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Backed up for the bridge
Traffic is reduced on one lane for the second week over the southbound lanes of the Hastings bridge as traffic rolled into the city Monday. The bridge...
August 10, 2022
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Zuzek files for school board seat
By John McLoone As of Monday of this week, just one candidate has filed for the open seat on the Hastings School Board that will be filled at a spe...
August 10, 2022
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Time
“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” -Thomas Keller If we had total choice, would we have picked this area of th...
August 10, 2022
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By Brian Schommer Welcome ….
By Brian Schommer Welcome back to “Out and About;” the new fun and feelgood “feature article” that can be found exclusively in The Journal Newspape...
August 10, 2022
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A Little Good News!
On Kindergarten and Corinth When I was a wee lass, being a Brownie was the highlight of my kindergarten year. I vividly recall reading the story of ...
August 10, 2022
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16 years ago HASTINGS ….
16 years ago HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE July 27, 2006 Started in London in 1844, the global YMCA organization now serves 64 million people in 120 co...
August 10, 2022
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Primary election will trim council field
By John McLoone Voters in the City of Hastings will trim the field of candidates for two atlarge seats on the Hastings City Council from six cand...
August 3, 2022
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HFS grateful for July generosity!
The Hastings community came together to raise a total of $64,525 in July to help area families served by Hastings Family Service. This amount will rec...
August 10, 2022
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CAMPUS News
CAMPUS News Local Students Named to Dean's List at Bethel University ST. PAUL, Minn. Local students have been named to the Bethel Univer...
August 10, 2022
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HASTINGS Police Department Reports
HASTINGS Police Department Reports July 25 •At 12:08 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Tyler St. After investigation...
August 10, 2022
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HASTINGS Rivers Report
HASTINGS Rivers Report The following river level data was logged and/or forecast for the Mississippi River at Hastings by the National Weather Se...
August 10, 2022
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Finding the passion
OUTDOOR Adventures By Brian G. Schommer “It’s Playoff Baseball,” Hastings Hawks Outfielder Jordy Horsch said to me after a recent victory ove...
August 10, 2022
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Time
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing” -Helen Keller That is a fact check for me! I was thinking I was somewhere in between those two statem...
August 3, 2022
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By Brian Schommer What ….
By Brian Schommer What do you do when your publisher comes to you and asks if you would be open to writing a feature article each week about “in ge...
August 3, 2022
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Tom Wright
I’ll start with this. If you are an undecided voter reading this, thank you. Actually if you are anyone reading this, thank you. I’m sure I speak for ...
August 3, 2022
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Dave Pemble
A vote for on August 9 is a vote for Growth in Hastings, an Advocate for Hastings and will encourage Progress in Hastings. Bridge the GAP! I thin...
August 3, 2022
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Angie Haus
I believe I should be the next atlarge Hastings City Council Member because I have the energy and heart to serve our community in public service. Bein...
August 3, 2022
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Joe Balsanek
I have a vision for the future of Hastings, and I am basing that on all that I’ve done in my 12 years on the Hastings City Council. The following is a...
August 3, 2022
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Ian T. Martin
We are at a pivotal point in local government leadership right now and I feel that I can bring a strong voice with a demonstrated history of leadershi...
August 3, 2022
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Dennis Gerald Peine
I appreciate this opportunity to share a few thoughts as we reach the primary. After working in architecture firms for a few years i read an artic...
August 3, 2022
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Truck fire causes short term detour
Thursday, July 28, around 6:00 in the evening, as ‘rush hour’ was coming to an end leaving Hastings, the Cottage Grove Fire Department was called to ...
August 3, 2022
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A Little Good News!
God is the source of great ideas Many people in this world have determined to solve life’s challenges on their own. They refuse to ask any serious qu...
August 3, 2022
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16 years ago HASTINGS ….
16 years ago HASTINGS STAR-GAZETTE July 20, 2006 Coming in from 16 years ago was the news that Hastings would need not one but TWO primaries for...
August 3, 2022
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Markuson out of city council race
By John McLoone The field for the primary election Aug. 9 for two open atlarge seats on the Hastings City Council drops to six with Dean Markuson ...
July 27, 2022
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Renovations planned at Thorwood Estate
By John McLoone New life is being breathed into a historic Hastings home. Plans for renovation of the Thorwood Estate, 315 Pine St., received t...
July 27, 2022
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Time
“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and without flavor.” -Eleanor Roosevelt I think I just went through a week of no big disaste...
July 27, 2022
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A Little Good News!
Pass it on It’s been an interesting month, spending significant time in Arizona and Minnesota, caring for a wide variety of folks, and reading slowly...
July 27, 2022
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HFS grateful for July generosity!
The Hastings community came together to raise a total of $64,525 in July to help area families served by Hastings Family Service. This amount will rec...
August 10, 2022
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Time
“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” -Thomas Keller If we had total choice, would we have picked this area of th...
August 10, 2022
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By Brian Schommer Welcome ….
By Brian Schommer Welcome back to “Out and About;” the new fun and feelgood “feature article” that can be found exclusively in The Journal Newspape...
August 10, 2022
Obituaries
Obituaries
Martha Nygaard
Martha M. Nygaard, age 78 of Hastings, died peacefully at home on Monday morning, June 13, 2022. Martha Madeline Magdelina Becker, the daughter...
June 15, 2022
Obituaries
Daniel Finley 1977-2022
Daniel “Danny” Finley, 44, of Hastings went to his Heavenly home on May 31, 2022. He was born to Steven and Nancy Finley in Minneapolis, Minneso...
June 8, 2022
Obituaries
Maxine Dohmen 1942-2022
Maxine Mary Dohmen, age 80 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Dennison, died peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2022 at Cannon Rivers Senior Li...
June 8, 2022
Obituaries
Donald Beissel 1935-2022
Donald “Don” Beissel, age 86 of Vermillion, died peacefully at The Terrace of Cannon Falls on Thursday morning, May 26, 2022. Donald Mathias, the...
June 1, 2022
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Phyllis Schutz 1934-2022
Phyllis Joanne Schutz of Hastings, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on May 27 with her family by her side. She was born on Nov...
June 1, 2022
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