Category: Local News

Bigfoot Museum Celebrates it’s 1 Year Anniversary

HASTINGS - The Bigfoot Crossroads of American Museum and Research Center is celebrating it’s one year anniversary. They opened their doors last year on September 12th but they are celebrating the anniversary Saturday and Sunday. They will be open Saturday from 10:30 to 4:30 and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00. Since they opened up there...

World’s Largest Truck Convoy Friday and Saturday

HASTINGS - An army of truckers and law enforcement officers will escort the World's Largest Truck Convoy from Hastings to Grand Island on Highway 281 on Saturday and Sunday to help raise money and awareness for Special Olympics. The events get underway today and will be happening at the Adams County Fairgrounds capped off with...

Junk Street Saturday in Downtown Hastings

HASTINGS - Junk Street will be happening tomorrow in Downtown Hastings from 9am to 4pm. Junk Street is marketplace event in offering a variety of repurposed, recycled and redesigned vintage decor. Tammy Orthmann, the Director of the Downtown Center Association, says there will be a lot of variety at Junk Street. [audio wav="https://images.platteriverradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/13072757/Orthmann-Junk.wav"][/audio] Some of...

Adams County School Board Approves Budget and Levy

HASTINGS - At Monday’s Adams Central Public School Board meeting they approved the budget and the levy for this fiscal year. The overall tax request for this year was reduced by a little more than one percent compared to last year. Shawn Scott, the Superintendent of Adams Central Public Schools, says that a very large...

Kearney High Students Learn to Spot Fake News

Do you scroll through Facebook several times a day, clicking on stories that look interesting? Do you go to your favorite news app to see what’s happening in the world? You’re not alone. Many of us look at some sort of news item each day. Whether that be watching our local news channel each night...

Husker Harvest Days Gets Underway

HASTINGS - Husker Harvest Days is getting underway today and continuing through Thursday in Wood River. It will be happening just west of Grand Island in Wood River at 9000 Husker Highway. It will run from 8:00am to 5:00pm today and tomorrow and 8:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday. Admission for adults is $15 and high...

Hastings Fire and Rescue to Hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Wednesday

HASTINGS - Hastings Fire and Rescue, the Hastings Police Department, and Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home and Cremation Center are holding a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony tomorrow at the City Council Chambers at Hastings City Hall. The Ceremony will get underway at 9:00 and will end at 9:28 with the tolling of the bell, the time...

City of Hastings Approves Many Budgetary Items

HASTINGS - At Monday’s City Council meeting the Hastings City Council approved many budgetary items including the city budget, the utilities budget, and property taxes. The property tax levy will stay the same at .4497 per 100 dollars of assessed valuation. City Administrator Dave Ptak mentioned that although their levy has not changed, property valuations...

YMCA Offering Free Memberships for Sixth Graders and 100 Scholarships for Swim Lessons

HASTINGS - The YMCA is still offering current sixth graders free YMCA memberships. You can apply for these memberships by contacting the Hastings YMCA or by visiting their website, HastingsYMCA.net. They chose sixth graders because they are at the age where they are just coming out of elementary school and are just starting to get...

Tom Bones Malone to Perform at Chautauqua Park on Sunday

HASTINGS - The Hastings Symphony Orchestra is hosting Tom Bones Malone for a free concert at Chautauqua Park on Sunday, starting at 3. They will be asking for a free will donation to offset the costs of the concert. Byron Jensen of the Hastings Symphony Orchestra says that Tom has a very impressive resume. [audio...