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City of Hastings offices to close for Memorial Day

The City of Hastings offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. Front desk services will be unavailable at the Hastings Police Department, Hastings Fire and Rescue, Hastings Public Library, City Hall, Hastings Utilities, Parks and Recreation Department and the Solid Waste Landfill. 911 and utility emergency services will…

Runners to take to the streets for Half Hastings races

Streets in Hastings will see hundreds of runners, and access will be limited at several intersections along routes, during the Half Hastings races on Saturday, June 3.  The Half Hastings races include a half marathon, half marathon relay, 5k and 1-mile fun run.  The half marathon and relay both start at 7:30 a.m. at Hastings Middle School and go east…

Assistant Director of Finance starts with City of Hastings

Larry Fox started Monday, May 15 in the city’s newly created Assistant Director of Finance position. The Assistant Director of Finance position was created to lead the Hastings Utilities accounting team and an ongoing major software conversion as the city continues the implementation of its Enterprise Resource Planning modules. The ERP implementation…

Crosier Park playground celebrated

The Hastings community celebrated its inclusive playground on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 16. The Hastings Community Foundation and the City of Hastings Parks & Recreation Department organized a ribbon cutting for the Crosier Park playground at 13th Street and Pine Avenue.  The playground provides a sensory-rich environment that enables children…

Tree-trimming effort to begin Monday, May 15

Crews from Looks Great Services, a contractor from Columbia, Mississippi will begin tree-trimming efforts in Hastings on Monday, May 15.  There are two areas to be addressed in this project. Area 1 is a backward L-shaped space in east Hastings. The west boundary is Denver Avenue south of First Street to Seventh Street. The north boundary is Seventh…