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???Benda Barnyard??? a fitting gift for fair
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (101+ words) It seems fitting that the newest building at the Jackson County Fairgrounds was made possible in part by money donated in memory of one of the fairu2019s biggest boosters. Members of the George Benda Jr.... Digital Subscription Required You must be…...
Revamped horse arena to host regional rodeo
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (381+ words) Monday, August 3, 2026 The revamped horse arena at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson will host a Minnesota High School Rodeo Association event for the first time ever later this summer. An MHSRA Region 4 rodeo will take place over Labor Day…...
FAIR IN FULL SWING
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (108+ words) The Jackson County Fair is in full swing this week, 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 158t... Digital Subscription Required You must be a…...
County fair fires up next week
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (117+ words) 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....
Summer is over — or so they say
2+ week, 6+ day ago (803+ words) In the words of Wil Anderson, a character played by John Wayne in the great movie, “The Cowboys,” “Summer is over.” Granted, he said it as he was lying on the grass dying after being shot by Asa Watts (Long…...
Scrap-metal eagle helps county mark America’s milestone
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (91+ words) The rotunda of the historic Jackson County Courthouse is becoming a veritable art gallery. Months after becoming the permanent home of a scale model of the courthouse made almost entirely out of tooth... Digital Subscription Required You must be a…...
July 4 corn photo submissions sought
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (79+ words) 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…...
Commissioners weighing digital book funding request
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) The popularity of eBooks and Audiobooks continues to increase among users of the Plum Creek Library System, but so does the cost of making them available to library patrons. Thatu2019s the word from Eli... Digital Subscription Required You must be a…...
County fair planning hits a fever pitch
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (96+ words) Planning for the 158th Jackson County Fair is reaching a fever pitch with just more than five weeks until opening day. Sandy Phillips, a longtime member of the county fair board, said those plans incl... Digital Subscription Required You must be…...
A STAR-SPANGLED SUMMERFEST
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) This yearu2019s Lakefield Summerfest celebration takes on a patriotic flare as it piggybacks off the 250th anniversary of Americau2019s founding. Lakefieldu2019s 2026 Summerfest celebration runs June 15-21, just two weeks prior to the celebration of Americau2019s 250th birthday on July 4. That makes the theme of this yearu2019s Summerfest celebration…...