Lakefield, United States (Local)
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Things are starting to get done at the site of the former co-op elevator property located in the heart of Lakefield. Lakefield Police Chief Roger Pohlman on Monday said owners of the deteriorating pro... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Login or Subscribe today! Lakefield Standard Premium Digital Subscription Options 12 Months […]
Those interested in serving on local school boards or in city government in any municipality in Jackson County have until July 28 to file their candidacy. Filing periods for the local governing boards... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Login or Subscribe today! Lakefield Standard Premium Digital Subscription Options 12 Months $85.00 […]
A Jackson County Central agriculture teacher is the best early-career ag teacher in the state — and is in the running to be recognized as the best in the nation. Adam Manderfeld, who has taught agricu... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Login or Subscribe today! Jackson County Pilot Premium Digital Subscription […]
Though plans are moving forward for the city to acquire the burned-out remains of an apartment building on First Street, some officials are starting to question whether the costly practice of taking o... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Login or Subscribe today! Jackson County Pilot Premium Digital Subscription Options 1 Week […]
Paying a contractor to mill and repave the city parking lot at the north end of Main Street would cost upwards of $60,000. A city crew could likely patch it up for a little more than a grand. Members ... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Login or Subscribe today! Lakefield Standard […]
By: Justin Lessman
What if there was a way to increase funding for our local schools without raising our taxes? There is, and all it requires is that we vote “yes” on a proposed constitutional amendment this fall. The proposed amendment seeks to increase distributions from the Minnesota Permanent School Fund, a $2.3 billion perpetual trust funded by revenues from 2.5 million acres […]
A local Boy Scout is taking on a project of historical proportions. Jackson County Central High School student Crosby Klassen, a member of Boy Scout Troop 69, plans to rebuild the sod house at Fort Belmont in Jackson as part of his Eagle Scout project. And he’s looking for a little help. “It’s a big project, but I’m looking forward […]
There are two new faces at the Jackson County 4-H office in Lakefield. Justine Eisenmenger is the new 4-H extension educator in Jackson County; Mylee Watje is the new 4-H summer intern. Both started their new jobs on May 18. A love for 4-H Eisenmenger came to Jackson County as a newly minted college graduate with a long history in […]
The Jackson County Fair fires up next week in Jackson, with plenty of new and exciting to supplement the time-honored and traditional for which the great county get-together has long been known. The 158th Jackson County Fair runs July 28 through Aug. 1 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson. Among the new attractions set to be unveiled at this […]
Sports could be on the chopping block, along with additional staff members, if voters reject the Jackson County Central School District’s tax levy referendum again this fall. Members of the JCC Board ... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Login or Subscribe today! Jackson County Pilot Premium Digital Subscription Options 1 Week […]
