Cruise-In car show is Saturday in downtown Hastings

The eighth of 10 Cruise-In car shows will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.4, on Second Street and some of the side streets in downtown Hastings.

Major changes outlined at Hastings Country Club; restaurant now open to the public

Four major changes are planned for this fall and next year at the Hastings Country Club. Starting Sept. 1 the club, fighting a downturn in the economy and in the golf industry, has dramatically cut rates for members, opened its restaurant to the public, offered tee times to the public every day and come up with a new golf-only option for members.

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Construction begins on trail to Spring Lake Park

Construction on the Mississippi River Regional Trail (MRRT) portion from Spring Lake Park to Monroe Street in Hastings was scheduled to begin Wednesday, Sept. 1. Construction during the 2010 season will continue through the end of October.

Dakota County librarians to begin fielding questions via text messages

Dakota County librarians have to know a little bit about a lot of subjects, but we’re about to find out just how well they know their LOLs from their TTYLs.

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Volunteers sought to help clean up Vermillion River on Sept. 25

The Spring Lake Cleanup is done, but there’s another opportunity for those nature-minded people to help keep our environment clean. The Vermillion Stewards are hosting a cleanup event Sept. 25 at CP Adams Park.

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DARE program suspended for one year

A mutual decision by Independent School District 200 and the Hastings Police Department has suspended the DARE program this year.

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Fire heavily damages Judge Appliance

A fire Thursday afternoon at Judge Appliance, 113 W. 23rd St., resulted in heavy damage to the business.

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Prostitution sting nets nine arrests in Cottage Grove

A Washington County law enforcement prostitution detail resulted in nine arrests at a Cottage Grove hotel last week, authorities said on Tuesday.

Very muddy buddies: Race at Afton Alps featured obstacle course and mud pit

They ran about three miles each, biked three miles each, conquered five different obstacles, and before the race was over, Aaron Hagen of Hastings and his cousin crawled through a sloppy mud pit.

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Editorial: We are thankful that Judge’s will rebuild its store

What happened at Judge’s Appliance on Thursday afternoon last week could have been a major catastrophe for the city of Hastings. First, had the fire started at midnight instead of mid-day, we are convinced the damage would have been far greater. We are thankful that was not the case.

Hawks split pair, but still alive at state tournament

The Hastings Hawks are still alive at the state amateur baseball tournament, but making it back into the winner’s bracket will be no easy feat.

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Girls tennis team off to 4-2 start

Through two weeks of the Hastings High School girls tennis season, the Raiders have a solid 4-2 record.

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Hastings begins cross country season at extreme meet in River Falls

There’s nothing like a 3-mile race through streams and mud to kick off the season. For the Hastings Raiders cross country teams, that’s exactly what they faced last week in River Falls at the annual extreme meet held there. The long course and wild conditions showed Hastings coach John Dewall one very important thing: just how fit his athletes are, or aren’t.

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Tee It Up For the Troops planned

Four Hastings-area golf courses are teaming up to offer free golf to soldiers and discounted golf to their family members. With Sept. 10 being National Day of Golf for the troops, the courses will be offering the special rates between Sept. 10-12.