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HFD Hiring
The City of Hastings is expanding its complement of full-time firefighter/paramedics to join the growing community. The Hastings Fire and EMS Department is a dual-role department that delivers both fire services as well as pre-hospital emergency medical service care through its Advance Life Support paramedic ambulance service. Interested people are invited to apply for a …
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3rd Annual Overdose Awareness Event Planning Underway
The Devin J. Norring Foundation, along with the Confluence Hotel, Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (OSEL), the City of Hastings, the Dakota County Drug Task Force, and Hastings PD have been hard at work planning the 3rd Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st. The Confluence Hotel has been generous to sponsor the event this year. …
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NNO Coming Up
Tuesday, August 1st marks the 40th anniversary of National Night Out, an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, better places to live. Several neighborhoods in Hastings and Prescott have organized National Night Out events. Join Hastings Police Officers and other City officials for a citywide community gathering …
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Rise Up Roast Seeks Volunteers
Ahead of their 3rd Annual Recovery Roast, scheduled for Wednesday, August 16th, from 3 to 8 PM, Rise Up Recovery in Hastings seeks volunteers to be a part of a great afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship. Rise Up Recovery is looking for volunteers, and have a number of different positions available, from set up …
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Introducing Sheriff Leko
Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko recently took time out of his busy schedule to visit the KDWA studios and provide an in-depth introduction of himself and clarify the role of the DCSO and his role in the Department. Sheriff Leko started by talking about his personal background in Dakota County. Click here for audio …
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Dakota County Fair App Available
The Dakota County Fair kicks off for 2023 on August 7th, at the County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street West, in Farmington. Fairgoers this year will have the added feature of being able to plan visits and learn about attractions by downloading the Dakota County Fair App from either Google Play, or the Apple App Store. …
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Lawrence Chosen For Ward 4 Seat
On Tuesday evening, the Hastings City Council met to determine the next person to serve as Council Member for Ward 4, following the resignation of Trevor Lund earlier this summer. Adam Amer, Timothy Lawrence, Ian Martin, Dennis Millerbernd, Gary Stevens, Mark Vaughan, and Scott Zuzek each applied for the position and Amer withdrew when it …
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Hastings Issues Request For Proposals For Dome Repairs
The long-awaited and much-needed repair project of the dome of Hastings City Hall took a huge step forward on July 20th, as the City posted a request for proposal for metal dome roofing work. The City of Hastings is seeking bids from qualified firms to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies to perform the …
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Roadside Park Renovation Begins
Roadside Park in Hastings is now the scene of a beehive of activity as upgrades to the tennis and pickleball court has begun. The new footprint will include 3 tennis courts and 8 pickleball courts. The initial work will take approximately two weeks followed by a 30-day rest period before the new surface and paint …
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LEGION BASEBALL RECIEVES EMPHATIC SEND OFF
The Hastings American Legion Post 47 baseball team received a fire and police escort out of town Wednesday en route to Rochester, where the team will begin pool play Thursday with games against Wayzata and Duluth, and on Friday they will take on Sartell. The top two teams in each pool advance to Saturday and …
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