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Prescott Council Grants “Winter Fest” Event Status

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The Prescott City Council was asked to declare Saturday, January 14th as a special event in Prescott for the planned Winter Fest on that day. Chamber of Commerce Coordinator Casey Johnson brought the request to the Council. Click here for audio     The Special Event designation passed by unanimous vote. Click here for audio    

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Prescott Council Approves Bond

Prescott Council Approves Bond

The Prescott City Council was asked to consider issuing a General Obligation Bond on Monday evening, for no more than $4,730,000 to help finance street projects in Prescott in 2023 and 2024. Sean Lentz, Senior Municipal Advisor with Ehlers Public Finance Advisors, provided an overview of the bond request. Click here for audio     The …

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Ace Hardware Concept Approved In Prescott

Ace Hardware Concept Approved In Prescott

The Prescott City Council deliberated a Concept Plan on Monday evening to renovate Churchill Market at 1003 Campbell Street into an Ace Hardware Store. City Administrator Matt Wolf introduced the measure. Click here for audio     Discussion of the plan included information to suggest that the City is going to reevaluate the number of parking …

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STRAIN HONORED WITH ALL-STAR GAME SELECTION

STRAIN HONORED WITH ALL-STAR GAME SELECTION

Hastings High School head football coach Dana Strain was recently selected to the MN HS FB All-Star Game as an assistant coach. The game was held last weekend at US Bank Stadium and Strain joined KDWA to talk about his experience.     Click here for audio    

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HPD Presents Awards

HPD Presents Awards

The Hastings Police Department recently held its annual meeting, and Police Chief David Wilske was honored to present a number of awards for accomplishments during 2022 that were nominated by fellow officers of the department. Awards were a Medal of Valor for Officer Nate Wood, Medals of Commendation for Officers Geoff Latsch, Ryan Haedt, and …

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ISD 200 Receives Audit Report

ISD 200 Receives Audit Report

ISD 200 recently received the results of a required annual audit of the District’s financial accounting, and Aaron Nielsen of auditing firm MMKR, presented the results during a recent School Board meeting. His report was encouraging. Click here for audio     A link to the report is provided here.    Click here for audio

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Youth Impact Council Coin Drive

Youth Impact Council Coin Drive

Hastings Community Education reports that students from the Youth Impact Council recently coordinated a coin drive at Hastings High School. Funds raised were used to adopt families for Hastings Family Service’s Project Share. The Youth Impact Council spent a full day of collecting, counting, shopping and wrapping. Hastings Family Service thanks all the Hastings High …

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HASTINGS, PRESCOTT BASKETBALL BOTH SCORE COME FROM BEHIND WINS

HASTINGS, PRESCOTT BASKETBALL BOTH SCORE COME FROM BEHIND WINS

The Hastings boys basketball team needed overtime but got a big section victory over Apple Valley 52-48 last Friday inside Hastings High School in a game that was wacky from the get go. The Raiders could not have had a worse start offensively, going nearly 7 minutes without scoring a bucket, yet somehow they only …

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Proposal Brought For Ace Hardware In Prescott

Proposal Brought For Ace Hardware In Prescott

A proposal to construct an Ace Hardware at 1003 Campbell Street in Prescott will come before the Prescott City Council on Monday. The City met with Casey and Kayla Waltz, owners of Waltz Ace Hardware in Ellsworth, on June 20th, and the Waltzes, along with Ace Hardware, are proposing a renovation and addition of the …

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55 Project At Doyle Path Complete

55 Project At Doyle Path Complete

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports that the road project on Highway 55 in Rosemount has officially been completed, and the Department thanks everyone for their patience during this much-needed work to improve both safety and traffic flow on Hwy 55 at Doyle Path. According to Mn DOT, during the month-long closure in September, crews …

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