Hastings Star Gazette

The City of Hastings hosted an open house Tuesday evening to discuss plans for a public off-leash dog park in the city. The meeting was an informal one designed to get residents talking with each other and generating ideas. Current plans call for a dog park located just north of...

The Hastings City Council will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, at City Hall. Here’s a look at what’s on the agenda. Several presentations will kick off the meeting, including the presentation of a recycling check to the Youth Green Team, Boy Scout Troup 534,...

This much is clear to us after last week’s meeting regarding the cuts proposed by the school district: something must be done, and something must be done now. Debates ought to focus now on what should be cut. They ought not focus on whether cuts need to be made. It is...

The annual Edina Realty Easter egg hunt is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Roadside Park in Hastings.

Carrie Elaine Olson, 29, Davenport Iowa, was laid to rest Saturday, April 12, as Davenport Police became the lead agency in investigating her death. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has yet to indicate a cause or manner of death. Olson’s body was discovered April 5 in rural...

A minimum wage increase will be a bump for low-earning Minnesota workers, or it will be a bust for the state’s economy. Those were competing predictions by south Washington County lawmakers who fell on opposite sides of the minimum wage debate. That debate culminated with Gov....

CVS Pharmacy is making more progress on its plans to build a new store and pharmacy in Hastings. CVS completed the purchase of the properties on the block between 14th and 15th streets and Vermillion and Sibley streets toward the end of March, said Hastings Community Development...

There’s confusion at the Capitol. Last session the Minnesota Legislature bumped up by 5 percent the rates paid to the nursing homes caring for our elderly and others. This year no increase is being considered for nursing homes.… Archive Material - Subscription required to...

The Hastings Rivertown Lions Club is holding its 22nd annual city-wide garage sales Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3. The fee is $30. Sale listings/maps will be published in the May 1 Star Gazette. The registration deadline is Monday, April 14. Registration forms are available...