Hutch Fire goal to be among the best in the world
Hutchinson News, The (KS)
Feb. 10 The Hutchinson Fire Department experienced a 34% drop in fire calls over the past two years and also reduced its response time on the calls it made.
The average response time to get all units on scene, however, still exceeded the national standard by more than a minute.
Two changes that are in the works an automated dispatching aid and the relocation of the city s
Main Street fire station should help address that element that is so critical in fire response, fire officials advised the
Ok, so why DID the chicken cross the road? Probably because someone on the other side was feeding them illegally.
Years ago, a family member vacationing in Florida told me this tale of feral chickens roaming the streets in some Florida communities. I had a hard time believing it then, but an Associated Press story in a recent Hutchinson News suggests it’s a problem once again.
The story tells about free-roaming feral chickens in Key West Florida. It says: “With the population getting out of hand, city commissioners are taking action – not by hunting down the fixings for a massive tailgate party, but by going after their human enablers.”
Hutch Rec named 2021 Kansas Health Champion honorable mention
The Hutchinson News
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Governor’s Council on Fitness (GCOF) presented the 2021 Kansas Health Champion Awards during the Community Health Promotion Summit today, Thursday, January 28.
The Health Champion Award was developed by the Governor’s Council on Fitness to recognize and promote exemplary contributions to fitness in Kansas. Those recognized include an individual and organization, as well as honorable mentions in each category.
• Individual Health Champion: Jared Tremblay, Manhattan
• Organizational Health Champion: City of Coffeyville
• Individual Honorable Mention: Richard Rosenkranz, Manhattan
• Organizational Honorable Mention: Hutchinson Recreation Commission, Hutchinson