Stacy Jasper News Today

Members of the city commission debated the decision on repairing the street lights at the intersection between First Street and Oregon on Monday.

A University of Kansas Medical Center doctorate student – who happens to be a Hiawatha native – is working on increasing leisure and recreational activities for senior citizens in Hiawatha.

The Breakfast with Santa and Candy Cane Hunt events was hosted by Hiawatha Parks & Recreation on Dec. 9 at the Fisher Community Center.

The Skate Park, one of the many attractions offered by the Hiawatha Parks and Recreation, underwent revitalization starting on Oct. 1 thanks to Cub Scout Pack 117, their scout leaders,

The Hiawatha City Commission voted 3-1 Monday night to move forward on the 2024 budget that calls for a roughly 14 percent increase and an additional 1.4 mills levied.

The Hiawatha City Commission voted 3-1 Monday night to move forward on the 2024 budget that calls for a roughly 16 percent increase and an additional 1.4 mills levied.

The Hiawatha Aquatic Park closed for the year on Sunday, bringing to an end another successful summer season for the Hiawatha Parks and Recreation Department and Director Stacy Jasper.

Kate Miller of the Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau was present at Monday nights meeting of the Hiawatha City Commission to address previous questions about the Chambers proposed maple leaf

Santa’s got some new elves! The Hiawatha Parks and Recreation is filling in for some of Santa Claus’s busiest elves this season and collecting and delivering letters to AND from Santa Claus this year. HP&R Director Stacy Jasper and her recreation crew built a mailbox to collect letters in through Friday, Dec. 18. It’s located at the entrance of the Fisher Center. Include a stamped self-addressed envelope with the Letter to Santa and a prompt custom response — “with no p...