Reno County News

By MARY CLARKIN Special to The Hays Daily News HUTCHINSON a ' Rookie Reno County Commissioner Brad Dillon learned a political lesson the hard way a ' by losing a battle.

Letha M. McGinty, 92, died Nov. 17 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. She was born Feb.

Published online 11/12/2009 10:07 PM Hutchinson woman now faces trial in 2008 drug case By Darcy Gray - The Hutchinson News - dgray@hutchnews.com A Hutchinson woman was bound over for trial Thursday on seven drug charges, including selling methamphetamine and conspiracy to sell meth, in a case dating back to last November.

Published online 11/10/2009 10:12 PM Probation violator gets prison By Darcy Gray - The Hutchinson News -dgray@hutchnews.com A Reno County judge Tuesday ordered a South Hutchinson man to serve 11 years in prison for drug crimes after the man admitted to absconding from Community Corrections supervision.

Published online 11/12/2009 10:22 PM Man to stand trial on battery, drug charges Allegations tied to April 2007 shooting of woman he lived with in Hutch.

Reno Co. changes its bridge approach Policy gives flexibility on whether to replace bridges More than 20 river bridges on rural roads in Reno County would not be rebuilt when worn out or destroyed under guidelines of a proposed county bridge replacement policy.

CARIGNAN'S BOND TOO HIGH : 11/5/2009 How is Michael R. Carignan suppose to steal enough money and property to pay a $250,000 bond for his release.

Published online 11/10/2009 10:18 PM Report: Fewer Reno students out sick Absenteeism in Reno County schools declined for the second consecutive week, to 2.01 percent last week, and for the first time in a month, no schools had more than 10 percent of their students out sick, the Reno County Health Department reported Tuesday.

A Kiowa County man has been charged with murder in the death of his wife. Mark Ralstin, 39, was charged with first degree murder during a brief court hearing in Kiowa County today.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, state officials said today.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in southern Kansas. The suspect was taken into custody Friday and is being held in the Reno County jail in the death of the 35-year-old woman from Kiowa County.

Published online 11/6/2009 10:09 PM DA wants to call back jury in sex case By Darcy Gray - The Hutchinson News - dgray@hutchnews.com Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder wants to recall jurors who heard a child sex abuse case last year so they can determine whether the defendant - who the jury convicted - was at least 18 years old when the ...

Authorities in Reno County make an arrest in a homicide on the other side of the state.

Published online 11/6/2009 10:02 PM Reno Co. woman dies from H1N1 flu By Ken Stephens - The Hutchinson News - kstephens@hutchnews.com A 53-year-old woman is believed to be Reno County's first death from the H1N1 influenza virus.

Published online 11/5/2009 10:49 PM More requests being taken for H1N1 shot clinic By The News staff As of Thursday afternoon, about 500 people had signed up to receive one of the 1,000 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine available for distribution at a clinic Saturday in Hutchinson.

Published online 11/3/2009 10:39 PM Reno award is result of roundabout The new roundabout intersection at 56th Avenue and Plum Street put Reno County in the winner's circle.

Published online 11/1/2009 10:28 PM Reno County District Judge Tim Chambers, an avid amateur photographer, is shown here with some of his photographs that decorate the walls of his office at the Reno County Courthouse.

Kristen Beaudette hung up the telephone in her west Wichita apartment when she heard her 1-month-old daughter's sudden cries of anguish from the next room.

Published online 10/30/2009 10:49 PM Man charged in fatal wreck ruled unfit for trial The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a Reno County man charged with manslaughter in a 2001 traffic death suffers from an "organic" brain injury and isn't mentally fit to stand trial.

Published online 10/21/2009 10:39 PM Jobless rate declines But Kan. trend fueled mostly by smaller labor pool By John Green - The Hutchinson News - jgreen@hutchnews.com Unemployment numbers declined in Hutchinson and Reno County in September, a second consecutive month that the numbers have improved.