Authorities arrest fugitive after Grove City manhunt

I have updated this story based on new information received from the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)

No more pretending. The people of Hutch have been found out. We have let a business grow and expand in a new location without getting the approval of the non-flanel group. HOW COULD WE HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN?? Lets do our best to be a little more hoity-toity in the future shall we.
As a side note, do you suspect this string is posted under the drug bust article for a reason?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

First, the city really can't say what business comes to town or decides to relocate wherever. It was a private transaction. Hennen Furniture had already made their decision to leave. The building owner sold the soon to be vacant building to Runnings. The building was not owned by the new Mall owners. The only say the city really had was over whether outside storage would be allowed.

Second, it seems ThAtSsOrAvEn may not have ever been in Runnings. Yes, some of their customers are in the ag industry. But much of their product line is really no different than a hardware store or even Menards, without the lumber, light fixtures and other home improvement items. It carries plumbing, electrical, tools, pet foods, bird seed, toys, paint, food/candy items, mowers, trailers, etc.

Third, yes, Runnings does have clothing, and the expanded store will have a lot more of it. No, they probably don't carry polo shirts or suits, but they do carry a lot of outdoor clothing for hunters and fishing people, too. Yes, they do have over-alls and flannel shirts. But then, you can get flannel at JC Penney, too.

Fourth, most of Runnings' latest stores are in large facilities such as this former Kmart building. Often they are in former Wal-Marts.

Fifth, while Hennen Furniture was a very nice store with good products, it didn't generate the foot/browse traffic at the mall that Runnings probably will. It will give people shopping at the mall more reason to walk to the south end to check it out. That will help businesses throughout the mall, but it will especially increase foot traffic through the south entrance of the mall. Other shops at the mall should be happy to see Runnings coming.

(Terry Davis is a Hutchinson Leader staff writer. E-mail him at davis@hutchinsonleader.com.)

Wouldn't be the first time for confusion.

Banderson must be lonely again.

Runnings moving into a bigger location is showing everyone that they are not worried about growing their business in these tough economic times. This is a great move for them, as their current location is crowded. ThatsSoRaven should stop complaining about everyone and everything. She/He always puts their 2 scense in no matter what we are talking about. Always negative, always talks about what she/he wants. I believe she/he is un-employed after that incident at Wal-Mart, and is unhappy now that McDonalds wont even hire her/him. Either way, ThatsSoRaven should be cut off this site, until he/she understands that other SUCCESSFUL people don't need to be cut down all the time. Congradulations to Runnings on their future move, and I hope to see more business in the mall soon. Also a big congradulations to all the other businesses staying a float in these tough economic days, keep up the good work and remember it's not people like ThatsSoRaven keeping you going, it's all of the other who HAVE JOBS and support local businesses.