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    February 17, 2019
    Josie Alleva of Red Wing suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car wreck 14 years ago, but has battled to regain his abilities. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia
    Determination helped Alleva recover: Brain injury changes perspective on life
    There was a time when Josie Alleva couldn't walk, couldn't talk. Fourteen years later, he has run 40 marathons, holds two college degrees, and...
    community/peopleFebruary 17, 2019 - 5:00pm
    February 12, 2019
    King of plants: Hastings resident inducted into MNLA Hall of Fame
    With an avid gardener for a father and a botanist for a mother, Paul Morlock was born into the world of plants. On Jan. 15, the long-time Hastings resident and business owner was inducted into the Minnesota Nurseries and Landscaping Association Hall of Fame. Morlock has been involved...
    community/peopleFebruary 12, 2019 - 5:00am
    February 11, 2019
    Julia Carlis
    Carlis named Pleasant Hill Library manager
    Ahead of its planned summer opening, Hastings' Pleasant Hill Library has a new manager. Julia Carlis, a Dakota County library employee since...
    community/peopleFebruary 11, 2019 - 5:00am
    February 1, 2019
    The Black family receiving their Wishing for Mommy award with Sam and Dorothy Morris of Morris Martial Arts. Submitted photo.
    Hastings family gives back after fighting breast cancer
    The breast cancer diagnosis came for Melissa Black, a second grade teacher and mother of two, on July 31, 2018. Both Black and her husband Charlie...
    community/peopleFebruary 1, 2019 - 5:00am
    January 22, 2019
    Nathan Snyder and a group of volunteers made 72 full-size tied blankets for patients at Minnesota Oncology in Burnsville for his Eagle Scout project. Submitted photo
    Scout makes blankets for Eagle Project
    Nathan Snyder, a Boy Scout with Troop 9207, completed his Eagle Scout project. Snyder, a senior at Rosemount High School, considered various...
    community/peopleJanuary 22, 2019 - 6:00am
    January 3, 2019
    Mayor Paul Hicks individually greeted a line of friends, family, city staff and community members at his Farewell Open House in December. Hicks has served as mayor for 12 years, previously serving as a City Council member. Kelsey Roy / RiverTown Multimedia
    Nearly 30 years of service: Looking back at Mayor Hicks’ time in office
    In 1968, a 9-year-old Paul Hicks begged his parents to let him stay up to watch the national conventions on television. "They say that was the...
    community/peopleJanuary 3, 2019 - 5:00am
    December 26, 2018
    Historical society awards grant to pair of Dakota County recipients
    The Minnesota Historical Society announced the recipients of 42 historical and cultural heritage grants in 27 counties, totaling $4,849,057. The grants, awarded once each fiscal year, are made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment....
    community/peopleDecember 26, 2018 - 6:00am
    December 20, 2018
    Corrie Rezachek makes a variety of hats with different patterns and embellishments to be donated to people who need them. This hat will go to a child battling cancer. Kelsey Roy / RiverTown Multimedia
    Hastings senior makes hundreds of hats for people in need
    It takes a lot of perseverance to continue giving back when life throws you for a loop — or two, in the case of Hastings resident Corrie...
    community/peopleDecember 20, 2018 - 2:07pm
    December 19, 2018
    Franz Harris, left, Emily Christianson, singing, Jeanette Santiago, and Kristianna Harris performed "Silent Night" at the United Lutheran Church in Red Wing on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Harris is descended from composer Photo courtesy of Dodie Harris
    'Silent Night' has special meaning for Red Wing family
    When Josef Mohr wrote the lyrics to "Silent Night" in Austria in 1818, he could have had no idea that three generations of his descendents would...
    community/peopleDecember 19, 2018 - 6:00pm
    December 10, 2018
    Rachel McNamara, as a young girl, wears roller skates on the porch of her parents' home in Red Wing. Photo courtesy of Rachel McNamaraplay button
    Cutting her own track in life: Red Wing native skates at roller derby World Cup
    As a young girl in Red Wing, Rachel McNamara was active in diving and gymnastics. She never could have guessed that those sports would help...
    community/peopleDecember 10, 2018 - 4:00pm
    December 6, 2018
    Third Coast Percussion ensemble members (from left to right): Robert Dillon, Sean Connors, David Skidmore and Peter Martin. Photo courtesy of Bucklesweet
    Hastings native turned Grammy winner makes the trip home
    As a child, Peter Martin knew that he wanted to make music. That dream began at 4 years old in Hastings, when he took his first piano lesson....
    community/peopleDecember 6, 2018 - 12:00pm
    November 26, 2018
    Update: Missing Prescott teen found safe in Minn.
    Prescott police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing teenager. Nineteen-year-old Rachel Elizabeth Hutcheson has been missing since late October when she didn't show up for work at Target in Cottage Grove, Prescott Police Office Chief Doug Ducklow said. He said she was...
    community/peopleNovember 26, 2018 - 3:49pm
    November 22, 2018
    Taylor Offtermatt, 12, is a seventh-grade student at Cannon Falls and is taking the barrel racing world by storm. Pictured here with her trusty horse Twister, the pair will be competing in Las Vegas the KK Run for Vegas event next month. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Chasing can: Welch girl competing with best barrel racers in the world
    WELCH — There probably isn't a time in Taylor Offtermatt's young life where a horse wasn't around. Taylor, 12, said she got up on her...
    community/peopleNovember 22, 2018 - 10:00am
    November 20, 2018
    Fort Snelling Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution members (from left to right): Charlotte Tollander, Janie Puckett, Pat Gallo, Mary Clift, Marie Redlin (seated), Regent Sue Nolan, Joanne Hetzel (seated), Beulah Bauman, Tina Langenfeld and Lois Morlock. Submitted photo
    Photo: DAR places little library in community
    The Fort Snelling Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution placed its little library during its monthly meeting Nov. 1 at...
    community/peopleNovember 20, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 30, 2018
    Art Owen stands in a pasture with the Prairie Island buffalo herd, a project that Owen directed. Submitted photo
    Art Owen, Dakota spiritual leader, dies at age 68
    When Art Owen, Dakota spiritual leader, addressed the crowd gathered at Barn Bluff on Oct. 16, his voice was positive, filled with hope that...
    community/peopleOctober 30, 2018 - 2:34pm
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