Jackson County News

A cooperative business model is the current plan for building and operating a fiber-optic network that would cover most of the communities in Jackson County, as well as possible coverage into Nobles and Cottonwood counties, according to discussion at a special Lakefield Municipal Utility board meeting June 23.

A LAKEFIELD MAN WAS KILLED, A FAIRMONT MAN AND LAKEFIELD TEENAGER INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 86 IN JACKSON COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

Initial reports from the scene of a Wednesday afternoon accident north of Lakefield indicate one person has died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.

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

Emergency responders were called to the Heron Lake city burn site shortly before noon Monday to a report of a Jeep on fire.

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.

What started more than a year ago, in May 2008, has nearly come to completion in June 2009, as the streets of Lakefield scheduled for resurfacing - all 10 blocks of them - are complete.

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.

While thunder clapped in the distance and the last drizzle of rain from a passing thunderstorm fell on the silver dome of the Jackson County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon, a small crowd huddled beneath as county officials marked the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the hilltop edifice.

A third new wind turbine development in northeast Jackson County is now in the works, seeking government permission to build the Elm Creek II Wind Farm.

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.

Five teens are arrested on drug charges....The arrests come after a six-month investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.The Sheriff's Department says Hong David Phaengkhouane ) and Tyler Joe Ayers ), both of Willmar, were arrested yesterday for the delivery of cocaine.Authorities also arrested Michael Sibou ) of Jackson, and Trent ...

Four of the six men arrested in Jackson County last week as part of a two-day drug ring bust appeared in Jackson Countya TMs Fifth Judicial District Courtroom Monday.

A Jackson County, Minn., ninth-grader whose geometry grade suddenly declines now might get an eMail summons from the school counselor, asking him or her to stop by for a consultation.

The Jackson County, Minnesota, Sheriff's office has arrested six 19-year old men on drug charges.

Jackson County will rededicate its courthouse Tuesday, June 23, 100 years after the stately structure was formally turned over to the people of the county in grand fashion.

A change to one of the countya s tile systems was approved Tuesday by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners in order for a drained wetland north of Lakefield and east of South Heron Lake to be restored.

Southwest Minnesota Chess, with members from Jackson County, recently announced a half-day chess camp for students in kindergarten through 12th grade coming to Mountain Lake High School June 13 during Pow Wow Days.

Coast-True Value Marine new DISH Network outlet Coast-True Value Marine in downtown Jackson is the area's new DISH Network outlet.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD May 12, 2009 This document constitutes a summary of the Proceedings of the Jackson County Board of Commissionersa TM May 12, 2009 meeting.