🎧🏈 Under the Helmet with HutchCC kicker Alejandro de la Poza

Josh Davies stopped by the BW Morning Show to visit about upcoming events at the Historic Fox Theater

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                    </figure><p>Josh Davies stopped by the BW Morning Show to visit about upcoming events at the Historic Fox Theater</p><div><iframe title="Josh Davies, Hutchinson Fox Theatre - Nov. 14, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=xbiam-19c1fc7-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: Josh Davies, Hutchinson Fox Theatre

John Jenkinson visited with us via phone to talk about issues facing Kansas farmers and ranchers.&nbsp;

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1738938711482.jpeg" alt="<br>" />
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                    </figure><p>John Jenkinson visited with us via phone to talk about issues facing Kansas farmers and ranchers.&nbsp;</p><div><iframe title="John Jenkinson - Nov. 14, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=xzmrx-19c1fb4-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧BW Morning Show Interview: John Jenkinson, KS farmer and Ag Banker

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1741873808927.jpeg" alt="Dr. Jon Austin - Hutchinson Small Animal Hospital " />
                        <figcaption>Dr. Jon Austin - Hutchinson Small Animal Hospital </figcaption>
                    </figure><div><iframe title="Dr. Jon Austin - Nov. 13, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=4rfgv-19c063a-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show interview: Dr. Jon Austin, Hutchinson Small Animal Hospital

Grahm Klemme of StartUp Hutch stopped by the BW Morning Show to visit about happinings at StartUp Hutch and around the county.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/5/1747769794823.jpeg" alt="Graham Klemme - photo courtesy Start Up Hutch" />
                        <figcaption>Graham Klemme - photo courtesy Start Up Hutch</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><iframe title="Graham Clemmy, StartUp Hutch - Nov. 12, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ahyzu-19becea-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Grahm Klemme of StartUp Hutch stopped by the BW Morning Show to visit about happinings at StartUp Hutch and around the county.</p>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: Graham Klemme, StartUp Hutch

🎧🏀 KU wins over Islanders, HCC men return to Sports Arena, 🏈 HCC maintain #1 spot

Dannielle Stiffer and Curtis "CJ" Jefferis of KS4Vets stopped by the BW Morning Show to visit about their organization and a project they are starting in South Hutchinson.&nbsp;

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/11/1762871660796.jpeg" alt="Curtis "CJ" Jefferis (L), and Dannielle Stiffer - KS4Vets" />
                        <figcaption>Curtis "CJ" Jefferis (L), and Dannielle Stiffer - KS4Vets</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Dannielle Stiffer and Curtis "CJ" Jefferis of KS4Vets stopped by the BW Morning Show to visit about their organization and a project they are starting in South Hutchinson.&nbsp;</p><div><iframe title="KS4Vets - Nov. 11, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=mh7h8-19bd208-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview:  Dannielle Stiffler, Curtis Jefferis KS4Vets

Mike VanCampen, the President of the Kansas Honor Flight was in to talk about the Honor Flights the provide for veterans.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p>Mike VanCampen, the President of the Kansas Honor Flight was in to talk about the Honor Flights the provide for veterans.&nbsp;</p><div><iframe title="Kansas Honor Flight - Nov. 11, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=64ais-19bd1ce-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview:  Mike VanCampen, Kansas Honor Flight

🎧🏀 Dragon Talk with John Ontjes and Kyle Fisher

Michelle Dreiling, DNP and Dr. Michelle Van Der Weg, from Fort Hays State University Doctor of Nursing Practice program visited with us about the program and the need for medical professionals in rural Kansas.&nbsp;

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/11/1762784383871.jpeg" alt="Michelle Dreiling, DNP (L) and Dr. Michelle Van Der Weg, Fort Hays State University Doctor of Nursing Practice program " />
                        <figcaption>Michelle Dreiling, DNP (L) and Dr. Michelle Van Der Weg, Fort Hays State University Doctor of Nursing Practice program </figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Michelle Dreiling, DNP and Dr. Michelle Van Der Weg, from Fort Hays State University Doctor of Nursing Practice program visited with us about the program and the need for medical professionals in rural Kansas.&nbsp;</p><div><iframe title="Fort Hays State University - Doctor of Nursing Practice Program" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=rurdq-19bb315-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show interview: 

Hutchinson Mayor Stacy Goss and Carissa Paxton City of Hutchinson Housing Coordinator visit about housing options and programs to help ease the tight housing market in Hutchinson.&nbsp;

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/11/1762783855754.jpeg" alt="Carissa Paxton, Housing Coordinator (L) and Stacy Goss, Hutchinson Mayor" />
                        <figcaption>Carissa Paxton, Housing Coordinator (L) and Stacy Goss, Hutchinson Mayor</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Hutchinson Mayor Stacy Goss and Carissa Paxton City of Hutchinson Housing Coordinator visit about housing options and programs to help ease the tight housing market in Hutchinson.&nbsp;</p><div><iframe title="Hutchinson Housing - Nov. 11, 2025" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=2hczt-19bb362-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show interview: Stacy Goss, Hutchinson Mayor and Carissa Paxton, Housing Coordinator

🎧 BW Morning Show interview: Debra Teufel, Hutchinson Reno County Chamber of Commerce

🎧🏈 High school second-round playoffs tonight; 🏀 HutchCC hosting BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic

Bronwyn Page the Director of Operations for the Reno County Museum stopped by to visit about their upcoming fundraiser on Nov. 15.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><div><iframe title="Bronwyn Page - Reno County Museum" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=dn273-19b5f29-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Bronwyn Page the Director of Operations for the Reno County Museum stopped by to visit about their upcoming fundraiser on Nov. 15.&nbsp;</p>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: Bronwyn Page, Reno County Museum 

Kris Anshutz of Stage 9 visits with us about "Salute the Troops'.&nbsp; Performances this Saturday.

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                    </figure><p>Kris Anshutz of Stage 9 visits with us about "Salute the Troops'.&nbsp; Performances this Saturday.</p><div><iframe title="Kris Anshutz - Stage 9 Salute to the Troops" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=5pa6i-19b5d79-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: Kris Anshutz, Stage 9

🎧🏀 HutchCC, WSU and K-State men all win; 🏈🏀 Blue Dragons earn KJCCC weekly honors

🎧Parson & Pope w/Dr. Nuest

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/11/1762204964462.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Nick Fisher" />
                        <figcaption>Photo Courtesy Nick Fisher</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><iframe title="Nick Fisher - The Christmas Castle" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=jc7e5-19b250f-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: Nick Fisher, The Christmas Castle

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: John Miller, Honor Our Veterans Fundraiser

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                        <figcaption>Photo Courtesy Salvation Army</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><iframe title="Major Paul James - Hutchinson Salvation Army" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ybr3t-19b0ac5-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎧 BW Morning Show Interview: Major Paul James, Hutchinson Salvation Army

🎧🏈 KU wins, Chiefs and K-State lose; 🏈 HutchCC wins another Top 10 showdown

🎧🏈 Under the Helmet with HutchCC OL Rashad Smith

<i><b>Ed. Note: Below is the transcript of the interview with Carlton <br>Duke" Devaul. Devaul is running for the at-large position on the Hutchinson City Council.&nbsp;</b></i>

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b>We finish our interviews with the city council candidates. With Carlton Devaul, good afternoon. Good morning.&nbsp;</i><br>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>Yes, good morning to you &nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>You’re running for the at large position. Tell everybody a little bit about yourself.&nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I've been here for 50 years. I came here in 76 from upstate New York, the Finger Lakes region, to be more exact, and I worked for a while. I just worked whatever job I get. And I got a job at Consolidated, and worked there for 25 years. I got out before it closed, and I went to Lowe's, and then I went on to the high school as head custodian, and now I'm retired, and I just woke up one morning and thought, well, it'd be fun to run for city council. It didn't actually happen that way, but it sounds like a good story, but it not much thought went into it. I just was impulsive and did it.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>We'll get things started off here, talking a little bit about growth and economic development. How should the city balance attracting new industries, say, like renewable energy or other manufacturing agencies, while also supporting the local small businesses and the downtown revitalization.&nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I think we need to do a better job at selling our city. And I don't know what the city council is doing right now. I'm not privity of that, and a lot of that is, you're under a you cannot speak about it, or they'll just pull out and but we have highways going through here, and yes, it's not like McPherson or Salina, but we got highways, we got rail service, and we have a small airport here, which really is beneficial to us. And we just need to go out there maybe reevaluate how we approach different biz businesses, I think to get more business in here, we need to get some stores going. If a young family moves, moves to Hutch, or we're planning on to move and they look around at the shopping, the wife would be the one to look around for the shopping and schools and shopping after Kohl's and Walmart is almost nonexistent. And people say, well, Wichita is only 35 miles away. It's still 35 miles away and but yeah, and the second part of that question was supporting small local businesses? Oh, yeah, I think downtown is thriving. I don't eat it restaurants unless they're locally owned. I mean, I have my favorites, but it's one of these things that I'm a firm, firm believer, and you get a lot better food by going to a local and supporting your locals. If you walk into a shop in downtown, the shops I've been into people are more than&nbsp;friendly. They come out and ask you what you're looking for and what you need. So yes, downtown is thriving. Third Thursday's helps out get people down there to look, look around, see what we have.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>This one kind of goes hand in hand with economic development, because if you're attracting businesses, the people have to have a place to stay. So, what specific steps would you like to address to help Hutchinson's housing shortage, particularly affordable housing and workforce housing, and how should the city partner with developers and say, nonprofits, to achieve the goal of getting that housing.&nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I'm a big proponent of tiny house houses. You drive around the city, and I don't know what lots the city actually owns or what they own, but we could be putting up house housing like that, and people are not starting families young like our generation did, and they need an affordable place to live, and they don't want a big space because they're never at home. Anyways. So. They just want a space, and it would be a good thing for even a working-class man just starting out, it's a small investment. I think the housing for middle income is it goes from $100,000 house houses to and it jumps up to $250 and $300,000 homes. And we need to maybe look at something in between. But new housing costs a lot of money to build. It really does. I don't know what we can do to help the contractors. They've done quite a bit for Jim Strawn up on 43rd Street and Plum area. But we do have another big proponent of mine is I want to see people being able to stay in their homes. And we have places that come in, like interfaith housing, few other places that want to help people out and keep them in their homes. And I think it's very important to do that. It's easier to do that than to put somebody in a nursing home, and it just puts a bigger burden on the whole thing. So we need to really look at things like that. All right, we&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>Duke Hutchinson faces a lot of aging infrastructure, and with the limited budgets, how do you prior prioritize spending on roads and public water systems and public safety and other core services? &nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I was at the last city council meeting and I'm glad they brought this up, because I have ammunition to talk about. But they showed us pipes from the water lines and wastewater things like that. And we have water lines on the south end of town that are 110 years old. I think that's the number they gave out. It was like the 1800s when they were put in. So yes, and they're working on that, and I think that's going to be, I think they have a three-year plan set up for that, and it's something that we are going to have to be patient, because they will be tearing up streets and redoing that. And as far as streets and roads, it is a problem. My big thing is potholes, and the side streets are all pretty good shape. Yes, we still have some brick roads here in town, and I think we may even have a couple dirt streets yet, I'm not sure, but, and then again, that's also on that was brought up, and that's on an eight-year rotation. I believe the city has that on first streets, but if you have an issue, you can call up and get a fix. It's all about getting involved with people that do the work and as far as police, firemen, EMS services like that, yes, we need them. We need them, people that come out at night for a broken water main. And so we need to support those people. All right, so&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>This seems to have been a little bit of a sticking point from and everybody has commented on this. What should, what role should the city play in maintaining in like parks and public spaces, and how could Hutchinson make these and then these items better accessible for Hutchinson residents.&nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>The city, to me, is a vibrant community. We have, we have like Hutch rec does a fantastic job at running a lot of events. City. And does their share. We have great venues at the fox and convention hall. I think we need to utilize them more. I believe they're looking for somebody to manage the memorial hall to help get events in here. We just need to fill these spaces more. And we even have bit bigger venues in that, like we have the sports arena, we could have a pretty nice concert up there, a big one, and maybe attract something, you know, just any little thing, and I think the arts are flourishing in this town, and the city does need to support the arts. And I think the arts support themselves too, and a lot of these places do, and we've had things going on right now with parks and trails, they are wanting to do improvements there.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, sir, we’ve got about a minute left. Is there anything that you want to add to what you have said today?&nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>Well, first, I like to see more people involved in city, in the city biz, business itself, and attend city council meetings, talk to your representatives, get out and vote. The projection I heard yesterday was a figure, 17-percent of the registered voters will vote. And we have City Council. We also have school board, and most important, the big issue this year is the school bond issue. So I would have hoped we would have had more than 17% out. And I would love to see all the different entities in Hutchinson all try to get along and share their spaces and cooperate, instead of everybody wanting to be the chief. And we just need to all get along.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right. We have been talking with Duke Devaul this morning, he is running for the at large position. Thank you for coming in, sir. &nbsp;</i>

<b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul: </b>Oh, you're welcome.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p><i><b>Ed. Note: Below is the transcript of the interview with Carlton <br>Duke" Devaul. Devaul is running for the at-large position on the Hutchinson City Council.&nbsp;</b></i></p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b>We finish our interviews with the city council candidates. With Carlton Devaul, good afternoon. Good morning.&nbsp;</i><br></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>Yes, good morning to you &nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>You’re running for the at large position. Tell everybody a little bit about yourself.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I've been here for 50 years. I came here in 76 from upstate New York, the Finger Lakes region, to be more exact, and I worked for a while. I just worked whatever job I get. And I got a job at Consolidated, and worked there for 25 years. I got out before it closed, and I went to Lowe's, and then I went on to the high school as head custodian, and now I'm retired, and I just woke up one morning and thought, well, it'd be fun to run for city council. It didn't actually happen that way, but it sounds like a good story, but it not much thought went into it. I just was impulsive and did it.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>We'll get things started off here, talking a little bit about growth and economic development. How should the city balance attracting new industries, say, like renewable energy or other manufacturing agencies, while also supporting the local small businesses and the downtown revitalization.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I think we need to do a better job at selling our city. And I don't know what the city council is doing right now. I'm not privity of that, and a lot of that is, you're under a you cannot speak about it, or they'll just pull out and but we have highways going through here, and yes, it's not like McPherson or Salina, but we got highways, we got rail service, and we have a small airport here, which really is beneficial to us. And we just need to go out there maybe reevaluate how we approach different biz businesses, I think to get more business in here, we need to get some stores going. If a young family moves, moves to Hutch, or we're planning on to move and they look around at the shopping, the wife would be the one to look around for the shopping and schools and shopping after Kohl's and Walmart is almost nonexistent. And people say, well, Wichita is only 35 miles away. It's still 35 miles away and but yeah, and the second part of that question was supporting small local businesses? Oh, yeah, I think downtown is thriving. I don't eat it restaurants unless they're locally owned. I mean, I have my favorites, but it's one of these things that I'm a firm, firm believer, and you get a lot better food by going to a local and supporting your locals. If you walk into a shop in downtown, the shops I've been into people are more than&nbsp;friendly. They come out and ask you what you're looking for and what you need. So yes, downtown is thriving. Third Thursday's helps out get people down there to look, look around, see what we have.&nbsp;</p><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/10/1761923258987.jpeg" alt="Carlton "Duke" Devaul" />
                        <figcaption>Carlton "Duke" Devaul</figcaption>
                    </figure><div><iframe title="Carlton &quot;Duke&quot; Devaul - At Large, Hutchinson City Council" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=2sryc-19ad280-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>This one kind of goes hand in hand with economic development, because if you're attracting businesses, the people have to have a place to stay. So, what specific steps would you like to address to help Hutchinson's housing shortage, particularly affordable housing and workforce housing, and how should the city partner with developers and say, nonprofits, to achieve the goal of getting that housing.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I'm a big proponent of tiny house houses. You drive around the city, and I don't know what lots the city actually owns or what they own, but we could be putting up house housing like that, and people are not starting families young like our generation did, and they need an affordable place to live, and they don't want a big space because they're never at home. Anyways. So. They just want a space, and it would be a good thing for even a working-class man just starting out, it's a small investment. I think the housing for middle income is it goes from $100,000 house houses to and it jumps up to $250 and $300,000 homes. And we need to maybe look at something in between. But new housing costs a lot of money to build. It really does. I don't know what we can do to help the contractors. They've done quite a bit for Jim Strawn up on 43rd Street and Plum area. But we do have another big proponent of mine is I want to see people being able to stay in their homes. And we have places that come in, like interfaith housing, few other places that want to help people out and keep them in their homes. And I think it's very important to do that. It's easier to do that than to put somebody in a nursing home, and it just puts a bigger burden on the whole thing. So we need to really look at things like that. All right, we&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>Duke Hutchinson faces a lot of aging infrastructure, and with the limited budgets, how do you prior prioritize spending on roads and public water systems and public safety and other core services? &nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>I was at the last city council meeting and I'm glad they brought this up, because I have ammunition to talk about. But they showed us pipes from the water lines and wastewater things like that. And we have water lines on the south end of town that are 110 years old. I think that's the number they gave out. It was like the 1800s when they were put in. So yes, and they're working on that, and I think that's going to be, I think they have a three-year plan set up for that, and it's something that we are going to have to be patient, because they will be tearing up streets and redoing that. And as far as streets and roads, it is a problem. My big thing is potholes, and the side streets are all pretty good shape. Yes, we still have some brick roads here in town, and I think we may even have a couple dirt streets yet, I'm not sure, but, and then again, that's also on that was brought up, and that's on an eight-year rotation. I believe the city has that on first streets, but if you have an issue, you can call up and get a fix. It's all about getting involved with people that do the work and as far as police, firemen, EMS services like that, yes, we need them. We need them, people that come out at night for a broken water main. And so we need to support those people. All right, so&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>This seems to have been a little bit of a sticking point from and everybody has commented on this. What should, what role should the city play in maintaining in like parks and public spaces, and how could Hutchinson make these and then these items better accessible for Hutchinson residents.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>The city, to me, is a vibrant community. We have, we have like Hutch rec does a fantastic job at running a lot of events. City. And does their share. We have great venues at the fox and convention hall. I think we need to utilize them more. I believe they're looking for somebody to manage the memorial hall to help get events in here. We just need to fill these spaces more. And we even have bit bigger venues in that, like we have the sports arena, we could have a pretty nice concert up there, a big one, and maybe attract something, you know, just any little thing, and I think the arts are flourishing in this town, and the city does need to support the arts. And I think the arts support themselves too, and a lot of these places do, and we've had things going on right now with parks and trails, they are wanting to do improvements there.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, sir, we’ve got about a minute left. Is there anything that you want to add to what you have said today?&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul:&nbsp;</b>Well, first, I like to see more people involved in city, in the city biz, business itself, and attend city council meetings, talk to your representatives, get out and vote. The projection I heard yesterday was a figure, 17-percent of the registered voters will vote. And we have City Council. We also have school board, and most important, the big issue this year is the school bond issue. So I would have hoped we would have had more than 17% out. And I would love to see all the different entities in Hutchinson all try to get along and share their spaces and cooperate, instead of everybody wanting to be the chief. And we just need to all get along.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right. We have been talking with Duke Devaul this morning, he is running for the at large position. Thank you for coming in, sir. &nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Carlton "Duke" Devaul: </b>Oh, you're welcome.&nbsp;</p>

🎧 Election 2025: Carlton "Duke" Devaul, candidate At-Large Hutchinson City Council

<i><b>Ed. Note: Below is the transcript of the interview with Darrin Truan. Truan is running for the at-large position on the Hutchinson City Council.&nbsp;</b></i>

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>We are talking with the candidates from the that are running for the at large position on Hutchinson city council, and right now we're with Darrin Truan Good Morning, sir. &nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:</b> Good morning. Marc, thanks for having me. &nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>So, tell us. Tell everybody a little bit about Darrin, where you're from and what you stand for.&nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Okay, yes, my name is Darrin Truan, and I've lived here in Hutchison for about 25 years. I actually moved here in April of 2000 when I applied and was hired by the Hutchison Police Department. Like I said, I worked for them for 24 years and retired last July as a sergeant. I'm married. I have a son and a daughter who both attended Hutch high. Graduated from Hutch high. I now have two granddaughters, one 17 months and one five months. I own some investment property here in town and manage other investment properties for some other people. And I just feel that with my experience working for the city, that gives me knowledge on how the city works, and I would like to continue my service to my community by running and getting on the city council.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, we'll get things started off. Little bit about economic development. How should Hutchinson balance attracting new industries like Renewable Energy and Advanced Manufacturing while also supporting the downtown small businesses and the local small businesses. &nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, we definitely need to need more jobs in our community. We need higher paying jobs. I'm going to give the city, current city council credit. I think they've done an excellent job with this. They've been trying to recruit jobs, and like everybody knows or it's been put out. We are in the process of getting the Evergy energy plant that'll be coming. They'll start construction. I think it's in a year or so, but I think at same time, we can we definitely need to support our local businesses. We need to go out. We need to figure out what their needs are, how we as a city and a community can help them better and thrive. You know, we have a excellent college here that I believe can be set up, and so if a new company comes in, we can go to that new company and say, what type of training you need. And I believe the college can will do that and can do that. You know, the city has a good relationship with the chamber, and I think we need to continue that relationship. One thing I do want to say is if, if we give these companies that come in incentives or tax breaks, yes, we need to be concerned about their needs, but we need to make sure we're getting a good, conscious, solid contribution back to our tax burden, and make sure we're getting that it's worthwhile having them come in.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, so this kind of goes along, hand over, you know, hand over fist with economic development. But what specific steps would you or would you have the City Council take to address the city's housing shortage, particularly affordable and workforce housing, and how should the city partner with developers and or nonprofits to develop those housing issues?&nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Okay, again, I give the current city council credit. They've done an excellent job with this. Right now we there's three projects that are underway for housing. They just signed a an agreement with a company to develop houses there at that 11th and Hendricks area that the city purchased. There's another developer at 36 and Monroe. And then we know that we have a local contractor that's going to be building houses out on Plum Creek off of 43rd that contractor has, as we know, is secured several incentives, one lower specials, which I heard the other day, could save a homeowner $90,000 on a 20 year note, which that's a lot of money. The Community Foundation just secured a $2.46 million grant and low interest loans. I think what we as a council, we need to continue to work with those. When a developer does come in, we need to make sure that we're finding out what they need and do what we can to help them. What I want to see is that we make people want to come to Hutch and build and help develop our community so.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, one, one last question before we go to a break, Hutchinson faces a lot of aging infrastructure and limited with the limited budgets, how would you if you were on city council prior towards your spending on like, say, water systems, public safety and other core services?&nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, I have an acronym. It's called. I call it the three P's, which is public safety, potholes and plumbing. Public Safety basically deals with fire and EMS. I believe, right now, our fire and EMS is in pretty good shape. Our police department is, I believe, almost, if not, at full staff. They've got a lot of officers to train Fire Department, the way I understand, is in pretty good shape. They may be down a few so I'm not sure that we need to worry about that a whole lot. We still have to fund them and take care of them. We do need to, we've got to work, continue to work on our roads, and that's one of the biggest complaints I hear, is the potholes and we need to make sure we're spending our money there. The other issue we have is, is our water and sewer needs. The it's been brought up that our water sewer treatment plant needs lots of work. At the last Council meeting, the Council voted to apply for some loans for that, and unfortunately, it appears that we're going to have to, or they're going to have to raise our water and sewer rates. Now, I did do some research, and it's it appears, even if we raise our sewer rates and water rates, Hutch is still below average. But we just need to, we've got to maintain the current infrastructure we have, and just try not to let it get in the situation we're in now.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>What role should the city play in supporting like parks and parks and arts and community services, and how can the city make those amenities better available to residents.&nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>I definitely think we do need to support our current parks. I do have concerns about trying to take on more parks. You know, we I have actually talked to some employees in the city, and one of their concerns is, I feel like maybe we are taking on more than they can handle. So in a financial situation, I think we need to worry about that, make sure that once we take on a new infrastructure, we have infrastructure we have the ability to support it. As far as promoting downtown, I'm excited with Memorial Hall and the $2.5 million star bonds that we've received, I would just like to see more entertainment brought into Memorial Hall. And I think if we can do more down there, that can bring more to downtown, and we'll go from there.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, this is one that everybody talks about, because you're spending basically the city is spending their money. How would you ensure that taxpayer dollars are efficiently spent and that residents have a clear understanding of how those decisions are made by the council and at City Hall?&nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, as far as the spending, I go back to my three-p acronym. I think we need to I've said it before, I will treat their budget like my household budget. We need to pay for the necessities. First, take care of what we have to take care of. And then if we have what I call fun money left, we then we use that for other stuff. But I believe we have to take care of our necessities first. You know, I'm not sure, or, you know, if we can try to, by doing that, lower our tax base, that's what I will try to do. As far as getting the information out to people, this is one of the big things I really I've learned since I've announced my candidacy and went to all the city council meetings. I've learned so much, and I encourage people to they have the meetings in the evenings on 5:30 the first and third Tuesday of every month. I encourage people to go to the meetings. But if you can't go to the meetings, if you're not aware it's on YouTube, you can watch it live, or you can go back and watch it later. And I encourage people to do that also. I believe if you give your email to the city, they will send you a newsletter. I've been getting newsletters recently, and they're pretty informative. One thing if I'm elected, I would like to promote is, and that's one thing I want to try to do, is figure out a way. To get information out to all aspects of people. You know, there's they, there's stuff put out on Facebook, there's stuff put out on email, but there's a lot of people that don't do Facebook. Maybe have a answer questions or question answer session with the local radio station, and where people can call in. I just I think the more informed people are, and the more questions people ask, the more they're going to understand what's going on.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, we’ve got a couple minutes left here in 10 years. What do you hope to see? Where do you hope the city is? What the city looks like? And how can you help get us there?&nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, I think we continue with the momentum we have right now. I would like to see a thriving workforce, beautiful homes and a city that's worth investing in. I want a community that my kids, grandkids, and down the road great grandkids would be proud to stay here and want to stay here and live in.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, any part, any final words before we get out here.</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>I just want to ask everybody or thank everybody for the support I've got so far. I just feel that my experience with the working for the city has gave me knowledge that I can use for this. I want to bring a common sense approach to the city council, ask questions and make sure that we're making all the right decisions. And I would ask for you to support me and vote for me on November 4.&nbsp;

<i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp; &nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, we have been talking with Darrin Truan, and he is running for the at large position on the Hutchinson City Council. The election is on Tuesday. Polls open at seven, and so everybody get out and vote. Thank you for coming in this morning. &nbsp;</i>

<b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Thank you for having me.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p><i><b>Ed. Note: Below is the transcript of the interview with Darrin Truan. Truan is running for the at-large position on the Hutchinson City Council.&nbsp;</b></i></p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>We are talking with the candidates from the that are running for the at large position on Hutchinson city council, and right now we're with Darrin Truan Good Morning, sir. &nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:</b> Good morning. Marc, thanks for having me. &nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>So, tell us. Tell everybody a little bit about Darrin, where you're from and what you stand for.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Okay, yes, my name is Darrin Truan, and I've lived here in Hutchison for about 25 years. I actually moved here in April of 2000 when I applied and was hired by the Hutchison Police Department. Like I said, I worked for them for 24 years and retired last July as a sergeant. I'm married. I have a son and a daughter who both attended Hutch high. Graduated from Hutch high. I now have two granddaughters, one 17 months and one five months. I own some investment property here in town and manage other investment properties for some other people. And I just feel that with my experience working for the city, that gives me knowledge on how the city works, and I would like to continue my service to my community by running and getting on the city council.&nbsp;</p><figure>
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                    </figure><div><iframe title="Darrin Truan - At Large, Hutchinson City Council" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=aawa3-19ad263-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=60a0c8&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, we'll get things started off. Little bit about economic development. How should Hutchinson balance attracting new industries like Renewable Energy and Advanced Manufacturing while also supporting the downtown small businesses and the local small businesses. &nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, we definitely need to need more jobs in our community. We need higher paying jobs. I'm going to give the city, current city council credit. I think they've done an excellent job with this. They've been trying to recruit jobs, and like everybody knows or it's been put out. We are in the process of getting the Evergy energy plant that'll be coming. They'll start construction. I think it's in a year or so, but I think at same time, we can we definitely need to support our local businesses. We need to go out. We need to figure out what their needs are, how we as a city and a community can help them better and thrive. You know, we have a excellent college here that I believe can be set up, and so if a new company comes in, we can go to that new company and say, what type of training you need. And I believe the college can will do that and can do that. You know, the city has a good relationship with the chamber, and I think we need to continue that relationship. One thing I do want to say is if, if we give these companies that come in incentives or tax breaks, yes, we need to be concerned about their needs, but we need to make sure we're getting a good, conscious, solid contribution back to our tax burden, and make sure we're getting that it's worthwhile having them come in.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, so this kind of goes along, hand over, you know, hand over fist with economic development. But what specific steps would you or would you have the City Council take to address the city's housing shortage, particularly affordable and workforce housing, and how should the city partner with developers and or nonprofits to develop those housing issues?&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Okay, again, I give the current city council credit. They've done an excellent job with this. Right now we there's three projects that are underway for housing. They just signed a an agreement with a company to develop houses there at that 11th and Hendricks area that the city purchased. There's another developer at 36 and Monroe. And then we know that we have a local contractor that's going to be building houses out on Plum Creek off of 43rd that contractor has, as we know, is secured several incentives, one lower specials, which I heard the other day, could save a homeowner $90,000 on a 20 year note, which that's a lot of money. The Community Foundation just secured a $2.46 million grant and low interest loans. I think what we as a council, we need to continue to work with those. When a developer does come in, we need to make sure that we're finding out what they need and do what we can to help them. What I want to see is that we make people want to come to Hutch and build and help develop our community so.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, one, one last question before we go to a break, Hutchinson faces a lot of aging infrastructure and limited with the limited budgets, how would you if you were on city council prior towards your spending on like, say, water systems, public safety and other core services?&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, I have an acronym. It's called. I call it the three P's, which is public safety, potholes and plumbing. Public Safety basically deals with fire and EMS. I believe, right now, our fire and EMS is in pretty good shape. Our police department is, I believe, almost, if not, at full staff. They've got a lot of officers to train Fire Department, the way I understand, is in pretty good shape. They may be down a few so I'm not sure that we need to worry about that a whole lot. We still have to fund them and take care of them. We do need to, we've got to work, continue to work on our roads, and that's one of the biggest complaints I hear, is the potholes and we need to make sure we're spending our money there. The other issue we have is, is our water and sewer needs. The it's been brought up that our water sewer treatment plant needs lots of work. At the last Council meeting, the Council voted to apply for some loans for that, and unfortunately, it appears that we're going to have to, or they're going to have to raise our water and sewer rates. Now, I did do some research, and it's it appears, even if we raise our sewer rates and water rates, Hutch is still below average. But we just need to, we've got to maintain the current infrastructure we have, and just try not to let it get in the situation we're in now.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>What role should the city play in supporting like parks and parks and arts and community services, and how can the city make those amenities better available to residents.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>I definitely think we do need to support our current parks. I do have concerns about trying to take on more parks. You know, we I have actually talked to some employees in the city, and one of their concerns is, I feel like maybe we are taking on more than they can handle. So in a financial situation, I think we need to worry about that, make sure that once we take on a new infrastructure, we have infrastructure we have the ability to support it. As far as promoting downtown, I'm excited with Memorial Hall and the $2.5 million star bonds that we've received, I would just like to see more entertainment brought into Memorial Hall. And I think if we can do more down there, that can bring more to downtown, and we'll go from there.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, this is one that everybody talks about, because you're spending basically the city is spending their money. How would you ensure that taxpayer dollars are efficiently spent and that residents have a clear understanding of how those decisions are made by the council and at City Hall?&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, as far as the spending, I go back to my three-p acronym. I think we need to I've said it before, I will treat their budget like my household budget. We need to pay for the necessities. First, take care of what we have to take care of. And then if we have what I call fun money left, we then we use that for other stuff. But I believe we have to take care of our necessities first. You know, I'm not sure, or, you know, if we can try to, by doing that, lower our tax base, that's what I will try to do. As far as getting the information out to people, this is one of the big things I really I've learned since I've announced my candidacy and went to all the city council meetings. I've learned so much, and I encourage people to they have the meetings in the evenings on 5:30 the first and third Tuesday of every month. I encourage people to go to the meetings. But if you can't go to the meetings, if you're not aware it's on YouTube, you can watch it live, or you can go back and watch it later. And I encourage people to do that also. I believe if you give your email to the city, they will send you a newsletter. I've been getting newsletters recently, and they're pretty informative. One thing if I'm elected, I would like to promote is, and that's one thing I want to try to do, is figure out a way. To get information out to all aspects of people. You know, there's they, there's stuff put out on Facebook, there's stuff put out on email, but there's a lot of people that don't do Facebook. Maybe have a answer questions or question answer session with the local radio station, and where people can call in. I just I think the more informed people are, and the more questions people ask, the more they're going to understand what's going on.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, we’ve got a couple minutes left here in 10 years. What do you hope to see? Where do you hope the city is? What the city looks like? And how can you help get us there?&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Well, I think we continue with the momentum we have right now. I would like to see a thriving workforce, beautiful homes and a city that's worth investing in. I want a community that my kids, grandkids, and down the road great grandkids would be proud to stay here and want to stay here and live in.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, any part, any final words before we get out here.</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>I just want to ask everybody or thank everybody for the support I've got so far. I just feel that my experience with the working for the city has gave me knowledge that I can use for this. I want to bring a common sense approach to the city council, ask questions and make sure that we're making all the right decisions. And I would ask for you to support me and vote for me on November 4.&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>Marc Jacobs:&nbsp; &nbsp;</b></i><i>All right, we have been talking with Darrin Truan, and he is running for the at large position on the Hutchinson City Council. The election is on Tuesday. Polls open at seven, and so everybody get out and vote. Thank you for coming in this morning. &nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Darrin Truan:&nbsp;</b>Thank you for having me.&nbsp;</p>

🎧 Election 2025: Darrin Truan, candidate At-Large Hutchinson City Council

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