--The Mayor of Lake Crystal is Joel Patrick McKinzie, and the town's population is approximately 2,500 people.

– Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial crowned Erika Marsh as Homecoming Queen and Landon Rick as Homecoming King.

–  The Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial School District Superintendent is Les Norman

– The Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Athletic Boosters Club presented LCWM School District a check for more than $23,000 in 2008. 

–  Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial School District’s high school ag education program received regional recognition in 2008 from the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators in Region 7.  Lake Crystal’s ag program was named “Outstanding” amongst a total of 32 other secondary schools.

–  Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial elementary school moved forward in 2008.  The LCWM School Board accepted several bids on different aspects of the project, including asbestos removal and upgrading ventilation systems.

– The Lake Crystal Fire Department had a record year in 2008 fundraising for the Salvation Army.  Over the course of 2 weekends in December, Lake Crystal firefighters raised over 1-thousand-800-dollars for the Salvation Army.

– Lake Crystal Fire Chief Ed Betz retired in 2008 after serving for 9 years.

– The City of Lake Crystal saw a new $8-million congregate living facility built downtown in 2008.  There were also around 6 new housing developments being constructed. 

–  Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Teacher Of The Year for 2008 was awarded to high school social studies teacher Dewey Escher who has taught in the Lake Crystal area for over 30 years.  Lake Crystal Superintendent Les Norman said he does a great job both in and out of the classroom.

– State Representative Tony Cornish of Good Thunder was appointed Lake Crystal Chief of Police in 2008.  The 3-term legislator had been serving as Interim Chief for 6 months prior and said he will work part- time when the Legislature convenes, and that the 2 jobs will benefit each other.

– Early in 2008 the City of Lake Crystal saw the expansion of several businesses in the city’s industrial park including I-F-S, Blue Star Power, and Powderworks.  Lake Crystal EDA Director Jerry Rollings said business expansions are bigger now than ever before.