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City offices to close on New Year's Day

The City of Hastings offices will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 in observance of the New Year holiday. Front desk services will be unavailable at Hastings Police Department Hastings Fire and Rescue Administration Finance Hastings Utilities Hastings Municipal Airport Hastings Museum Hastings Public Library, and Parks and Recreation…

City offices to close for Christmas holiday

The City of Hastings offices will close at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and will be closed all day on Wednesday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Front desk services will be unavailable at: Hastings Police Department Hastings Fire and Rescue Administration Finance Hastings Utilities Hastings Municipal Airport, and Parks and Recreation…

Development Services reviews 2024 construction season hours

The City of Hastings Development Services Department experimented with new office hours during the 2024 construction season.  The office at 3505 Yost Ave., was open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m, Monday through Friday from June through the end of October. This was done as an attempt to allow residents and builders more opportunity to ask questions about planning…

Hastings receives three CDBG grants

The City of Hastings had a banner Community Development Block Grant application year in 2024. Working with the Holdrege-based South Central Economic Development District, the City of Hastings applied for and was awarded $1.25 million by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for three CDBG projects within the Downtown Revitalization and Public…

One-block lane closure of Burlington planned for debris removal

Contractor Consolidated Concrete will remove the homes on Burlington Avenue from Hill Street to 13th Street, beginning 7:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 23. The City of Hastings Street Department is working with Consolidated Concrete on that process and will close the outside, south-bound lane on the 1300 block of Burlington Avenue to reduce congestion and confusion…