8/16/23
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Visitors to the Lake Preston Cemetery no longer have to wander around hundreds of gravesites, looking for the headstones of old friends and loved ones. A detailed directory recently became available …
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By Rob Swenson
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8/9/23
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The Lake Preston City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Mon., Aug. 7, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting kicked off with a discussion about developing the airport land and applying for a …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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8/9/23
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The Lake Preston School will have four new teachers when school starts this year. Here is a chance to get to know them a little better. NIKKI LARSEN Background: Larsen grew up by Erwin, …
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By By Corrie Walter , Kingsbury Journal
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8/2/23
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Jeign Ohlsen LeBlanc and her husband Ray visited the Lake Preston Museum as they passed through from Marshfield, Wis. Jeign’s father Ray Ohlsen had found the lantern from the Chicago & North …
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By Mary Rockino, Kingsbury Journal
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8/2/23
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In Sturgis, S.D., volunteers gather at the Buffalo Chip each year to raise 800 American flags on Freedom Field as a heartfelt tribute, honoring those currently serving our country and those who made …
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8/2/23
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When looking up the words outstanding, community and citizen, it is no wonder John and Marlys Vincent received the Lake Preston Chamber/4 Lakes Forward Lifetime Achievement Award last week during …
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By Corrie Walter, Kingsbury Journal
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7/26/23
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About 80 members of the Lake Preston High School classes of 1969, 1970 and 1971 and their guests gathered July 14-15 for a reunion. The two-day gathering included meals and storytelling on Friday and …
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By Rob Swenson
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7/26/23
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After driving by the house where Wes and Helen Jones used to live along Highway 14 for months and months, seeing a for sale sign alongside the road, Pam and Alan Hojer decided to make a phone call …
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By Corrie Walter, Kingsbury Journal
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7/19/23
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The Lake Preston Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Wed., July 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the Superintendent’s Conference Room. The meeting was preceded by a short budget hearing at …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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7/19/23
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by LIW Memorial Society William Anderson Author and Wilder historian William Anderson will present Garth Williams: An Artful Life as part of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society’s …
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By LIW Memorial Society
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7/19/23
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“Alan Jackson’s song ‘Don’t Rock the Jukebox’ pretty much summed up Mom’s taste in music,” said Margaret Wilde, a daughter of Richard “Dick” and Alice Wilde, former Lake Preston …
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By Donna Palmlund, Kingsbury Journal
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7/12/23
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The Lake Preston City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Mon., July 10, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Key topics included a discussion about lessons learned about Tax Increment Financing (TIF) …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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7/12/23
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Terry L. (“TLG”) Gilbertson, Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) and a funeral director with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home in Rapid City, S.D., has recently qualified for …
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7/12/23
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Lake Preston’s Avenue of Flags will be posted on Sun., July 16, at 7 a.m. for Town and Country Days. The flags will be retired later the same day at 5:30 p.m. Any and all help will be greatly …
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7/12/23
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There is no better way to beat the summer heat than going for a swim in refreshing water. Having a city pool is a great outlet for youth, parents and grandparents, and it brings the community …
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By Corrie Walter, Kingsbury Journal
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7/5/23
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The Lake Preston Board of Education held a special end-of-school-year meeting on Thurs., June 29, 2023, at 12 p.m. It was an extremely brief meeting, capped off with quick rundowns of the …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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7/5/23
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On Sun., June 25, Travis Denison was a guest speaker at the UCC-UMC Church, focusing on the importance of being a Godly father. He shared with the group Bible-based scripture, statistics and his …
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7/5/23
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Lake Preston’s Avenue of Flags will be posted on Sun., July 16, at 7 a.m. for Town and Country Days. The flags will be retired later the same day at 5:30 p.m. Any and all help will be greatly …
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7/5/23
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