Category Archives: Hastings News
Adams County Sheriff Department taking part in "Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over"
HASTINGS - Adams County Sheriff's Department will be participating in this campaign from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation's ...
Aug 08, 2024 Adams County Sheriff's Department, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Students returning to school, drivers reminded to school bus safety
NEBRASKA - School is getting back in session for most and that means school buses will be back on the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has some facts about school bus safety. A...
Aug 08, 2024 jehoede / Depositphotos.com
Hastings man knew Vice Pres. candidate Walz when they were growing up in Valentine
HASTINGS - Bud Pettigrew of Hastings knew Democratic Vice President candidate Tim Walz when they were growing up in Valentine. Ironically, Pettigrew is also active in the Democratic Party. "I went to ...
Aug 06, 2024 Bud Pettigrew, Courtesy
Hastings asking for participants in Heartbeat Creative District SWOT survey
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings is calling on the Hispanic community to contribute to a SWOT analysis survey designed to gauge the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats within the Hastings...
Aug 06, 2024 Heartbeat Creative District, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Utilities electric distribution crew provide mutual aid in Lincoln, Omaha following storm
HASTINGS - Hastings Utilities electric distribution crew members Journeymen Linemen Zach Beckenhauer and Ryan Hoover; and Apprentice Linemen Talyn Campbell and Triston Abraham left on the morning of T...
Aug 06, 2024 (Left to right) Apprentice lineman Talyn Campbell, journeyman lineman Zach Beckenhauer, apprentice lineman Triston Abraham and journeyman lineman Ryan Hoover pose for a photo Aug. 1 before leaving for Lincoln and Omaha to help make repairs to electric distribution systems there following a storm on July 31, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
I-80 corridor sees the highest rain amounts in July, Tri-Cities above normal
HASTINGS - Areas along the I-80 corridor saw the highest rainfall amounts during the month of July, with each of the Tri-Cities seeing higher than normal amounts. The driest areas were to the south. A...
Aug 06, 2024 July 2024 precipitation totals, (NWS Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Mayor expresses condolences to Ozu, Japan community after teens death
HASTINGS - Mayor Corey Stutte, on behalf of the City of Hastings, provided his condolences to the community of Ozu, Japan after the death of a 13-year-old girl after an incident at the Hastings Aquaco...
Aug 05, 2024 Hastings, Nebraska, Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
One more day of above average heat before cold front knocks down temperatures slightly
HASTINGS - There will be one final day of above average heat before a cold front arrives and sends temperatures back to seasonal norms for the remainder of the week. According to the National Weather ...
Aug 05, 2024 Fog at sunrise in Buffalo County, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
13-year-old Japanese exchange student dies after Hastings pool rescue
HASTINGS - A 13-year-old Japanese native who was visiting Hastings as part of a international exchange program has died several days after being rescued from the Hastings Aquacourt. According to a rel...
Aug 05, 2024 Hastings Aquacourt Water Park, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Aquacourt to close for remainder of 2024 following incident
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings has determined the Hastings Aquacourt Water Park will not reopen for the remainder of 2024. After internal discussions, Hastings Parks and Recreation determined it was ...
Aug 02, 2024 Hastings Aquacourt Water Park, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)