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Two dogs, one rabbit saved from blaze inside Hastings home

April 23, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

Two dogs were miraculously saved in Hastings today. The dogs were rescued from a burning home by firefighters from the Hastings Fire Department, then were quickly cared for by bystanders and rushed to the veterinarian. One woman on the scene gave one of the dogs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Continue Reading

Heil family: ‘We will now be able to move forward and bring them home to rest’

April 17, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

Hastings resident Sara Heil and her family have confirmed that her missing parents, Gerald and Barbara Heil, have been found in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia. The cruise ship ran aground near Giglio, Italy, on Jan. 13. Continue Reading

Farmington spill dumps diesel fuel into the Vermillion River

March 21, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

UpdatedFarmington firefighters are working to clear diesel fuel out of the Vermillion River after receiving a report of a diesel spill around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. Continue Reading

18-year-old Hastings man found dead; cause of death still under investigation

March 19, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

An 18-year-old Hastings man was found dead Saturday morning.
Hastings police and paramedics from the fire department were called to a home in the 1100 block of West 15th Street at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, March 17, on the report of a person not breathing. Continue Reading

Star Gazette plans change in how it reports mental health and suicide calls

January 20, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

For many years, this newspaper has held a simple policy in regard to suicides: if it happens in public, we write about it. If it happens in private, we do not write about it. Continue Reading

Remembering a very memorable two minutes in Hastings hockey history

January 6, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

While looking for material for my sports column here at the paper, I came across a real gem of a video on YouTube today. Continue Reading

Capture of escaped dog leads to arrest of Hastings man

January 2, 2012 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

It began as a simple call for help. But what started as a situation with an escaped dog turned into a battle between a local animal rescue group and one of its former supporters that has resulted in accusations of theft against the man who captured two of the rescue’s dogs. Continue Reading

First National Bank in Hastings robbed at gunpoint

December 28, 2011 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

First National Bank in Hastings was robbed on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at approximately 5:30 p.m. Continue Reading

‘Grinch’ steals donation jar from Hastings convenience store

December 5, 2011 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

The Hastings Police Department is looking for the public’s help in catching a thief who walked away from a Hastings convenience store with a Children’s Miracle Network donation jar. Continue Reading

Driver in 2010 fatal crash in Hastings pleads guilty to criminal vehicular homicide

November 18, 2011 in The Hastings Star-Gazette

Anthony Mancheski, the driver of a vehicle that caused a fatal crash in Hastings last May just north of the Hastings bridge, pleaded guilty Thursday in Washington County court to a count of criminal vehicular homicide. He will be sentenced Feb. 24. Continue Reading