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Hastings Public Library has closed the book on another summer of reading, programs, and community fun—and this year, readers set new records along the way. The library’s 2026 Summer Reading Program, themed “Unearth a Story,” brought together readers of all ages for a summer inspired by dinosaurs, history, discovery, and, of course, great books. This…
The Hastings Board of Adjustment meeting for a Work Session on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. has been postponed until August 27, 2026, at the Hastings Municipal Airport, 3300 W. 12th Street, Hastings, NE, 68901. The meeting is open to the public, and a copy of the agenda, which is kept continuously current, is available for public inspection…
Bids were opened on July 29, 2026 for replacing the brick and asphalt South Street between Lincoln and Hastings Avenues with 9 inches of concrete. Diamond Engineering Co. of Grand Island was awarded the $75,684 contract as the lowest bidder. Diamond’s bid included a proposed start date of Monday, Aug. 10. Diamond’s schedule is weather dependent, but…
The Hastings Aquacourt Water Park season is coming to an end. The final day of the 2026 season at the Aquacourt, 2200 W. Third St., will be Sunday, Aug. 9. The lazy river will close at 6 p.m., on Aug. 9 for the Kool-Aid Days Duck Race, which is not a City of Hastings activity. The wave pool and main pool will remain open until the normal closing…
The east side of the intersection at Ninth Street and Burlington Avenue, as well as the outside, northbound lane of Burlington Avenue at that intersection, will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 to facilitate repairs to the manhole located in the Ninth Street crosswalk. Dirt underneath the concrete has settled, which caused the concrete…
