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Most city offices to close Nov. 11 for Veterans Day

Most City of Hastings offices will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 in observance of Veterans Day. Front desk services will be unavailable at: Hastings Police Department Hastings Fire and Rescue Administration and finance departments Development Services Hastings Utilities Parks and Recreation Department Hastings Public Library The Solid…

Closed block of Colorado Avenue reopens

Colorado Avenue reopened on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 to through traffic between South Street and south of the BNSF Railway crossing. That short portion of Colorado Avenue closed on Oct. 2 for private sanitary sewer and water service work. 

Heartwell Renewables provides update

Our friends at Heartwell Renewables continue to make progress on their renewable diesel plant east of Hastings. Here's a project update: "If you have road tripped through Nebraska recently, you might have stopped at one of Love's eight travel stops in the state to fuel up, use the restroom and grab some snacks. Well, that iconic highway hospitality…

Drinking fountains and older restrooms in parks to close Oct. 31

Drinking fountains and older parks restrooms will close on Friday for the winter; but five heated restrooms will remain open as long into the winter season as possible. Hastings Parks and Recreation staff are winterizing restrooms at the following parks:  Brickyard ParkCarter ParkHighland ParkLibs Park Oswego ParkRec Fields Restrooms at Chautauqua…

Library to introduce greenspace project fundraising leads

The Hastings Public Library Foundation invites members of the local media to a brief event introducing the fundraising leads for the downtown greenspace project south of the Hastings Public Library known as the 302 Project. The event will take place Saturday, November 1, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM at the Hastings Public Library. This informal gathering will…