🌱 How Hastings riders can use the new $1 on-demand transit
Hastings, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Hastings! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hastings riders can use the new $1 on-demand transit
- How Hastings baseball turned things around despite a season-ending loss
- When Hastings ranked among Minnesota’s biggest cities 150 years ago
Also on today's calendar: Darlene & Kenny "The Nelsons" and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
- Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 65.
- Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hastings Pilot Program Expands Transportation Access With On-Demand Transit Service – KDWA 1460 AM & FM 97.7 (kdwa.com) — Hastings residents with limited transportation options now have a new $1 on‑demand Transit Link service operating Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. within most of the city. Riders can book trips by app or phone, pay with cash or Go-To card, and expect short wait times, with Dakota County offering help for anyone needing assistance using the app. 
• Hastings Baseball Season Comes to a Close after Falling to Eagan in Section Contest – KDWA 1460 AM & FM 97.7 (kdwa.com) — Hastings baseball’s season ended Monday with a 6–1 section loss to Eagan, capping a strong 16–10 turnaround year for the Raiders. Despite early walks and a big Eagan inning, Hastings battled back with key hits from Colton McKnight and Peyton Perseke as an 11-player senior class closed out its high school careers.
• Minnesota's Biggest Cities 150 Years Ago Will Shock You (kdhlradio.com) — Hastings shows up as the #10 largest Minnesota city in 1870, highlighting how important river towns once were to the state’s growth. The story compares that old ranking with today’s population leaders, explaining how jobs shifted from farming to healthcare, offices, and education and how highways, hospitals, and universities now drive which cities boom.
📸 Around Hastings
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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LeDuc History Book Group →
LeDuc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion St, Hastings
6:30 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Storytime for 2s–6s
Pleasant Hill Library Robert Trail Large Meeting Room, Robert Trail Library
10:00 am -
Storytime for 2s-6s
Pleasant Hill Library Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library
10:30 am -
Heritage Library Afternoon Book Discussion Group
Pleasant Hill Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
12:30 pm -
Burnhaven Library Non-fiction Book Group
Pleasant Hill Library Diamondhead Education Center, Burnhaven Library
6:30 pm -
LeDuc History Book Group →
Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau LeDuc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion Street, Hastings, MN
6:30 pm -
Storytime for Babies
Pleasant Hill Library Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library
10:30 am -
Darlene & Kenny "The Nelsons" →
Benedictine Living Community-Regina, 1008 1st St W, Hastings
2:30 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
📣 Hastings Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chamber Advantage: Unlocking Your Member Benefits
Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau Chamber of Commerce Office 200 Second St W, Ste 100 Hastings, MN 55033
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Ambassador Committee Meeting
Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce 8617 W Point Douglas Road, Suite 150 Cottage Grove, MN 55016 (The Chamber is located inside the RISE Professional Office Building and the group meets in the Conference Room)
9:00 am -
Repair Right II: Transformer & All American Five... →
Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication, 3517 Raleigh Ave, St Louis Park
9:30 am -
Storytime for 2s–6s
Pleasant Hill Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
10:00 am
Wednesday June 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors,
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🗞 Nearby News
Cottage Grove
- Green Thumb Lab Technician in Cottage Grove, MN (masslive.com)
- Events: American Flag History, Container Garden Class and Carver Lake Campout (woodburynewsnet.org)
- Voters in Washington County to decide $40M referendum to protect woods, water (twincities.com)
Rosemount
- 1516 149th St W, Rosemount, MN 55068 (realtor.com)
- Irish, Eagles resume battle in Section 3 baseball (hometownsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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