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Snow removal is integral to city operations

Because snow and ice removal is essential to our community and provides safety for life and property; staff members dedicate time, money, planning, coordination and effort to monitoring and improving the process. So, snow removal operations are planned and considered all year long. The City Street Department has 516 lane miles for snow removal – plus…

Ongoing sewer maintenance efforts move to Burlington Avenue

Ongoing sewer maintenance efforts in east central Hastings will move to Burlington Avenue during the week of Dec. 8, 2025 – depending on weather.  Contractor Johnson Service Company of Kearney is working to clean and inspect with cameras the sewer system in east central Hastings, which includes eight blocks of Burlington Avenue, as part of a larger…

Public Notice for Planning Commission

Public Notice of the City of Hastings Planning Commission for December 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at Hastings Municipal Airport, located at 3300 W. 12th Street, Hastings, NE 68901.  Notice of Planning Commission Meeting Amendments to the City of Hastings Chapter 34 Code of Ordinances Ordinance to change zoning Vacation of Plat (7th) Vacation of Plat…

HPD presents results from Make It Click seatbelt grant

The Hastings Police Department participated in the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s statewide “Make it Click” mobilization Nov. 26 through Nov. 30. The Department was awarded grant money for officers to work overtime hours conducting traffic violation enforcement and subsequent seatbelt and child restraint violation enforcement. A pre-event…

Share the Warmth provides assistance for utility customers in need

The Hastings Utilities Department and a group of local non-profit organizations are teaming up again this year to keep families warm all winter long. The Share The Warmth program is back and runs from Dec. 1 to April 30. Please note, the funds collected through this program are dispersed to those in need during this timeframe; but anyone can contribute…