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Fisher Fountain to be turned off for season

Monday Oct. 2, marks the end of operation season for Jacob Fisher Rainbow Fountain.  The fountain, located in front of Hastings Utilities headquarters at 1228 N. Denver Ave., will continue to run its water and light show through Oct. 2 before getting cleaned and winterized. Jacob Fisher Rainbow Fountain is a local and regional landmark which draws…

Sept. 18 special council meeting, worksession cancelled

The Hastings City Council special meeting and subsequent worksession scheduled for Monday, Sept. 18 has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.  The special meeting was called to give second reading of several items pertaining to the city’s 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. Three readings are needed because the budgetary items are ordinances.  The only…

Property tax public hearing scheduled for Sept. 19

There will be an additional public hearing on proposed property tax increases on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 6:01 p.m. in the Hastings High School auditorium at 1100 W. 14th St.  Due to the mailing delays, sufficient notice may not have reached all taxpayers about the initial public hearing on Sept. 14. Just as with the first public hearing, participating…

HPD responds to child enticement situation

The Hastings Police Department would like to address a recent viral social media post of an incident in our community.   There was a video released on September 6, 2023 from Frontlines CSU (Child Safety Unit) on various social media platforms. Members of our community have shared the video from different social media platforms since it was originally…

World's Largest Truck Convoy to be Sept. 16

The Special Olympics World’s Largest Truck Convoy is being held Saturday, Sept. 16. Trucks will start arriving the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 15 at the Adams County Fairgrounds. There will be food and various events for the participants and their families Friday afternoon.   On Saturday morning, beginning at 8 a.m., trucks and the participants will…