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Student Noah Brenny had the answers. He recently won the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Religion Bee. The other finalists in the competition were Jack Calkins, Ryan Klein, Laura Church, Rachel Weber, Grace Bauer, Griffin Myers, John Kleis, Maria Kummer, Mason Murphy, Kelsey Baker...

CVS Pharmacy is looking at putting a store in Hastings and is working on early plans to redevelop the northeast corner of the 15th and Vermillion street intersection. CVS has property options on 11 properties in that block, said Community Development Director John Hinzman, including...

The fifth-grade Math Masters teams from Hastings Middle School participated April 26 in a competition in Lakeville. One team placed 11th and another was 13th. A total of 40 teams and 176 students were entered. The competition included a fact drill round, individual round and team...

The event began in 2009 with a "What If" grant from the Hastings Public Schools Foundation to celebrate students' artwork and writing at Kennedy Elementary School. It has continued each year thanks to continued funding from the grant. This year's Beyond Imagination evening will be...

Have you ever wanted to travel to another country, but just cannot do it? Then hosting a foreign exchange student might be something for you to consider. Roman Polishchuk from Ukraine has been his country's "tour guide" for Curt and Sharon Aaseng this past school year. "We feel like...

Hastings firefighter/paramedics rescued a teenage boy from the Vermillion River Saturday evening, shortly before 8 p.m. "When we found him, he was in the river down by the Ramsey Mill ruins," said Fire and EMS Director Mike Schutt. Responders are unsure how, exactly, the teen got...

The Hastings City Council will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6, at City Hall. Here's a look at what's on the agenda. Leading off the meeting will be three proclamations. The first, which is also expected to include a performance, recognizes the Hastings High School...

Down in the Ozarks, Amanda Neuharth's grandmother is practically a living legend. Violet Hensley, now 96 years old, has been nicknamed the "Whittling Fiddler," the "Stradivarius of the Ozarks," and the "Fiddle Maker," and with good reason. Hensley builds fiddles by hand, using techniques...

On Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. until noon, the City of Hastings will hold a public auction of seized, surplus and abandoned bicycles, property and vehicles. Three vehicles being sold are DWI vehicle forfeitures along with two city-owned police vehicles that were taken out of service...

Lori Jackson of Catholic United Financial presented preschool student Piper Brockman with a Kindle Fire e-reader after a recent all-school Mass. Piper sold the most $5 raffle tickets from a large number of St. John the Baptist preschool through grade 5 students, teachers, parents,...

Hastings Middle School is offering a Summer Academy program for its returning students this summer. The Summer Academy is for students currently in fifth through eighth grade, and includes enrichment offering and academic recovery classes. The programs will be held at the Middle...