Jackson News

Fireworks will light up the Jackson sky this Independence Day, courtesy of the Jackson Speedway.

Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jackson was the stopover point for 23 bicyclists nearing the halfway point on a 4,000-mile transcontinental bike ride to raise awareness of cancer.

An autopsy was ordered after the body of a missing Lakefield man was found in a wooded area of Belmont Park north of Jackson.

Minnesota authorities have found the body of a missing Lakefield man. The Jackson County, Minnesota, Sheriff's Office says 39-year-old Dale Maine's body was found in an area seven miles north of Jackson in a wooded, grassy area near the Des Moines River.

The search is on for a 39-year-old Lakefield man who has gone missing. Dale Maine was last seen in the area of Belmont Park, north of Jackson.

To say thank you to the fans of racing at Jackson Speedway, speedway promoter Jon McCorkell has dubbed Saturday night, June 27, Fan Appreciation Night at the speedway.

The focus of Jackson Countya s future will revolve around keeping its residents safe and healthy, making fiscally sound decisions, supporting economic development and a strong infrastructure, advocating for government cooperation and making opportunities for prevention.

Sam Marek has resigned as the principal of Riverside Elementary School in Jackson after three years in that role and 11 years as a teacher there.

Months before the luminarias line the way for local cancer survivors, family members, friends and supporters on Friday night, each bag passed through the hands of a pair of ladies who have seen lots of life and lots of cancer's toll.

It was a near perfect night for racing action this past Saturday at the ASA Sanctioned Jackson Speedway for Riverside Sinclair/Houseman Oil and The Performance Center, both of Estherville, Iowa, race night.

A fast-moving thunderstorm cell tore across Jackson County Tuesday afternoon, dropping scattered hail and spawning what local weather spotters termed a a oecold-weather funnel.a Around noon the National Weather Service out of Sioux Falls, S.D., issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Jackson County, upgrading the severe thunderstorm watch that had ...

Shedding past financial struggles, Sanford Jackson Medical Center forged ahead this past fiscal year with needed equipment upgrades in many of its departments.

A special community training and forum focused on Jackson area children will be bringing the latest in data, technology and political changes to town for a two-part event June 23.

After publishing her first book on Parkinson's disease in 2005, Jackson native Jackie Hunt Christensen thought she'd never do it again.

Crowds of people sought downtown Jackson Thursday night for its array of taco dogs, hot dog pizza, chili dogs, plain old dogs and wieners filled with good old kraut, offered up by local businesses in the annual appreciation night known as Franks A Lot.

Less than a month ago, Molly Williams of Jackson was running after her two small children and anticipating summer swimming, trips to the park, Fourth of July fireworks and backyard barbeques.

Not through my yard. That was the consensus of a consortium of five property owners Tuesday evening when discussing the proposed trail along Springfield Parkway with members of the Jackson City Council.

A graveside service for John J. Kuhn, 62, of Fairmont, will be held 3 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2009, at Calvary Cemetery in Fairmont.

Jackson's downtown businesses are appreciative of their customers - even in a sluggish economy - and next week they will give 5,504 reasons why they're thankful.

Sieverta s, Jacksona s new retail furniture outlet, will occupy the former Chozen building in downtown Jackson rent-free for up to two years, at which time the Estherville, Iowa-based business will be able to purchase the property for $25,000. The lease took effect June 1 and continues through May 31, 2011, at which point it will continue on a ...