Jackson News

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.

The city's trudge toward a new police station and fire hall continued Tuesday as council members authorized city staff to seek proposals from architectural firms for a needs assessment and analysis.

The approximately $300,000 replacement of a sewer pipe that crosses beneath the Des Moines River south of the dam is expected to be in the hands of bidders now.

The level of the Des Moines River in downtown Jackson dropped below the top of the dam late Friday morning and is now flowing exclusively through the dam's two floodgates.

With more than 6,500 members, more than 110 employees and annual sales figures and infrastructure-improvement values reaching into the tens of millions of dollars, cooperatives are major players in the economy of Jackson County and the lifestyles of the people who call it home.

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.

Jackson County residents have used up all the seasonal flu vaccine that was ordered and emergency responders are set to start getting a limited number of doses of the H1N1 flua s vaccine mist very soon, according to Cottonwood-Jackson Community Health Services Director Pat Stewart.

Eight members of a music group from El Salvador were injured in a one-vehicle accident in Jackson early Saturday morning.

A van rolled on Interstate 90 just feet west of the Highway 71 bridge in Jackson Saturday morning.