City of Hastings - City Hall

09/07/2026

City offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day. Emergency services will still be available. We'll resume regular hours on Sept. 8. Read more here: https://www.cityofhastings.org/news/latest-news/2026/08/26/city-offices-to-close-on-sept.-7-for-labor-day/

09/07/2026

On Friday, September 11, you are invited to come together for a Stair Climb and Community Walk honoring the lives lost and the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11.

Registration begins at 5:30 pm, with food trucks and an emergency vehicle apparatus display in the parking lot behind the Hastings Museum. Each participant will receive an ID badge representing a fallen firefighter to carry throughout the event as a personal tribute to that individual.

At 6:15 pm, participants can choose how they want to take part:

🪜 Stair Climb: Climb 110 stories, representing the height of the World Trade Center Twin Towers. Firefighters are welcome to complete the climb in SCBA and bunker gear.

🚶 Community Walk: Follow the route outside around Highland Park for 69 minutes, representing the time between the collapse of the South and North Towers.

Every step is a way to remember and honor those whose lives were forever changed on September 11, 2001.

🔗 Learn More: hastingsmuseum.org/event/9-11-25th-anniversary

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Dominic Laporte and Anais Labreque with DRIFT Mural Co., one of four artist groups to participate in next year's downtown crosswalk painting project, met online with the Heartbeat Creative District on Tuesday to share designs. The folks from DRIFT also have a survey asking for feedback about their designs: https://forms.gle/f25XFokFpZ4Dy4Ev8

09/04/2026

Great view this morning

09/03/2026

Dominic Laporte and Anais Labreque with DRIFT Mural Co., one of four artist groups to participate in next year's downtown crosswalk painting project, met online with the Heartbeat Creative District on Tuesday to share designs. The designs presented a Western Meadowlark, Orchard Oriole, Loon and Prairie Grouse. A link to that video is in the comments. The folks from DRIFT also have a survey asking for feedback about their designs: https://forms.gle/f25XFokFpZ4Dy4Ev8

09/03/2026

Contractors poured the south lane of the South Street project on Tuesday. The hope is that this stretch between Lincoln and Hastings Avenues can reopen the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 8.

09/02/2026

The CPI railroad crossing at Showboat Boulevard will close Sept. 8 to Sept. 11 for track improvements. Read more here: https://www.cityofhastings.org/news/latest-news/2026/09/02/cpi-rr-crossing-on-showboat-to-close-for-repairs/

09/02/2026

On September 11, our community will come together to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remember those who lost their lives, and honor the courage and sacrifice of first responders.

Join Central Nebraska First Responders, City of Hastings - City Hall, Hastings Fire & Rescue, Hastings Police Department - Nebraska, Hastings Rural Volunteer Fire Department, and the Hastings Museum for a full day of remembrance and reflection.

There are several free opportunities to take part throughout the day, including an emergency vehicle display and special ceremony at Lloyd W. Wilson Field at Hastings College in the morning, followed by an evening of food trucks, a stair climb and community walk, and a free showing of "9/11 Stories in Fragments" at the Hastings Museum.

🔗 Learn More: hastingsmuseum.org/event/9-11-25th-anniversary

09/01/2026

The Heartbeat Creative District invites the public to an online open house to meet Dominic Laporte & Anais Labreque with DRIFT Mural Co., who are among artists to lead the crosswalk painting project on several First Street intersections in downtown Hastings.