Lakefield News

The Lakefield schools will mark Veterans Day 2009 with morning programs. Jackson County Central Middle School students will meet at 9 a.m. for a program on Nov.

The ball is rolling on county government employeesa paychecks rising to better compete with comparable jobs in the wider marketplace.

The possibility of reducing personnel at the Lakefield Police Department force topped a number of police-related items brought up during the regular meeting of the Lakefield City Council Monday evening.

This Halloween, a group of local kids will be going door to door in Lakefield seeking out treats not for themselves, but for those in need.

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

The event that funds the annual Lakefield Halloween Parade this year precedes the Oct.

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

Several people were injured in a two-car accident Monday afternoon southeast of Okabena.

Concern about electricity costs led the Lakefield Municipal Utility board to request a look at a possible rate hike during its meeting Tuesday, Oct.

The Lakefield Kiwanis and Lakefield Lions clubs have joined hands in announcing a new bicycle recycling program that could eventually bring needed bicycles to kids all across Jackson County.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Learning to Give class at Southwest Star Concept School hosted a Team Lemon Walk in Heron Lake for the fight against childhood cancer.

The Big Buddies program has blossomed over the past year or so adding many small-group activities and connecting Little Buddies with Big Buddy mentors.

Two new buildings, a new emergency radio system and overhauls to several roads and bridges sit atop Jackson Countya TMs to-do list for the next five years.

The local Coats for Kids effort has provided winter coats, hats, mittens, boots, gloves and scarves to families in need of these items for six years in Jackson County.

As a service organization, the Lakefield Lions Club has served the community and the surrounding area for many years.

Immanuel Lutheran School in Lakefield last week received official proof of reaccreditation by the National Lutheran Schools Association.

With the recent passing of board member Les Ward, the Lakefield Planning and Zoning Board found itself one member short at Tuesdaya s meeting.

City property got the Lakefield City Councila s attention Monday night as it extended a lease on the farmland at the east edge of town and approved going ahead with preparing land for a new city street department shop.

Andrea Ruesch, the bubbly bottomless bucket of energy and excitement that had become the face of Jackson County 4-H over the past four-plus years, announced her resignation Monday night.

Kemo Leopold of Lakefielda s Welp Construction works Tuesday to remove old sheetmetal signs nailed down to the subfloor of the Hutchinson building on the corner of Main and Ashley streets in downtown Jackson.