This year’s Fourth of July celebration was the 249th anniversary of the United States. Hastings was filled with private parties and their own fireworks shows in between the Hastings Golf Club …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/10/25
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Actors ran lines and practiced blocking during week four of rehearsals for Black Dirt Theater’s “Anything Goes” even as the set was being built up around them. Cole Porter’s …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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7/10/25
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The weight of replacing the 26-year-old mural that has welcomed visitors downtown for a generation was not lost on muralists Dena Young and Kada Groalen. The final design that passersby can see …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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6/25/25
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Hastings Police blocked off Sibley Street and opened their doors on Tuesday, May 13 for their open house as part of Police Week in Hastings. The event showcased the equipment across Hastings Fire …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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5/23/25
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From Country Road to Don’t Stop Believing to Learn to Fly, Second Street echoed with music for the 16th annual Hootenanny. The event provides live music across various bars, breweries and …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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4/30/25
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The Hastings Arts Center celebrated its 10-year anniversary with events ranging from open mic nights to concerts to masses in the old Guardian Angels Church. Founded in 2014 to better house the piano …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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4/16/25
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With the last blast of winter (I hope) melting away, around our household, our thoughts turned to spring. With spring break coming next week, we decided to get a jump on the fun. We’re …
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By Jack McLoone
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3/11/25
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As a former choir nerd, a self-induced title I am proud of, I was both excited and bummed that the Show Choirs had a pre-competition show the same night and time as a boys’ basketball game. Why …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/21/25
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The Hastings High School bands, jazz ensembles and orchestras entertained Dec. 10 with its Holiday Collage Concert.
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12/23/24
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Downtown Hastings will be abuzz with activity Saturday, with the Holiday Hoopla activities and the annual tree lighting at Hastings City Hall. Downtown Hastings and businesses have been decorated for …
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Staff Report
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11/26/24
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26 years to some is not a long time and to others, it can be a lifetime. If you are a person in your mid-twenties, you still have the world to conquer. If you have 26 years’ experience on the …
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By Bruce Karnick
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10/22/24
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Little Texas kicked a little to a packed audience on the Hastings riverfront. There were three bands, Slamabama on the Rotary Pavilion Stage with Little Texas and Diamond Rio on the main stage. The …
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By Bruce Karnick
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9/17/24
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The Hastings Arts and Culture Commission has been busy lately with the completion of the ‘Paint by Numbers’ community project at the Tennis/Pickleball Courts at Roadside Park and a …
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By Bruce Karnick
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8/21/24
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It was a hot night at the Treasure Island Amphitheater for its Music by the Mississippi Festival Saturday. The weather wasn’t all that was steamy. In a festival headlined by the BoDeans and the …
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By John McLoone
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7/31/24
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The 45th annual Hastings Rivertown Days took place last weekend featuring carnival rides, craft fairs, events across the community and live music with Saturday headliner the Spin Doctors. While the …
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By Graham P. Johnson and Bruce Karnick
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7/24/24
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The history of fire departments having water wars is not well documented, but the rumor floating around the crowd at Miesville’s first annual ‘Water Wars’ event on Saturday was that …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/24/24
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Rivertown Days has long been the biggest event on the Hastings calendar. Live music, a craft fair, carnival rides, and events from the medallion hunt to the car show draw residents from across the …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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7/16/24
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Mother Nature has been messing with the region a lot recently. Just as the flood waters were beginning to recede, more rain entered the forecast and threatened to put a damper on the Fourth of July …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/10/24
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What is happening on the Fourth of July in Hastings and the surrounding area? It is a good bet that there will be a lot of celebrating this great country’s independence with friends and family! …
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By Bruce Karnick
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6/26/24
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Hastings Community Memorial Observances are planned for Monday, May 27, 2024, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Roadside Park, Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery, and the Veterans Memorial at Levee Park. …
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5/21/24
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