Spring is here and with it comes prom. This year’s Pipestone Area schools (PAS) prom is Saturday, April 27. The theme of this year’s prom is glitz and glam. The colors will be neon, silver and black, and the decorations will include disco balls, balloon arches and neon pops of color. As usual, the details were planned by the junior... READ MORE >
The graduation rate at Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) dropped from 84 percent in 2022 to 80.8 percent in 2023. That’s according to information released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) at the end of March. According to MDE, 63 PAS students graduated in 2023, nine dropped out, five were continuing to work toward their diplomas and the status of... READ MORE >
Fifty-seven senior citizens representing 42 households visited the Pipestone County Food Shelf Friday, April 12 during its inaugural senior day. Food Shelf President Roger Raschke said the number of seniors exceeded his expectations. Of those served on senior day, over half of the households had never been registered at the food shelf before and 34 had not been there yet... READ MORE >
Voters in the Edgerton Public School District approved $16.3 million in building projects on April 9. About 69 percent of voters voted yes to the first question, with an unofficial vote total of 424 voting for it and 187 voting against it. That authorizes the school district “to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed... READ MORE >
Simple words can brighten a day. My kids recently reminded me of this on two separate occasions. One occurred when I was dropping my daughter off at Girl Scouts. As we pulled up to the location, I asked her if she just wanted to go in or if she would like me to walk in with her. She said she... READ MORE >
Ruston and Lucy Aaker recently opened Pipestone Massage & Wellness at 111 W. Main Street, unit 3. The couple and their three children, two boys and one girl ranging in age from 1 to 7, moved to Pipestone from the Twin Cities in September because Ruston is from Luverne and still has family there. They said they wanted their kids... READ MORE >
The Pipestone City Council during their April 1 meeting voted to send a letter to the Minnesota Department of Commerce expressing opposition to two pipeline routes proposed by Magellan Pipeline Company. The route Magellan proposed in its route permit application to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on April 10, 2023 would put the pipeline right between New Woodlawn Cemetery and... READ MORE >
The sound of hammering and saws filled a shop at Minnesota West Community and Technical College on a recent Thursday morning. The sounds didn’t come from college students, but a group of Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) students. The students were building a shed and, as they did so, they were applying math skills they’d learned as part of a new... READ MORE >
The city of Pipestone is losing less water that it was a few years ago. According to information provided by Water/Wastewater Supervisor Joel Adelman, the city lost 63,347,750 gallons of water in 2018, meaning it was pumped out, but did not pass through commercial or residential meters. That’s 35 percent of the water that was pumped and an amount of... READ MORE >
The Pipestone Area School (PAS) Board has decided to use bond proceeds to replace the roof on the middle and high school and overlay the track at Paulsen Field. Earlier plans included using the bond proceeds to install a turf field at Paulsen Field, build a new greenhouse, upgrade the family and consumer science area, and relocate the industrial technology... READ MORE >
