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Hawks Pound Hubbers, Cards Next

The Hastings Hawks Amateur Baseball Team has won two straight games, heading in to the 4th of July Holiday Weekend, including a solid 8-1 victory over Ellsworth, on Wednesday. Manager Shawn Matson joined KDWA Sports on Thursday to look back at their last two games, and to preview Saturday’s game at Hampton LIVE on KDWA, …

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Peterson Stepping Away From Track

After a wonderful 2015 Season, which closed at the Wisconsin State Meet, for many of the Prescott Boys and Girls standouts, Prescott Track and Field Coach Steve Peterson is stepping away. Coach Peterson will resign from the Track position, to focus more on his Counseling job at PHS, and to spend more quality time with …

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Body Found in St. Paul Park

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a found body located on the Mississippi River near Hidden Harbor Marina in St. Paul Park on Tuesday morning. The body was located by Minnesota DNR employees in a side channel south of the marina who were in the area doing research. Washington County Sheriff’s Office, …

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Blood Drive Coming Up

The American Red Cross will be accepting blood donations at Power Within Chiropractic in Hastings, on Wednesday, July 15th from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Donors of all blood types, (especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative,) are needed. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, …

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Chief Schutt Talks Fireworks

Numerous fireworks displays, both public and private, will be occuring across the state this weekend. Hastings Fire Chief Mike Schutt talks about what’s happening in the Hastings area. Click here for audio        

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Vargas On Softball Kittenball Info

Hastings Parks and Recreation Activities Coordinator Phil Vargas joined KDWA’s Nick Tuckner on Tuesday to chat about the halfway point of the 2015 Adult Slowpitch Softball Season, and of course unveils some BIG information regarding this July’s Annual Hastings Rivertown Days Kittenball Tournament, on Saturday, July 18th! Click here for audio        

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McNamara’s Name Cleared After Complaint

The Minnesota House Ethics Committee met Tuesday and determined the complaint filed by Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Minneapolis) against Rep. Denny McNamara (R-Hastings) was without probable cause. Rep. McNamara issued the following statement in response the Committees findings. “I want to thank the Committee for their work and for seeing Rep. Kahn’s complaint for what it …

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Hastings VFW Hosting Sub-District

With some very exciting baseball news for the City of Hastings, KDWA Sports was joined by Dick Cragg, to talk about the upcoming 2nd District NE Sub-District Tournament, that Vets’ Park will be hosting, over Rivertown Days Week, beginning Wednesday, July 15th. Click here for audio        

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Weekly Softball Standings Update

It’s been a fun 2015 Summer Slowpitch Softball Season for all teams, and AM 1460 KDWA Radio has your weekly standings updates for the Co-Rec, Men and Women’s leagues! KDWA’s Nick Tuckner has more! Click here for audio        

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School Board Passes 2015-16 Budget

The Hastings School Board voted on the budget for the 2015-2016 school year at its meeting on June 24th. ISD 200 Superintendent Tim Collins spoke to the board about the improvements to this year’s budget. Click here for audio     The Board passed the budget with a unanimous vote.    

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