Lakefield Standard

11/24/2025

HUSTLERS NAMED COUNTY'S TOP 4-H CLUB

The Rost-Sioux Valley Hustlers 4-H Club is the 2025 Jackson County 4-H Club of the Year.

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The Rost-Sioux Valley Hustlers 4-H Club is the 2025 Jackson County 4-H Club of the Year. The award was presented during the annual 4-H awards banquet Sunday evening in Lakefield. See this week’s paper for complete coverage of the banquet.

11/12/2025

Northern Lights are out in full force tonight. Share your best pictures here.

11/05/2025

VOTERS REJECT JCC LEVY REQUESTS

Local voters on Tuesday rejected a pair of funding requests that officials with Jackson County Central schools said were necessary to help stave off major staff and programming cuts.

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Local voters on Tuesday rejected a pair of funding requests that officials with Jackson County Central schools said were necessary to help stave off major staff and programming cuts. Voters in the JC... Digital Subscription Required You must be a Digital Subscriber to access this content. Please Log...

10/06/2025

BECKER, FREKING CROWNED HL-O KING, QUEEN

Jonah Becker and Ellie Freking were crowned Heron Lake-Okabena High School’s homecoming king and queen Monday afternoon in Okabena.

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Jonah Becker and Ellie Freking were crowned Heron Lake-Okabena High School’s homecoming king and queen Monday afternoon in Okabena. For full coverage of Monday’s coronation ceremony, see the Oct. 9 Lakefield Standard.

09/23/2025

Evan Bartholomaus and Aliza Liepold are JCC Homecoming King and Queen.

07/24/2025

RAGBRAI RIDER DIES AFTER COLLAPSING IN JACKSON COUNTY

A RAGBRAI rider who collapsed shortly after crossing into Minnesota on Monday has died.

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A RAGBRAI rider who collapsed shortly after crossing into Minnesota on Monday has died. Kelly Paul, 54, of Texas was pronounced dead at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa, Monday after collapsing on the bike route along Jackson County Road 4 west of Highway 86 earlier in the day. Jackson...

07/04/2025

REMINDER: JULY 4 CORN PICTURE SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT

Readers are invited to submit a photo showing the height of Jackson County corn on the Fourth of July for a chance to appear in the Lakefield Standard.

Submitted photos must be taken on July 4 and include at least one person standing next to the stalks. Submissions must include the names of those in the photo and the location of the cornfield.

Email high-resolution digital photos to [email protected] by 10 a.m. on Monday, July 7.

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Readers are invited to submit a photo showing the height of Jackson County corn on the Fourth of July for a chance to appear in the Lakefield Standard. Submitted photos must be taken on July 4 and include at least one person standing next to the stalks. Submissions must include the names of those in...

07/02/2025

JULY 4 CORN PICTURE SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT

Readers are invited to submit a photo showing the height of Jackson County corn on the Fourth of July for a chance to appear in the Lakefield Standard.

Submitted photos must be taken on July 4 and include at least one person standing next to the stalks. Submissions must include the names of those in the photo and the location of the cornfield.

Email high-resolution digital photos to [email protected] by 10 a.m. on Monday, July 7.

Details: https://www.lakefieldstandard.com/articles/july-4-corn-picture-submissions-sought-4/

06/09/2025

AT LEAST THREE INJURED IN TWO-VEHICLE, HEAD-ON CRASH

At least three people were injured — one severely — in a two-vehicle, head-on collision near Wilder Saturday afternoon.

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At least three people were injured — one severely — in a two-vehicle, head-on collision near Wilder Saturday afternoon. Danielle N. Tilt, 31, of Sioux Falls, S.D., sustained what troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol termed “life-threatening” injuries when the vehicle she was driving trav...

05/05/2025

The clubhouse at Valley Brook is down after today’s controlled burn.

05/02/2025

See photos of The Dance Connection's dress rehearsal here:
https://livewire.smugmug.com/JacksonCountyPilot/Dance-Connection-2025

05/01/2025

See photos of the Extreme Beat Dance Studio's dress rehearsal here:
https://livewire.smugmug.com/JacksonCountyPilot/Extreme-Beat-2025