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Kool-Aid Man statue now on display outside Hastings Museum

The Hastings Museum now has a familiar greeter outside the building at 1330 N. Burlington Ave. A crew from Icon Poly Studio of Gibbon delivered and set up the 6-foot Kool-Aid Man statue on Saturday, April 29, 2023.   Kool-Aid Man’s exterior is made from urethane fiberglass. The interior includes a heavy duty polyurethane foam in the legs and urethane…

Upgrades to gas system in Lochland area

Hastings Utilities is installing a 4-inch plastic gas main in the south terrace of Madden Road  over the next few months as the weather will allow as a part of our continuing gas system maintenance and upgrade. It will require a short interruption of gas service, which Hastings Utilities will attempt to minimize. The new gas main will be installed and…

Hastings water project receives EPA recognition

LENEXA, KANSAS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 20 clean water infrastructure projects for innovation, including the City of Hastings, Nebraska, through EPA’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF (State Revolving Fund) Creating Environmental Success (PISCES) 2022 national recognition program. Hastings…

2022 Water Quality Report Now Available

The Hastings 2022 Annual Water Quality Report is now available, showing important information about your drinking water and the efforts made by the City of Hastings water system to provide safe water. Sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater wells. As water…

Hastings Fire & Rescue raising money for rope equipment

As the early giving period for Give Hastings Day opens Wednesday, April 19, Hastings Fire & Rescue encourages public support for new rope equipment. Hastings Fire & Rescue firefighters need new rope equipment to continue to provide exceptional rope rescue service to the community. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) sets the safety standards…