Category Archives: Hastings News
Vehicle strikes utility pole on Highway 6, knocks power out for 800 Hastings customers
HASTINGS - A Hastings Utilities electric distribution crew responded to an outage on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31 that left customers in a big area of east Hastings without power. The outage bega...
Jan 31, 2024 Outage map as of 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, (Hastings Utilities, Courtesy)
Update: Power outage resolved in east Hastings
Update: Hastings Utilities were able to restore power across east Hastings as of 8:30 a.m. HASTINGS - Electrical crews with Hastings Utilities are working to restore power on the east side of communit...
Jan 31, 2024 Outage map as of 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, (Hastings Utilities, Courtesy)
Late start at Hastings CCC campus due to electrical issue
HASTINGS - There will be a 10 a.m. late start at the Hastings Central Community College campus on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Hastings CCC noted the late start is due to an electrical outage at the site. All ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Courtesy)
January 2024 precipitation varies widely from east to west, but mostly above average
HASTINGS - The vast majority of the National Weather Service - Hastings coverage area saw above normal precipitation but there was a large disparity between the eastern and western counties. Most of t...
Jan 30, 2024 National Weather Service - Hastings, Courtesy
Hastings Utilities put new electric distribution aerial device into service
HASTINGS - The Hastings Utilities Electric Distribution crews are implementing a new piece of equipment. The new equipment - which was delivered on Dec. 28, 2023 - is an insulated aerial device mounte...
Jan 29, 2024 : Electric distribution crew members test an insulated aerial device to work on a powerline at North Denver Station, 1228 N. Denver Ave, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
City of Hastings community survey dashboard now available
HASTINGS - Working with the ETC Institute, the City of Hastings has introduced the Hastings Community Survey Dashboard. The dashboard allows the public to analyze data from the Hastings Community Surv...
Jan 29, 2024 Hastings, Nebraska, Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Hastings Municipal Airport was named Airport of the Year
HASTINGS - The Nebraska Aeronautics Commission honored the Hastings Municipal Airport on Thursday, Jan. 25 as Airport of the Year. Representatives of the Hastings aviation community accepted the award...
Jan 29, 2024 Hastings Municipal Airport was named Airport of the Year, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Hastings Museum will be showing "Bones of Crows"
HASTINGS - Hastings Museum is pleased to bring film "Bones of Crows" to the theater Feb. 1-4, as well as a virtual presentation on Thursday, Feb. 1 from the Executive Director of the Nebraska Commissi...
Jan 29, 2024 Courtesy
Volatile chemicals in Hastings sewer, flash fire, cause manhole cover to be blown from road
HASTINGS - Hastings officials provided details and lessons learned from an incident that included volatile chemicals in the sewer system and a brief residential flash fire that led to a manhole cover ...
Jan 24, 2024 Brad Starling, Fire Chief of Hastings Fire and Rescue, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Areas of dense fog could contribute to slick conditions Wednesday morning
KEARNEY - Another slick morning could be in store for central Nebraska Wednesday morning as a Dense Fog Advisory has been issued starting at 6 p.m. this evening. The National Weather Service - Hasting...
Jan 23, 2024 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today