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HPD arrests several for drug activity

On Friday Sept. 08, 2023 the Hastings Police Department served a search warrant at 114 University Avenue. Over the past couple month there have been several people arrested leaving that residence for law violations, mostly possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Several residents of the neighborhood and citizens of our community have…

Development Services featured project page on city website

The City of Hastings now has a page on its website dedicated to featured project within the Development Services Department. The page is available at:  https://www.cityofhastings.org/departments/development-services/featured-projects.html .   Right now, the page Features annexation review and includes maps of the areas considered for annexation. The…

Fire destroys Landfill tarps

Members of the Hastings Rural Fire Department and Hastings Solid Waste Landfill employees responded to a fire at the Landfill early morning Tuesday, Sept. 5. The fire at the Landfill, 725 S. Southern Hills Drive, was reported by a passing motorist at 1 a.m. and put out by 3 a.m., Tuesday. Landfill employees used heavy machinery to take dirt from a…

Sept. 11 ceremony to be at New Hope Baptist Church

The City of Hastings’ Sept. 11 ceremony will take place this year at New Hope Baptist Church, 1204 W. Fifth St. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the church. The ceremony will be at New Hope Baptist Church for two reasons. Although it is not a religious ceremony, Rev. Eddie Goff, who is Chaplain for the Fire Department, is the pastor New Hope Baptist…

HU looks to instrumentation to reduce start-up noise

Hastings Utilities electric production staff members are looking into ways to minimize the noise during the start-up of North Denver Station No. 4 and No. 5 electrical generation units. The Southwest Power Pool has called Units 4&5 into service more frequently this summer than the recent past to bolster electric production reliability on a nationwide…