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Arbor Day program to take place at Hawthorne Elementary

The City of Hastings Arbor Day program will start at 2 p.m. at Hawthorne Elementary on Friday, April 25 at 2200 W. Ninth St. Volunteers will plant an Urban Pinnacle Bur Oak tree next to the school’s front entrance drop-off area. This shade tree is ideal for driveways with its narrow upright shape.    Hastings Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hassenstab…

9th Street to close between Bellevue and Burlington for sewer work

Ninth Street will be closed to through traffic between Bellevue and Burlington avenues for approximately two weeks beginning Monday April 21 to accommodate replacement of a sewer service line.  For more information visit the City of Hastings Construction Zone page here.

HFR responds to fire at 820 S. Pine Ave. #77

Hastings Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire at 5:01 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16 at 820 S. Pine Ave. #77, Smitty’s RV Park. The fire was accidental, and the cause was determined to be smoking material.  Two occupants, one adult and one juvenile, were in the home at the time the fire was noticed. Both safely evacuated prior to the arrival…

Hastings Airport representative named to Hall of Fame

Glen Bredthauer, longtime stalwart of the Hastings Municipal Airport, was honored earlier this year with induction into the Nebraska Aviation Council Hall of Fame.  Bredthauer joined Michael K. Larson and Ira Emmett McCabe as 2024 Nebraska Aviation Council Hall of Fame inductees during the Nebraska Aviation Symposium Jan. 29 in Kearney. He has held…

HPL focuses on 302 Project for new greenspace for Give Hastings Day

This Give Hastings Day, May 1, the Hastings Public Library invites the community to rally behind a transformational initiative: The 302 Project. This exciting campaign will turn the former gas station site adjacent to the library into a vibrant green space, bringing new life to our downtown area and creating a welcoming, accessible, and environmentally-conscious…