Snow, cold, and sharp temperature swings are in the forecast for Dickinson County this winter, according to the Farmers’ Almanac 2025–2026 outlook.

As those conditions approach, LifeHouse Church, Core Community, and Neighbor to Neighbor are joining forces to keep the community safe and warm.

The partnership started when LifeHouse Church advertised on its Facebook page that it was planning a coat drive. That’s when Core Community, which had hosted its first coat drive last year, stepped forward.

“We’ve done one last year, and we were actually gathering coats since that event,” said Shiloh Walter with Core Community. “We had planned on doing another one. And then I saw Lighthouse having one as well, and reached out to them and said, ‘Let’s partner and do this together and have a bigger i

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