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Hastings Celebrates Completion of 316 Project

The Highway 316 Project team held an informal opening ceremony for the project on Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Hastings Armory. State Representative Tony Jurgens, who has been an advocate for the project for years, commented on the completion. Click here for audio     Mayor Mary Fasbender echoed Jurgens’ sentiments. Click here …

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Final Call For Gobble Gait

Gobble Gait is scheduled for Thanksgiving Morning, and race organizer Mary Fasbender gave one final invite for all to come and race, or be a volunteer or spectator. Click here for audio     Learn more and sign up at GobbleGait.com. Click here for audio        

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HPC Deliberates Jersey Mike’s Site Plan

Site Plans for a proposed Jersey Mike’s came before the Hastings Planning Commission on Monday night. City Planner Justin Fortney presented a summary of the request to construct a new building upon demolition of the existing building. Click here for audio     The Commissioners discussed drive thru stacking, and parking. The Commission voted to recommend …

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K9 Training Pays Off

Congrats to Dakota County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Kurschner and his K9 partner, Zeus, on graduating from the National Police Canine Association with certifications in patrol and narcotics. According to the DCSO, within 11 minutes into Deputy Kurschner’s first shift after returning from K9 School, he made a traffic stop. Less than 20 minutes later, Zeus …

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Prescott School Nurse Resigns

The Prescott School Board held a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. During the meeting the District Nurse, Cassie Butler, gave her resignation. We hear from Butler: Click here for audio     The release of the video from this meeting was delayed, Mike Matzek, Board Chair, gave this comment on the school board website, …

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316 Team Comments on Emergency Vehicle Protocol

MN DOT and Hastings City staff, along with local governmental representatives gathered at the Hastings Armory on Monday to conduct an informal opening ceremony for the Highway 316 reconstruction project that was opened to traffic on November 6th, after being closed in May. One concern that has come up is what to do in case …

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Hydrants In Hastings Being Wrapped

They’re not strategically-placed Christmas presents or a new attempt at urban camouflage, but if you’ve seen hydrants in Hastings wrapped in plastic, there’s a very good reason for it. Public Works is trying a new idea for corrosion prevention of the hydrants during Winter. HFD Captain Chris Paulson explains. Click here for audio     Wrapping …

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McAuliffe Elementary Goes To Distance Learning

McAuliffe Elementary School in Hastings has made the decision to switch to Distance Learning. Based on the positive COVID numbers of students and staff and consultation with the ISD 200 Regional support team and the Minnesota Department of Health, McAuliffe Elementary will move to Distance Learning beginning Tuesday, November 23rd, through Sunday, December 5th. At …

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3 Hastings School Buildings Listed By MDH

Pinecrest Elementary, Hastings Middle School and Hastings High School have recently been added to the Mn Department of Health’s list of schools that have reported five or more confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in students or staff who were in the building while infectious during the most recent two-week reporting period. MDH cautions that School …

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False Alarm At HHS

On Friday, the Hastings Fire Department was dispatched after fire alarms at Hastings High School were activated. According to sources, an officer with HPD requested the fire crews because of the alarm. Although no smoke or flames were evident students were evacuated. The fire crew was canceled when the source of the alarm was discovered …

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