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Fisher Fountain turned on for summer season

Jacob Fisher Rainbow Fountain is now in operation for the summer season.  The fountain was initially turned on Monday, May 8 for testing. The traditional season for operation begins Mother’s Day weekend and concludes when temperatures get colder, usually in early October. The iconic lighted fountain stands near Hastings Utilities headquarters at 12th…

Construction on 7th Street Intersections to Begin

Beginning May 7, Werner Construction will be removing and replacing pavement on Westlawn Avenue, Crane Avenue, Barnes Avenue and Chestnut Avenue intersections with new concrete pavement along 7th Street. Werner Construction plans to start work first at Westlawn and Barnes Avenues intersections and then at a later day, remove and replace Crane and Chestnut…

Work on quiet crossings to begin

Construction is scheduled to begin this month on the first railroad crossing included in the city’s BNSF Railway quiet crossing project. The Hastings Avenue crossing will be the first to see work. Ben Engel Construction of Hastings was awarded the contract for the Hastings Avenue crossing as well as the Pine Avenue crossing.  The work is scheduled…

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…