Jackson News

The 1998 Jackson County Central graduate was driving home from work on a gravel road near Dunnell when a semi truck approached.

In its fifth year of existence, Lee's Taekwondo in Jackson County has grown to become one of the larger taekwondo gyms in the area, according to instructor and third-degree black belt Tim Bicknase of Worthington.

Local Kiwanis and Lions club members will square off Thursday in a battle of the chilies, with members of the chili-eating public and the supply-short Jackson Food Shelf the real winners of the good-natured competition.

On Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. Minnesota Army National Guard Sargaent Garrett Rasmussen delivered the Veterans Day address at JCC Middle School in Lakefield.

Though Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, Jackson merchants are already in the midst of a coordinated two-month-long shop-local holiday campaign designed to both benefit buyers and bolster business.

For the first time in decades, local schools are being asked to play a part in a mass vaccination program for the H1N1 influenza.

From tweens to seniors, tattoos have gone mainstream. Tats that commemorate the birth of a child are especially popular these days.

A local veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom is the keynote speaker at a special Veterans Day program at Bank Midwest in Jackson next Wednesday.

A pastor, cancer survivor and author of a book that helps answer the question a oeHow could a loving God allow suffering?a is headed to Jackson next month for a special program.

Though the manager of the citya s water department doesna t plan to retire for another seven years, Jackson Mayor Mitch Jasper and members of the citya s utilities commission think the time to advertise the job is now.

A man described as a supportive family man, a staunch sports fan and a sociable real estate businessman who championed the Jackson community for a long time died Monday morning.

A federal grant is paving the way for a new playground when Jacksona s free Head Start preschool and family development program for low-income families moves its classroom from the Jackson Armory to the Western Community Action office in the near future.

The first doses of the injectable H1N1 flu vaccine were administered Thursday to local first responders and health care personnel after Cottonwood-Jackson Community Health Service received a shipment of 300 doses Wednesday.

State residents clamored for the phone when the Minnesota Department of Health announced its new phone-based service for people with flu symptoms last week, and local hospitals are taking extra measures to keep the crowds away as H1N1 flu activity continues to concern health officials nationwide.

What once held promise of being one of the best crops in recent memory has turned into nothing less than a soupy mess.

The Jackson County Central Huskies used two early scores and two late scores to beat St.

Three doors down from the Historic State Theatre, a new downtown Jackson business is on its way to a shuttered storefront that once was home to computer-related businesses.

Coffee Choices in Jackson is changing owners. Susan Reiter of Estherville, Iowa, has purchased the Main Street coffeehouse and eatery from seven-year-owners Don and Karen Wells.

The Livewire, Jackson Countya s largest-circulation newspaper, has been recognized as one of the top newspapers in North America.

A group of belly dancers with a member who hails from Jackson and the vocal and instrumental talents of Allen and Nancy Jensen from Heron Lake will be part of an evening of family entertainment coming Saturday to the auditorium of the Business, Arts and Recreation Center in Windom.