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Burlington Ave. outside, northbound lane of 600 block to close July 12

The City of Hastings Street Department is planning to close the outside, northbound lane of traffic on Burlington Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 12. This is to accommodate Best Tree Service, which has been contracted by First Presbyterian Church.  

Bert's Pharmacy sign donated to Hastings Museum

The Hastings Museum received an iconic piece of local history on Thursday, July 6. Tom and Jalaene Choquette donated the large, orange and blue enamel sign with neon lights that had hung outside the Bert’s Pharmacy building, at 700 W. Second St. The Choquettes owned the Bert’s Pharmacy building, which was destroyed by fire on March 14, 2022. Bert’s…

Reopening of lazy river scheduled for Friday, July 7

The reopening of the lazy river is set for Friday, July 7.   Repairs to the lazy river have been completed. A significant hole was discovered in one of the return pipes of the lazy river. The damaged pipe has since been replaced.   The pipes were surveyed using pipe inspection cameras. The pool is filled and now will take a couple days to get the…

Brickyard Park Independence Day festivities postponed until July 5

Independence Day activities at Brickyard Park have been postponed until July 5 due to weather. The schedule will remain the same on Wednesday: 5:30: Doubles cornhole tournament and food trucks start  7-10: Luke Mills concert  10 p.m.: Fireworks display begins Postponing the municipal fireworks display at Brickyard Park has no effect on the sales…

Decision on Independence Day evening activities to be made by 10 a.m.

The annual 4th of July concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by the fireworks show.  The weather forecast shows a high probability of rain Tuesday night. The pyrotechnician for the fireworks show has requested a decision to be made at 10 a.m. on whether to postpone the event.  If postponed the concert and fireworks will move to…