Category: Featured

RTD Needs Volunteers

Rivertown Days is on the lookout for volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, give back to your community and get a free ticket to Rivertown Days. Hastings Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau President Kristy Barse put out the call for volunteers. Click here for audio     Barse also commented on …

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Prescott Student Wins Classroom Contest

Even with summer vacation in full swing, the Prescott School District reports that Prescott student Logan Riley was awarded first place in the Pierce County Ag in the Classroom Contest. This year’s participants were prompted to write about the impact corn has on Wisconsin’s economy and was part of the STEM program. Logan just completed …

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Bird Scooters Found In River

The recently approved Bird Scooter program in Hastings is now seeing numerous instances of the scooters being thrown into the Vermillion River at Vermillion Falls, and the scooters are reported to have been left there for numbers of days at a time. Local residents have been reported to be retrieving the scooters from the bottom …

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Prescott City Council Meeting Preview

The Prescott City Council meets Monday evening. City Administrator Matt Wolf provides a preview of the agenda. Click here for audio     Click here for audio        

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Prescott City Council Considers Raze Order For Derelict Building

The Prescott City Council will consider a request to move forward with an order to have a derelict building in the 400 block of Court Street torn down. City Administrator Matt Wolf explained how the Council got to this point. Click here for audio     He also discussed who covers the cost of tearing the …

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Prescott Kwik Trip Announces Ribbon Cutting

Construction is nearing completion on the new Kwik Trip convenience store and gas station at 1200 Henry Street in Prescott, and store management, along with the Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce report that a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the store will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, August 3rd. The store …

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Hub’s Landing Looks To Expand Dock

Hub’s Landing, located just north of the New Bridge, is seeking clearance from the City of Hastings to expand their dock, and have submitted a Conditional Use Permit request for the expansion to the City of Hastings for consideration. The first stop for the request will be the Hastings Planning Commission meeting scheduled for 7 …

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Nurses Picket Regina Hospital

Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at Allina’s Regina Hospital in Hastings picketed on Tuesday, June 21 in hopes of getting their message out. We hear from a nurse walking the picket line: Click here for audio Regina is a sometimes refereed to as a “feeder” nursing program because novice nurses come to learn in …

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Hastings Celebrates Make Music Day

The City of Hastings hosted its 6th Annual Make Music Day on Tuesday, June 21 starting at 7:00am at City Hall and ending around 9:00pm at Levee Park. Twelve musical acts performed at a total of four different locations across town. During the 5 o’clock hour at Levee Park people enjoyed various food trucks including …

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Ambulance Struck

On Wednesday, June 22nd, at approximately 6:45pm, a Hastings Fire Department Ambulance transporting a critical patient was involved in a collision at the intersection of Highway 61 and Highway 10 in Denmark Township. A video posted to social media shows the pickup truck entering the intersection and striking the ambulance. According to State Patrol, the …

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