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State Champ, Senior Leader Close The Spring

KDWA Sports had some ver special guests at this past Saturday’s Hastings Coaches Show from Perkins, as three key parts of the Hastings Boys Track Team’s 6th place finish at State, to close the Spring. Head Coach Jason Koch, Sophomore State Champion Hurdler Clayton Johnson, and Senior Superstar Zack Benning all shared their postseason thoughts …

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Sunday Soaker Washed Out Plenty Of Baseball

As you can see in the picture of Cottage Grove’s Woodridge Park from Sunday, many of our Tri-County Amateur Baseball Teams had their games either postponed, or cancelled to close the weekend. KDWA’s Nick Tuckner has more on how a few of the local squads fared over the last week. Click here for audio     …

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Hastings Family Aquatic Center Closed

The Hastings Family Aquatic Center has been losing a significant amount of water and will be closed to the public until further notice. The pool has been experiencing leakage issues this season because of the harsh winter. Two repairs have already taken place this season. The Parks and Recreation Department has contacted a leak detection …

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Risk of Flooding on the Rise

Hastings Public Works Department has been planning for flooding in the city. They anticipate the First Street underpass and the Spiral Hue Loop, underneath highway 61 on the north side of the river, to be under water in the near future, if the rainy weather continues. Public Works Director, Tom Montgomery, explains how the city …

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Week In Review: Spring Rewind, Summer Previews

In this weekend’s edition of our KDWA Sports “Week In Review”, Sports Director Nick Tuckner closed the Spring Sports Season with three Hastings Senior Golfers, Hastings Boys Lacrosse Coach Brian Jenson, Prescott Track Coach Luke Kjelland, plus news on the Hastings Trap Team competing at the first MSHSL State Tournament, the Hastings Football Golf Tournament, …

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15th Street Will Be Closed Starting Next Week

15th Street West will be CLOSED between Eddy Street and Pine Street beginning early morning on Monday, June 23rd. This closure will last approximately 2 weeks and will allow the contractor for the 2014 Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements Project to conduct water main and storm sewer work at two intersections in 15th Street.   A detour of the …

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Emelia Rohl Receives WESTconsin Scholarship

On June 19th, WESTconsin Credit Union announced that Emelia Rohl , of Prescott, is one of eleven students selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship. Over the past 17 years, WESTconsin has distributed roughly $230,000 to help support the higher education goals of area students. Scholarships are awarded annually to youth members from communities served by …

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Update: Cause Has Been Determined

Here’s another update to the house fire earlier reported by KDWA. The cause of the fire has been determined. We turn to Hastings Fire Chief, Mike Schutt, for the details. Click here for audio    

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Absentee Voting

Starting on Friday, June 27th, absentee voting begins in Hastings for the August 12th primary elections. During the primary, people will be voting for the two open Hastings City Council at-large seats. The candidates are Joanna Bayers, Lori Brauchs, Blaine Hornbuckle, Ian Martin, Mark Vaughn, and Tom Wright. Residents will also be voting for the …

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Season Recap: Hastings Softball

As we begin to finish up with our KDWA Spring Recap interviews, we jumped back on to the Softball field, with Assistant Coach Chad Feikema of the Hastings Raiders. Not only did we look back at the 2014 Softball Season, but Coach Feikema also fills fans in on the Boys Basketball action, taking place for …

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