Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Decades-old locker room agreement returns to focus as major repairs loom (hastingsjournal.news) — Hastings Public Schools has told the city it will not help pay for a $215,000 roof replacement over the high school varsity locker rooms at the city-owned Hastings Civic Arena, arguing the structure isn't a district asset. As arena rental costs climb and major repairs loom, both sides face tough questions about who should fund long-term upkeep of a facility central to Raider hockey.
• Hastings City Council Addresses Fentanyl Awareness, Data Center Moratorium, and Environmental Litigation – KDWA 1460 AM & FM 97.7 (kdwa.com) — Hastings City Council has declared August a month for overdose and fentanyl awareness, noting four local deaths in the past year, and approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers while staff study impacts. Councilors also advanced a major water service line replacement project and authorized outside legal counsel to begin environmental litigation on the city's behalf.
Storytime for Babies Pleasant Hill Library Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library 10:30 am
Saturday August 22
Carpenter Art Festival Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus - North End 300 East Cove Road, Hudson, WI 54016 10:00 am
Monday August 24
2026 Hastings Chamber Golf Classic Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau Emerald Greens Golf Course 10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Storytime for 2s-6s Pleasant Hill Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, 10:00 am
Feeding Your Baby Pleasant Hill Library Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library 10:00 am
Hastings Middle School Open House Kennedy Elementary School 1000 11th St W, Hastings, MN 55033, USA 5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Hastings High School Open House Hastings High School 200 General Sieben Dr, Hastings, MN 55033, USA 5:00 pm
Heritage Library Evening Book Discussion Group Pleasant Hill Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library 6:30 pm
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To anyone buying groceries from Walmart, I have received sour milk for two deliveries in a row. I order once a week, have it delivered while I am home and take it from the delivery driver in person, in case you wanted to blame me. I am pouring… (Nextdoor Three Rivers Mobile Park)
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🗞 Nearby News
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