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Published online 11/4/2009 9:59 PM Teacher isn't fighting abuse charges She will be sentenced in December after pleading no contest A former Reno County teacher pleaded no contest Wednesday to aggravated endangerment of a child for allegedly dragging an 11-year-old girl across the floor in January, which caused severe rug burns.

School officials and police were still investigating a bomb scare at West Haven High School this week.

With a national spotlight on New Haven's new school reform plans, aldermen had a question before signing off on the city's new teacher contract.

The students of New Haven Elementary School Monday morning spearheaded Franklin County's large-scale efforts to stop the spread of the H1N1 virus.

Hours after federal officials praised New Haven for its school reform plans, Lorena Torres made her first attempt to participate - and burst into tears when she was scolded by Superintendent Reggie Mayo and upbraided by his supporters.

Superintendent Reginald Mayo left a scheduled Monday meeting with the New Haven grassroots organization Teach Our Children after a parent member of the group refused to leave, the New Haven Independent reported Tuesday.

Published online 10/15/2009 9:33 AM Police reports Hutchinson Police Department Wednesday, 1:40 a.m. - Carlton W. Regel, 42, reported and unknown male attempting to gain entry to his residence.

New Haven Public Schools officials say they are making progress with offering Spanish translation in public schools.

Published online 10/6/2009 9:43 AM Police reports Hutchinson Police Department Monday, 8:03 a.m. - William S. Dittmar, 43, reported the theft of a green four-door 1998 Pontiac Bonneville from the residence sometime overnight.

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The city of New Haven tapped Garth Harries a 95 in June to serve as the new assistant superintendent of New Haven Public Schools.

Make no mistake, Dwight Tummons is confident that Quinter will prevail in the Take Charge Challenge that is pitting six Kansas communities against each other to see who can reduce energy use -- saving money along the way.

Betty Thompson of Cedar Hill is helping to put the cedars back in Cedar Hill. Working with Urban Resources Initiative 's Greenspace program, Thompson has planted five trees in her neighborhood - three of them cedars.

As school officials beef up teacher recruitment as part of a reform drive, they're reaching out to Teach For America to lure young talent in the classroom.

Friday, September 4, 2009 Around 7:45 Thursday evening, Reno County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of an injury accident at Rayl Road and Pretty Prairie Road.

A race to reduce energy use among several Kansas communities just finished the first leg.

New Haven public schools have installed more than 400 hand sanitizer dispensers to help fend off swine flu when students return this fall, but the city health department said there is no way to prevent cases from spreading through infected kids who do not yet show symptoms.

The Class of 1969 of the former St. Mary's High School is seeking to contact class members to organize a 40th Reunion.

For more than 100 years, Haven has had a hardware store. For the past 18 years, it's been Mitchell's Hardware.