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HFR responds to fire at 1325 W. 4th St.

Hastings Fire & Rescue responded to a fire around 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 20 at 1325 W. Fourth St. The residents were home, got out safely and reported the fire themselves.  Hastings Rural Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid. Hastings Police Department, Hastings Utilities and the City of Hastings Street Department also responded to the incident.…

Hastings Fire and Rescue to bring in speaker Frank Viscuso

Hastings Fire & Rescue invites the public to an interactive leadership and culture development program presented aimed at a wide audience by a renowned speaker who is a veteran firefighter. Speaker Frank Viscuso, a retired deputy chief, will give the presentation “Step Up and Lead.” Viscuso served more than 26 years as a professional firefighter in…

Political candidate sign summary

As the election season approaches for local, state, and federal elections, the City of Hastings would like to provide candidates and their supporters with information on regulations for signs that are customarily used for political campaigns.  The City of Hastings regulates signs, including poster signs, which typically are used for political campaigns.…

9th Street reopens, 16th Street to close as part of upgrades

Ninth Street signals wrap up The Nebraska Department of Transportation’s contractor - IES Commercial, Inc. of Holdrege took the traffic signal at Burlington Ave & Ninth Street out-of-service on Thursday, Feb. 29 and completed the upgrade work on Tuesday, March 5. The intersection was upgraded with all new signal cable, a new controller, and added a…

City warns public about door-to-door salespeople

UPDATE Wednesday, March 6 *Representatives from a solar panel company have been in the Hastings area going door-to-door, soliciting sales. Hastings Police Department has no information to indicate that this is a scam. The company has filed the necessary paperwork with the police department for a solicitor's license. Local residents called the Hastings…