboni Sapien had eight each. Libero Raychel Reed had a match-high 15 assists.

After dominating the first two sets, the Blue Dragons found themselves down 23-21 in the third set. Takova tied the set at 23 with a kill and ace serve. The Dragons then fought off a set point against with a back-row kill from Takova. Tied at 25, Hiebert had a kill and Crites and Hydeah Hinesman closed the match with a double block.

The Blue Dragons will play next in the TJC Classic in Tyler, Texas, on Friday and Saturday.

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