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The Hastings City Council met on Monday, January 6 for its first session of the new year. First on the docket was to swear in the four members who won elections last November: Tim Lawrence of Ward 4, …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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1/8/25
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Staying on top of the happening of any community can be difficult, much more so for local events and small businesses. Often the best places to find these events is from other grassroots sources be …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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1/7/25
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Last week, Hastings had two senior athletes reach career milestones. Girls basketball player Haley Strain (left) scored her 1,000th point, and girls hockey player Victoria Steinke (right) made her …
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1/7/25
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On Thursday, January 16th, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the Hastings Community Education Advisory Council will host a Youth Resource Fair in the Hastings High School commons area. The event is designed to …
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1/7/25
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A Hastings couple was left heartbroken when their leashed dog near their porch was attacked and killed by a larger dog. Joe and Betsy Balsenek’s teacup Yorkshire terrier, …
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Staff Report
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1/7/25
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A Farmington man was charged in Dakota County Court Dec. 31 after a Hastings manufacturing company noticed missing metal. Joshua Kevin Garrahy, 49, Farmington, was charged with receiving stolen …
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Staff Report
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1/7/25
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The City of Hastings has been using a notification system called Nixle to send text messages to residents that signed up for the program. The types of notifications that has been sent out were for …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/7/25
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Jan. 1, 2025 saw several new laws take effect across Minnesota ranging from protections for ticket buyers to stricter laws regarding PFAS to mandatory salary ranges and an increase to …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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1/7/25
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While a lot of concern about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the “forever chemicals” also known as PFAS, centers around their contamination of water and land, PFAS became so …
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1/7/25
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The speaker for the January 16 meeting of the St. Croix Valley Genealogical Society is Thomas MacEntee. The topic "Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI" will be a Zoom …
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1/7/25
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Residents, history buffs, and volunteers gathered beneath the stars at the LeDuc Historic Estate on December 21 to celebrate the shortest day of the year for the LeDuc’s first Winter Solstice …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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1/1/25
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The First Amendment’s 2025 starts with legal fireworks. There is a major First Amendment case involving the potential end to social media powerhouse TikTok’s availability in the United …
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By Gene Policinksi
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1/1/25
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Minnesota’s Cannabis legalization process has been far from smooth. Years into legalization, the Office of Cannabis Management’s (OCM) first process for licensing cannabis businesses …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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12/31/24
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A record $131,000 was raised to benefit Hastings Family Service (HFS) at the 27th annual Gobble Gait held on Thanksgiving morning. This year celebrated a milestone for the event, surpassing $2 …
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12/31/24
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When President of Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) Michael Berndt came to speak before the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, Chair Joe Atkins queried the room about who had ties to either …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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12/31/24
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The Hastings Chamber of Commerce has announced the award winners who will be honored at the 2025 Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner. Th event will be held Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Wexford at Emerald …
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12/31/24
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PFAS, PFAS and more PFAS. The City of Hastings’ fight against the forever chemicals present in the city drinking water supply was an ever-present story in 2024. It was a year full of a lot of …
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Compiled by John McLoone
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12/31/24
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It may be too late for Donald Trump to follow through on threats to repeal outgoing President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — at least that appears to be the case for the $7 billion …
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12/25/24
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The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board recently held its Legislative and Employer Awards event. Honorees included: Mark McAfee Friend of Workforce Development Award Tim Zunker, Shakopee Chamber …
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12/25/24
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Dakota County will conduct an auction for nearly 40 tax-forfeited parcels of land located across the county. The auction will take place Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Dakota …
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12/25/24
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