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    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
    October 22, 2018
    Mark Laska with his first- and second-place trophies from the Diamond National Karate Tournament. Submitted photo.
    Never giving up: Hastings senior takes home first at karate competition
    Being a 63-year-old with diabetes and arthritis, Hastings resident Mark Laska was amazed to be at the Diamond National Karate Tournament with...
    community/peopleOctober 22, 2018 - 2:00pm
    October 18, 2018
    John Zimmer has owned Sogn Valley Orchard for 11 years, making big changes to the orchard to maximize efficiency. Zimmer, pictured here with his trusty sidekick Collie, is shown in front of a Winter Banana Apple tree. Zimmer said there are only three trees like this in the state. They are all located at Sogn Valley Orchard. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Do you like apples? Sogn Valley Orchard has the answer
    When it comes to growing apples at Sogn Valley Orchard, John Zimmer wants it to be as efficient as possible. Buying an orchard isn't a common...
    community/peopleOctober 18, 2018 - 2:00pm
    October 13, 2018
    Mary Manofsky and Donna Pieroni star in "Lunch Ladies," a dark comedy written and produced by Hastings native Clarissa Jacobson. Photo courtesy of Clarissa Jacobson.
    Hastings native's short to show at Twin Cities Film Fest
    A Hastings native's horror comedy short will come home with a showing at the Twin Cities Film Fest next week. Clarissa Jacobson's "Lunch Ladies"...
    community/peopleOctober 13, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 12, 2018
    David Clarey
    New reporter David Clarey joins RiverTown team
    New RiverTown Multimedia reporter David Clarey started his first day with a bang—literally. The Carthage, S.D. (home of a straw bale museum,...
    community/peopleOctober 12, 2018 - 8:00am
    Farmington's Antonia Felix released her latest book "Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life." this year. Courtesy of Source Books
    Farmington author digs into political figure Elizabeth Warren
    FARMINGTON — No stranger to writing about strong women in the political sphere, author Antonia Felix set her sights on the persistent,...
    community/peopleOctober 12, 2018 - 6:00am
    October 11, 2018
    Palmer trains on Oct. 4, 2018, at Conquer Ninja Warrior in Woodbury. Hannah Black / RiverTown Multimedia
    'Wild Ninja': Woodbury girl competes in American Ninja Warrior Junior
    When competing as a contestant on a TV show, it helps to stand out. Contestants will often craft a persona. When Woodbury native Bella Palmer,...
    community/peopleOctober 11, 2018 - 5:00pm
    River Blades coach Amanda Truax helps a first-time skater recover from a fall. Jackie Renzetti / RiverTown Multimedia
    Skating towards success
    It's Saturday morning, and coach Amanda Truax is at the Hastings Civic Arena, sorting papers with parents and high-fiving her skating students...
    community/peopleOctober 11, 2018 - 5:00am
    October 5, 2018
    Pam and Dick Thorson laugh as Mayor Paul Hicks announces Sept. 26 as Pam and Dick Thorson Day. Kelsey Roy/RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    Honoring the Thorsons: Mayor proclaims day for local couple
    For over 35 years, Pam and Dick Thorson have been a large part of the community and major players of preservation efforts around town. On Wednesday,...
    community/peopleOctober 5, 2018 - 8:32am
    September 24, 2018
    Local children's author awarded by MCA
    Local author Diane Davies' "Life in the Neck: New Friends" was named a Gold Award Winner by the Mom's Choice Awards. "Life in the Neck: New Friends," which was released this past August, is the first in a series that follows the animals who live in the Neck, and is also Davies' first...
    community/peopleSeptember 24, 2018 - 5:00pm
    September 7, 2018
    2018 scholarship recipient Bailey Fluegel (right) and AAUW member Glenda Schnirring. Submitted photo
    American Association of University Women academic award
    The Hastings branch of the American Association of University Women, AAUW, awards an academic scholarship to a high-ranking female high school...
    community/peopleSeptember 7, 2018 - 5:00am
    September 5, 2018
    The tiny boat was found wedged between logs where the Cannon River pours into the Mississippi River. Submitted photo.
    Adrift on the Mississippi: Tiny boat found near Red Wing still hasn’t found its makers
    Two Twin Cities residents, one who discovered a handmade boat in the Mississippi River in June, are still looking for the two Hastings residents...
    community/peopleSeptember 5, 2018 - 1:17pm
    September 4, 2018
    Scott Rohr, from Rosemount, holds the Excellence in Customer Service Award he received from Augustana-Elim Care Services, who manage The Rosemount Senior Living at Steeple Center in Rosemount. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia.
    Selfless: Rohr given award for work at Rosemount Senior Living
    ROSEMOUNT — After teaching high school history for 30 years in Rosemount and Eagan, Scott Rohr wanted to find another meaningful career....
    community/peopleSeptember 4, 2018 - 9:56am
    September 1, 2018
    The new band Rose Creek Boys will play at the Steeple Center in Rosemount and perform a blend of folk songs, classic country and bluegrass music. Band members Harley Colburn (left), Chuck Benda and Larry Erickson came together after playing jam sessions at The Guitar Shop in Rosemount. Photo courtesy of Rosemount Area Arts Council
    Hastings' Benda shines in Rose Creeks Boys
    You heard them first at Hastings' Make Music Day festival. Now The Rose Creek Boys featuring Hastings resident Chuck Benda will bring its Americana-style...
    community/peopleSeptember 1, 2018 - 5:00am
    August 17, 2018
    Cullen and Roxanne Kiely of Cottage Grove are the subject of a short film, "Cullen's Ticket to Ride," on SWC-TV. Cullen Kiely saw the band Aug. 21, 1965 at their one and only concert appearance in Minnesota. Submitted photo
    Cottage Grove couple believes in 'Yesterday'
    COTTAGE GROVE — Cullen Kiely, 9, couldn't figure out why everybody in Metropolitan Stadium was screaming their heads off and carrying on...
    community/peopleAugust 17, 2018 - 5:00am
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