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    February 11, 2015
    Hastings resident’s cooking skill hits local meat market shelves
    Hastings might be one of the last places one would expect to find authentic Jamaican food. But thanks to Dennis Rankine (“Dr. Mike”), Hastings is becoming the epicenter of a new product that’s firmly rooted in Jamaican tradition: jerk sauce. His sauce, Dr. Mike’s Taste of...
    news / businessFebruary 11, 2015 - 2:10pm
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    Hastings Tastings is March 3
    The 20th annual Hastings Tastings, an evening to benefit Hastings Family Service food shelf, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 2035 W. 15th St. It is the kick-off event for the annual FoodShare month. The evening includes sampling...
    news / businessFebruary 11, 2015 - 2:07pm
    February 6, 2015
    HHS play ‘Somebody Told Me’ is this weekend
    The Hastings High School play, “Somebody Told Me,” will be performed this weekend. The play uses humor and parody to take a brutal look at the varied realities that young people face. The play is sometimes shocking, sometimes confusing and sometimes funny, but also compelling...
    news / educationFebruary 6, 2015 - 1:53pm
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    Park’s new name could extend to all of Hastings’ riverfront
    The city’s new policy for naming or renaming public facilities is getting a good workout. Just a few weeks ago, the city approved the name for the newly created off-leash dog park, the Rivertown Dog Park. Now, the city is in the middle of collecting suggestions for a new name for...
    news / governmentFebruary 6, 2015 - 1:52pm
    Man upset with landlord pours gas in apartment building; he's now charged with attempted arson
    A disgruntled tenant, upset with his landlord, apparently bought gasoline and poured it over parts of an apartment building in downtown Hastings Jan. 31. Now, Leonard William Jones, 48, Hastings, faces charges of attempted arson in the first degree and criminal damage to property...
    news / crime and courtsFebruary 6, 2015 - 1:49pm
    Hastings Community Education offers Alternative Spring Break
    The calendar says winter, but plans have been finalized for the Hastings Community Education’s Alternative Spring Break the week of March 16 to March 20. The week-long program includes activities each day, from service projects and education opportunities to fun activities for...
    news / educationFebruary 6, 2015 - 1:44pm
    Nothing but good notes for Riverside Company: Show choir sweeps third straight competition
    The Hastings High School show choirs swept their third competition in a row last weekend. Riverside Company, the school’s top show choir, was the grand champion and also won all the event’s caption awards: best vocals, best choreography, best band, best opener and best ballad. The...
    news / educationFebruary 6, 2015 - 1:42pm
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    City council approves eight body cameras for Hastings police
    Hastings is adding a new tool to its policing strategy, one that’s been a major topic of discussion across the nation recently: body cameras. The Hastings City Council approved a pilot program Monday evening that will provide eight new body cameras for the department, which will...
    news / governmentFebruary 6, 2015 - 1:41pm
    A big stage for a big award
    While growing up in Hastings, Kate Brooke-Beyer thought she knew her father well. He was gentle. Kind. Not one to say much, let alone fight. The country her father Francis served, though, had a much different impression of her father. In their eyes, he was an amazing soldier who...
    newsFebruary 6, 2015 - 9:12am
    February 5, 2015
    Video: Five Hastings men among those honored in Congressional Gold Medal ceremony
    Five Hastings men were honored at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C., Feb. 3. The ceremony awarded the First Special Service Force a Congressional Gold Medal for its efforts during World War II; five of the force's members are from Hastings. John Hankes is the only member still...
    newsFebruary 5, 2015 - 10:18am
    February 3, 2015
    At long last, a fitting tribute: For four Hastings men, the Congressional Gold Medal unfortunately comes too late
    In 2013, Marcus Beyer and his wife, Kate Brooke-Beyer, took a trip to New Orleans to get away. With a few hours of free time on their hands one day, they opted to stop into a World War II museum there. Kate’s father Francis had served in the war and they wanted to see what the...
    newsFebruary 3, 2015 - 3:54pm
    January 30, 2015
    Erickson resigns as Regina Hospital president
    After more than four years of service to Regina Hospital and the Hastings community, Regina Hospital president Ty Erickson has resigned in order to take another position in Duluth. Tom O’Connor, president of United Hospital and Erickson’s superior in the Allina Health system,...
    news / businessJanuary 30, 2015 - 8:54am
    January 29, 2015
    McNamara, Sieben discussed liquor sales, taxes, transportation, veterans at town hall meeting
    Education, Sunday liquor sales, taxes, transportation and helping the veterans were the major topics of discussion Saturday when Rep. Denny McNamara,Republican, Hastings, and Sen. Katie Sieben, Democrat, Cottage Grove, held a town hall meeting at Hastings City Hall. About 10 people...
    news / politicsJanuary 29, 2015 - 12:16pm
    January 28, 2015
    Washington County buys land to complete Point Douglas Trail link
    Anyone who has ever ridden a bicycle along Highway 10 to the Point Douglas Beach knows that ride can be sketchy, if not downright dangerous at times. But that trip will be just a little easier in a year or two, thanks to a new trail planned in Washington County. At its Jan. 13...
    newsJanuary 28, 2015 - 2:59pm
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