Helena girl heading to Texas to help flood victims

Alayna Hutchings, a Helena 9-year-old champion for children living with terminal illness, will be traveling with her parents, brothers, and Miss Rodeo Universe Kaili Hill to Kerrville, Texas on Monday. 

They will be cooking and serving food for first responders and victims of the flooding that has taken over the area, where at least 120 people have died, her father, Danny, said. 

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Alayna Hutchings sings the national anthem at the 87th Augusta American Legion PRCA rodeo at the Augusta Rodeo Grounds on June 30.

THOM BRIDGE, Independent Record

Hutchings herself holds the title of Little Miss Rodeo Universe and was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 2022. 

Since then, she and her family have made it her mission to use her diagnosis for

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