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Seeberger Declares Candidacy For MN Senate

Judy Seeberger, attorney, paramedic, teacher, and former Bayport city council member, announced that she is running for the open seat in the newly created State Senate District 41. Seeberger will seek the local Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement at the Senate District 41 convention on March 26 at Oltman Middle School in Cottage Grove. Seeberger lives in Afton …

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Hastings City Council Meeting Monday, March 21

The Hastings City Council meets Monday evening. Mayor Mary Fasbender provides a preview of the agenda. Click here for audio     Click here for audio

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Prescott Well 3 Solution

At the March 14, 2022 Prescott City Council meeting Jon Strand of CBS2 Engineering presented on the condition of well water quality in the city: Click here for audio     After discussion the Council voted unanimously to proceed with the instillation of a reverse osmosis system for well #3. This project will take approximately 18 …

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Local Media Panel Discussion Held

The city of Hastings held a Local Media Panel Discussion on Friday, March 18, at City Hall to showcase the uniqueness of Hastings in that we have a local radio station, tv station, an online newspaper and traditional newspaper. Mo from KDWA was on the scene spoke with City Administrator Dan Wietecha: Click here for …

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Hastings Health and Senior Living Names Employees of the Year

Hastings Senior Health and Living, along with other senior care facilities had a difficult year in 2021 with the continued threat of Coronavirus among residents and staff. Campus Administrator Merilee Johnson recently sat down with KDWA’s Mo to talk about the response of the staff during the year, and share the names of the facility’s …

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Downtown Hastings Power Outage

At approximately 10:30 AM on Thursday, March 17, a pole-mounted power line disconnect switch near St. Elizabeth Anne Seaton School failed, causing a power outage throughout most of the downtown area of Hastings. Al Storlie, Fire Marshall for Hastings provided a brief update. Click here for audio     A repair crew from Excel Energy was …

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Lock And Dam Award Update

As previously reported by KDWA, Lock and Dam Eatery in Hastings was recently recognized by North American Banking Company in a promotion with KS95 in Minneapolis known as the “Small Business Helping Hand Partnership”. During a month long campaign with KS95, listeners were asked to nominate a small business in their community that could benefit …

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Trailer Stolen In Cannon Falls

On March 16th at around 3 AM, the Cannon Falls Police Department reports that a burglary occurred in the 400 Block of Timber Lane. Stolen was a white enclosed 8×16 foot Pacemaker Trail Duster, with MN LIC 1219CTV. If you have surveillance in the area please review it for the trailer leaving the area. If …

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Lock And Dam Awarded

Hastings’ own Lock and Dam Eatery has been selected by the North American Banking Company as a recipient of the bank’s Small Business Helping Hand Partnership. Owner Jennifer Melecio said in a statement that none of this would’ve happened without the support of the community. The Lock and Dam had donations with food and money …

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HPD Investigating Break Ins

The Hastings Police Department reports that the Department is investigating break ins at two local businesses late last week. Deputy Chief David Wilske has the details. Click here for audio     On the plus side, a traffic stop early this week helped remove a significant amount of drugs from the street. Click here for audio …

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