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Kimmes Pair Inducted In To Hens HOF

The Miesville Mudhens Amateur Baseball Team will induct two more honorees in to the Mudhens Hall of Fame this Friday night, before the Mudhens-Eagan Bandits game. This years’ inductees will be a COUPLE, as Roger and Mary Kimmes will go in to the Hall together, Friday night. KDWA’s Nick Tuckner has more. Click here for …

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ISD 200 Receives Grant

The July District 200 School Board meeting began with a major announcement from Superintendent Tim Collins. Click here for audio The grant will be divided to fund several needs. Superintendent Collins describes some of them. Click here for audio     Collins thanked the team who worked on the grant, although it was unlikely to be …

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HPD Chief Talks Waste of Resources

A man that claimed his friend was in the river last week along with a man that jumped off the Highway 61 bridge for the fun of it earlier this month both brought out emergency services under false pretenses. Hastings Police Chief Bryan Schafer talks about this waste of tax-paid resources. Click here for audio …

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HFD Announces 75th Annual Booya

The Hastings Fire Department has announced it will hold its 75th annual Booya on Sunday, September 13th. Hastings Fire Chief Mike Schutt goes over the process of preparing the soup. Click here for audio        

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Week In Review: Still Plenty Of Baseball

In this late July edition of your KDWA Sports “Week In Review”, KDWA’s Nick Tuckner talked with Nick Johnson of the Prescott Pirates, and Randy Schmidt of the Cottage Grove Coyotes as both Amateur Baseball Teams approach their respective playoffs. We also talked with Head Coach Taylor Pagel of the Hastings VFW Baseball Team, on …

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HFD Assists Miesville with Sunday Fires

The Hastings Fire Department assisted the Miesville Fire Department with two separate fires that occured on Sunday in that community. Hastings Fire Chief Mike Schutt goes over the incidents. Click here for audio Chief Schutt also spoke about the probable cause of the explosion. Click here for audio        

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KwikTrip Opens Doors

The opening of the area’s newest convenience store and gas station took place this morning at 5AM. KDWA’s Kelly Casey arrived just minutes before the doors were opened, and talked with several people waiting in the dark for the lights to go on at the Kwik Trip, store #249 located at 1630 Vermillion Street. Kathy …

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Bella Vista Sidewalk Cafe Approved

The Hastings City Council held a public hearing at its July 20th meeting to consider approval of a sidewalk cafe and liquor license amendment for Bella Vista restaurant in downtown Hastings. City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee presented the amendment to the council. Click here for audio The amendment passed with a unanimous vote.    

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Hastings VFW Baseball Wraps Up Season

With the 2015 VFW Summer Baseball Season coming to a close for our Hastings 9th and 10th Graders, Head Coach Taylor Pagel joined KDWA Sports on Thursday, to look back at the year, and to look forward to next Spring! Click here for audio        

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YMCA’s Events at RTD

In continuing coverage of the many events of Hastings Rivertown Days, we checked with Derrick Jaeger from Hastings Family YMCA for a recap of their busy weekend which began with the Glow Run on Thursday Night. Jaeger tells us who took part in the 2nd annual event. Click here for audio     The last day …

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