Lakefield News

There have been chili cook-offs in Lakefield before, with lots of chili to taste and a prize or two to win, but the inaugural Emerald Valley-Lakefield Kiwanis Chili Cook-off set for Saturday will be something entirely different.

Three people were injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident Monday afternoon southeast of Lakefield.

It was four years ago this year that Immanuel Lutheran School first decided to host a shopping night as a fundraiser for the school's Children's Fund.

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.

Local electric rates will be going up early next year - now it's just a matter of how much, according to a decision by the Lakefield Municipal Utility board during its regular monthly meeting Nov.

Christmas was on the minds of Lakefield Business Association members last week as they set a date for a combined Santa Night and Christmas Open House event and kicked off the 2009 Christmas Cash program.

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.