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Oct. 5-11 is Public Power Week, Public Natural Gas Week

Oct. 5-11 is Public Power Week as well as Public Natural Gas Week. The American Public Power Association and American Public Gas Association lead a celebration each year of public power and public natural gas utilities across the country and the values they bring to our communities. Locally owned and operated electric and natural gas service providers…

HFR to hold open house on Oct. 11 as part of Fire Prevention Week

Hastings Fire & Rescue is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 100 years — to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.”  Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 5-11. This year’s theme highlights how important it is to buy,…

Budget billing customers to see changes

Budget billing customers will pay for the utilities they use during the month of October before resuming the budget billing monthly average format in November.  This will allow the updated system to be established before the new 12-month budget billing cycle takes effect. October is a good month for such a change because there is typically less utility…

Block of Colorado Avenue to close for sewer and water work

Colorado Avenue is scheduled to close to through traffic between South Street and south of the BNSF Railway crossing for private sanitary sewer and water services beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2.  The work of removing concrete, placing the sanitary sewer pipe, placing the water service and pouring back concrete is expected to take two weeks.…

Proposed Plan Modification 2025-04

Proposed Plan Modification 2025 - 04: Middle School Redevelopment Project The Community Redevelopment Authority has proposed a Plan Modification in Redevelopment Area #1, to be known as the Middle School Redevelopment project. The property is generally located northeast of the intersection of West 5th Street and North Lincoln Avenue, on the east side…