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Public meeting will be scheduled on PFAS

The City of Hastings is arranging a community meeting for city water customers regarding PFAS contamination in the city water supply. With the state Department of Health adopting new Environmental … more

By John McLoone | 4/17/24

The City of Hastings has cited the Hastings Creamery after clean-up ordered to be done by Feb. 9 hasn’t been in a timely fashion. The Hastings Creamery was destroyed by fire in September after closing permanently a month prior.

‘Something’s got to be done’

Nine months after a fire at the closed Hastings Cooperative Creamery complex, city residents are growing impatient that little or no cleanup is being done at the site. City Community Development … more

By John McLoone | 4/17/24

Councilmember questions downtown planting coming from city budget

At the Hastings Council meeting on April 1, much discussion sprouted up about who should be paying to take care of the the downtown planters and hanging baskets. The city received bids from Precision … more

By Nicole Rogers | 4/10/24

Property, drug crimes down in 2023 in Hastings

The Hastings Police Department responded to 22,685 calls for service and had an average response time of 5.69 minutes, according to its annual report released last week. Hastings Police Chief David … more

By John McLoone | 4/10/24

Sydney Sticha of Hastings was the only one of 3,500 entrants to correctly pick the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in a promotion at Treasure Island Resort and Casino. Her random guess of the four teams won her $64,000.

Hastings grad trip to Treasure Island with grandfather pays big!

Sydney Sticha got some really big news on her drive from Hastings to class in Red Wing on Monday of last week. The 2023 Hastings High School graduate and current nursing student had accompanied her … more

By John McLoone | 4/10/24

PUBLIC NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

The City of Hastings issues the following public notice about Hastings drinking water in response to new EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA and PFOS to 4 parts per trillion that were just … more

4/10/24

The Pioneer Room at Hastings City Hall offers a treasure trove of local information and artifacts. It is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. and is staffed by volunteers.

Hastings City Hall tours offer a peak into past as well as art and artifacts

The doors to historic Hastings City Hall were open for tours January 19 as part of the Downtown Business Association Yeti Ice Sculpture Celebration. It was a good opportunity to warm up after checking … more

By John McLoone | 2/5/24

Firefighters from Hastings and several neighboring departments battled a fire at the Bauer family home in Vermillion on Monday.

Community response to family who lost home to fire is ‘overwhelming’

The response to a family in need is just what you’d expect from Hastings anytime but especially at Christmastime. The Bauer family lost their home in Vermillion Monday but almost like the storyline in a holiday movie is being treated to their best Christmas ever. Mike Bauer got a call just before 3:30 p.m. Monday that there was a fire at their home 210th Street East in Vermillion. He was working at the nearby farm. By the time he rushed home, the first floor was engulfed in flames. more

By John McLoone | 12/23/23

Weekly Teacher Feature

Ms. Laura Zabel has been teaching math at Hastings High School for three decades. In addition to supporting her math students, she serves as chair of the Math Department. Even though she initially … more

11/3/23

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