HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The mild weather made for a beautiful fall day in Downtown Hutchinson for the Downtown Hutchinson Soup and Chili Fest.

Officials of the event released the winners Saturday evening.

For best Chili
1st Dillons Office Chili
2nd Kindred Hospice
3rd Wade Patton Insurance

For best Soup
1st Hutchinson Recreation Commission
2nd Southern Comfort
3rd Shae Brooks

The Big Chili award for best decorated booth
1st place – Archer & Co. Salon & Spa
Runner Up – People’s Bank & Trust Co.

The Chili Witch award for best Costumes/Enthusiastic Booth
Family Community Theater

And the winners of the $100.00 worth of Downtown Hutchinson Gift Certificates went to Tracy Goble.