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Prescott Winter Carnival Coloring Contest

The Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a coloring contest to find their logo for the 2023 Winter Festival, scheduled for January 14, 2023. Contest Rules are that people must be younger than 18 years to participate, and must live in the Prescott community. An entry picture can be downloaded, or picked …

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Early Voting Now Open

The City of Hastings reminds residents that Early Voting is now open at City Hall, and continues through November 7. Early Voting for the General Election continues with the option of placing your ballot directly into the ballot tabulator at Hastings City Hall, 101 4th Street East. Hours for early voting are Tuesday, Nov. 1 …

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CF Couple Assists With Ian Recovery

Relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian in Florida are ongoing, and a local couple from Cannon Falls have jumped into the effort with both feet. Chris and Sarah Horvath packed up an RV and their four children as disaster relief coordinators with Adventures in Ministry. Due to timing of the hurricane, they were …

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Hastings Senior Living Celebrates Harvest

Hastings Senior Health and Living recently celebrated the Harvest Season at the facility and Chaplain Gordon Gathright sat down with KDWA to describe their recent Garden to Table program. Click here for audio     He also talked about providing the bounty of the garden to the residents. Click here for audio     They will be …

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Dalaska Gets Book Published

Hastings Pioneer Room volunteer and historian Shirley Dalaska has written a book tracing the history of local women serving in the military called “Hastings Women Who Served: Civil War Through Korea”. In a recent interview with KDWA, Shirley talked about the total number of women that served during this time. Click here for audio     …

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Power Of 100 Women Donates To Cole Foundation

A group of Hastings business women, calling themselves the Power of 100 Women, recently gathered for an evening event resulting in financial support for a local charity. Melissa Freiermuth, founder of the Hastings Power of 100 Women shares an update from the October event. Click here for audio     Freiermuth indicated that the Cole Foundation …

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Durow Farm Nominated

The Durow Family has been farming in the Hastings area for five generations, and were recently nominated for the Excellence in Agriculture Award through the Minnesota Farm Bureau. Amanda Durow recently sat down with KDWA’s Mo to talk about the Award. Amanda talked a bit about the farm’s history. Click here for audio     She …

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McDonald’s Partners With Folds of Honor For Scholarship

McDonald’s franchises in the KDWA listening are teaming up with Minnesota Folds of Honor to fundraise for scholarships for students from families in need. Megan Cron, with Folds of Honor has the details. Click here for audio     Cron also spoke about eligibility for scholarships. Click here for audio     The donations from McDonald’s will …

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Haas Named Prescott Student Of The Week

The Prescott High School Counseling Office reports that the Prescott Kiwanis Student of the Week is Freshman Makaria Haas. According to a nomination submitted by English teacher Tania Novak, Makaria has been a phenomenal Honors English 1 student this year. She positively contributes to class discussions, shows advanced skills in her writing, and demonstrates a …

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Trash Can Fire Reported At HHS

The Hastings High School reports that at approximately 2:25 PM last Thursday, they experienced a fire alarm at the high school. Students reported a smoldering trash can in one of the restrooms and a staff member was able to quickly suppress the fire and avoid any potential danger to the building. According to Principal Scott …

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