Category Archives: Hastings News
Showboat Blvd. to be closed for BNSF crossing work
HASTINGS - The BNSF Railway is performing maintenance work that requires closing of Showboat Boulevard north of U.S. Highway 6. The crossing will close around 9 a.m. on Monday, July 1 and is scheduled...
Jun 27, 2024 The crossing on Showboat Boulevard will be closed July 1 and 2 for maintenance, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Lincoln Ave. BNSF crossing opens temporarily in Hastings
HASTINGS - The BNSF Railway crossing at Lincoln Avenue has reopened on a temporary basis. The project includes replacing Lincoln Ave with new concrete paving from approximately 130 feet south of the B...
Jun 26, 2024 The BNSF crossing at Lincoln Avenue was reopened today with a temporary, asphalt crossing pad. The temporary asphalt will remain in place until the BNSF has new concrete crossing pads placed, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Riggs to continue serving students as Vice President for Academic Affairs for Hastings College
HASTINGS - The first in his family to graduate college, Dr. Wayne M. Riggs developed a passion for higher education and the profoundly positive effect it can have on young people as he made his own ed...
Jun 25, 2024 Wayne M. Riggs, (Hastings College, Courtesy)
City of Hastings Independence Day closures
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Front desk services will be unavailable at: Hastings Police Department Hastings Fire and ...
Jun 25, 2024 Fourth of July Brickyard in Hastings, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Sweltering heat continues Tuesday, slightly cooler on Wednesday
HASTINGS - The oppressive heat continues on Tuesday, with heat index values reaching near 100, a Heat Advisory continues for counites southeast of the Tri-Cities. Highs are once again expected to be i...
Jun 25, 2024 Late June sunset in Phelps County, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Heat Advisory in effect for central Nebraska, heat index to hit 105 on Monday
HASTINGS - A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire central Nebraska region today as heat index values will reach 105 degrees. According to the National Weather Service - Hastings, Monday will be t...
Jun 24, 2024 Heat Advisory for Monday, June 24, (National Weather Service - Hastings, Courtesy)
City of Hastings announces Independence Day celebration
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings Independence Day celebration begins 5:30 p.m., July 4 at Brickyard Park on West D Street. Food and drink will go on sale at 5:30 p.m. Hastings Parks and Recreation will...
Jun 21, 2024 Fisher Fountain July 4, 2023 parade, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Heat arrives just in time for summer, 90s through start of next week
HASTINGS - Today is the summer solstice and the seasonal heat arrives right on its heels. Temperatures will be in the 90s over the weekend with near 100s next week. A ridge of high pressure will build...
Jun 20, 2024 Sunset in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
Tree trimming to begin in Hastings on June 24
HASTINGS - A large-scale, tree-trimming effort is scheduled to begin in south Hastings on Monday, June 24. Hastings Utilities is committed to improving reliability and reducing the number of power out...
Jun 18, 2024 contractor Green Tree Company from Red Oak, Iowa will begin on Monday a large-scale, tree-trimming effort mostly in south Hastings, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Museum summer offerings include Civil Rights movement photos, blue whales film
HASTINGS - Hastings Museum opened a new exhibit, new film and new planetarium show to the public on Friday, June 14. "I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970" will be on displa...
Jun 18, 2024 Hastings Museum (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)