Just weeks before receiving their diplomas and stepping out into adulthood, Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) seniors received a dose of reality on Thursday morning, May 2. The Reality Check event was first held at PAS last year. Like a large-scale version of “The Game of Life,” the event gives students a taste of what it’s like to have a family,... READ MORE >
The Cargill grain elevator south of Pipestone on state Highway 23 is among several that will be sold to CHS. According to a statement from CHS, the company has signed an intent to purchase agreement for eight grain assets in five states from Cargill. In addition to the facility south of Pipestone, the others included in the sale are in... READ MORE >
Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) students will present the play “Faith County” on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12. The play is centered on the Faith County Fair. Director Sylvia Newell said there will be a live chicken and rabbit on the stage to help create the fair atmosphere. She described the play as a comedy and said it includes... READ MORE >
A project that includes resurfacing state Highway 23 from Pipestone to Russell with asphalt and replacing the deck on the bridge on Hwy. 23 in Pipestone is expected to begin Monday, June 3 and be completed by Nov. 1. Portions of the project area will be open to traffic during the resurfacing, but Diana Heston, construction supervisor with the Minnesota... READ MORE >
Expectant mothers who have C-sections scheduled at Pipestone County Medical Center (PCMC) can donate birth tissue, which includes parts of the placenta and umbilical cord, that can be used for a variety of treatments. PCMC works with Dakota Lions Sight and Health (DLSH) to arrange the donations. DLSH CEO Marcy Dimond said the nonprofit organization, which is headquartered in Sioux... READ MORE >
Pipestone County Commissioners during their April 22 meeting approved a low bid of $452,142.81 from Wm. D. Scepaniak, Inc. for a gravel project on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 17. The project includes adding up to about 8 inches of gravel on about six miles of CSAH 17 south of State Highway 30. Drain tile will also be installed on... READ MORE >
Pipestone Area School (PAS) Board members during their April 22 meeting approved a services agreement with Tremco for a roofing project on the middle and high school, and a proposal from Midwest Tennis and Track to apply a maintenance coating to the track at Paulsen Field. According to the services agreement with Tremco, the company will provide project design and... READ MORE >
About 80 people attended two public and evidentiary hearings regarding Magellan’s proposed pipeline reroute project on April 23 at the Hiawatha Lodge in Pipestone. Administrative Law Judge Joseph C. Meyer oversaw the two meetings, which lasted a total of about three hours. “At a high level, the purpose of this proceeding is to determine whether the [Public Utilities] Commission should... READ MORE >
Sonja Ortman has been selected as the permanent principal at Pipestone Area Schools (PAS). Ortman was hired in February as the director of curriculum, teaching and learning, and continuous improvement, replacing Melany Wellnitz, who resigned last summer. Then, after just a couple weeks on the job, she began filling in as the interim middle and high school principal following the... READ MORE >
The Freddy and Rebecca Dalle family, of Jasper, nearly doubled in size on Feb. 6 when Rebecca gave birth to quadruplets. Ryker, Elyse, Catherine and Caroline joined their older siblings Rylan, 10, Emma, 6, and Charlotte, 3, making a family of nine. The Dalles found out they were having quadruplets when they went in for Rebecca’s eight-week appointment. They were... READ MORE >
