LOCAL 10: Voting, Teachers and Tuesday Market Plans
Hastings Dance Team entertains at the homecoming halftime with high-energy, polished routines, and guest dancers. Image by HastingsNow.
Monday, September 28, 2026 | Hastings, Minnesota
Minnesota voting dates, a moment of appreciation for Hastings teachers, a Tuesday market change and useful opportunities ahead.
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Monday's LOCAL 10 starts with two different ways to look ahead: making a voting plan and noting a change before a market trip. In between is a reminder that local news also includes the people who show up for one another.
The rest of today's brief covers volunteer shifts, anniversary plans, a garage-door offer, an open house, a history talk, a frame event and a candidate-forum replay. Here are the ten updates in today's selected order.
Top 3 today
1. Minnesota's November ballots are available for absentee voting
Ballots for Minnesota's November 3 general election became available for absentee voting on September 18. The state's direct early voting period begins October 16. Those are different stages of the voting calendar.
The Hastings Area Rotary Club shared an election reminder. For voting methods, dates and the next step that fits your plans, use the Minnesota Secretary of State's official voting guide.
2. Hastings Dance Team celebrates local teachers
Teachers joined the Hastings Dance Team on the field at a recent game. In its post about the moment, Hastings Dance Team Club thanked the community for its support.
It is a look back, rather than an invitation to an upcoming event. Follow the team's original post to see what it shared.
3. Meggie's Sourdough Bakery will miss Tuesday's market
Meggie’s Sourdough Bakery in downtown Hastings, MN at the Mainstreet Market Fall Festival 2026. Image by HastingsNow.
Planning a stop at the Hastings Farm Market on Tuesday, September 29? Meggie's Sourdough Bakery says it will not be there that day.
That notice concerns Meggie's participation; it does not say the market itself is canceled. Keep that distinction in mind if the bakery was the reason for your trip.
More to know
4. Hastings Family Service needs food-rescue volunteers
Hastings Family Service lists food-rescue pickup shifts on Mondays or Fridays from 9–11 a.m. Prospective volunteers can review the current role and apply through the organization's site. Its original post describes the work and qualifications.
5. Nicole's Nu Wave plans a 20th-anniversary gathering
Nicole's Nu Wave Hair Design invites the community to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Thursday, October 1, from 4–8 p.m. in Hastings. The salon also advertises anniversary sales; its event Reel is the place to review what it has announced.
6. Spiral Garage Door offers complimentary tune-ups
Hastings-based Spiral Garage Door has announced complimentary garage-door tune-ups and safety checks for homeowners this fall. The business supplied an announcement and an offer-page link. This brief does not establish how many appointments remain, specify a dollar value or summarize terms that could not be checked.
7. Hastings Fire Department sets October 6 open house
Hastings, MN Fire Department image by HastingsNow.
The Hastings Fire Department's open house is Tuesday, October 6, from 6–8 p.m. at 115 Fifth Street West. The City of Hastings event listing invites the public to meet firefighters and EMS providers, see equipment and learn about fire safety; the city also shared an event Reel.
8. Historical Society plans a public talk on Zebulon Pike
Local historian Rick Magee will speak at the Hastings Area Historical Society's October meeting on Tuesday, October 13, at 6 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Library, 1490 South Frontage Road. The society's announcement says the meeting is free and open to the public.
9. Rivertown Eye Care announces October frame event
Rivertown Eye Care invites visitors to a fall frame event Friday, October 23, from noon–4 p.m. in Hastings. Its event post describes savings on complete pairs from featured brands and asks guests to RSVP. Review the post for the offer's qualifications before making plans.
10. Watch the Hastings school-board candidate forum
If you could not attend the September 16 Hastings ISD 200 school-board candidate forum, AAUW Hastings points readers to a recording. AAUW hosted the forum with the Dakota County League of Women Voters, and Hastings Community TV recorded it. The AAUW post provides the event context.
If you only click one
Open the Minnesota Secretary of State's voting guide. It gives the broadest practical next step in today's list, including the official distinction between ballots available September 18 and direct early voting beginning October 16.
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How we select LOCAL 10: We consider usefulness, timing, local relevance, source diversity and public value. Inclusion is not paid placement and is not guaranteed.
