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2025 Year in Review October โ December
October Top storiesโฆ PCMC plans $14 million surgery renovation A renovation is planned for Pipestone County Medical Centerโs (PCMC) surgery area that will add a third operating room and make other improvements for an estimated $14,360,000. PCMC has been considering the addition of a third operating room for several years. PCMC Governing Board Chair Chris Hollingsworth said during a Sept. [โฆ]
Mother and daughters share recipes in cookbook
Darla Bakker, of Tyler, recently released her third cookbook, titled โDarla Bakkerโs Family Favorites.โย She made her first cookbook in 1996 in an effort to consolidate her recipes.ย โI had a lot of different recipes in different cookbooks and recipe boxes and I wanted to organize them all to one place,โ she said.ย Bakker said she was also encouraged by [โฆ]
New database offers manure nutrient test benchmarking
Manure is an important nutrient fertilizer source for crops but also has the potential for environmental loss. Better information will improve nutrient management planning, agricultural and conservation program prioritization, and agricultural and environmental modeling efforts. Many previously-published manure nutrient characteristics rely on decades-old data from narrow geographic locations, which can limit their value. A team of University of Minnesota researchers [โฆ]
Producers donate soy-based firefighting foam to area departments
Fire departments across south-central Minnesota have a new extremely effective โ and environmentally-friendly โ tool in their toolboxes thanks to local and area soybean producers. Producer groups from Jackson County, Martin County and Nobles County recently donated pails of SoyFoam to fire departments in their counties.ย The Jackson County Corn and Soybean Growers donated SoyFoam to fire departments in Alpha, [โฆ]
2025 In Review July โ September
July Top Storiesโฆ Sanow convicted of murder Miranda Michelle Sanow, 27, of St. Paul, was convicted on July 8 of third degree murder in relation to the death of Justin Rops in 2022. A charge of third degree sale of fentanyl, a felony, was dismissed. Sanow was sentenced to 11 years and two months imprisonment with the term stayed for [โฆ]
2025 Year in Review April โ June
April Top storiesโฆ The Gathering Table opens in Jasper The Gathering Table opened at 108 Wall St. W. in Jasper on Monday, April 7. The cafe is owned and operated by Angelica Rieck, who rents the space from the Jasper Development Corporation (JDC). Rieck said she would be doing the cooking and serving at the cafe with help from two [โฆ]
2025 Year in Review January โ March
January Top storiesโฆ New Years Day intruder The Chad and Jackie Budden family discovered an intruder, Marshall Lee Bejarano, 38, in their basement on New Yearโs morning after he had been hiding in their home overnight. Police responded within a minute, evacuated the family, and after a four-hour standoff using tactical teams, robots, and drones, found Bejarano hiding in a [โฆ]
Church Directory for the Week of Dec. 31, 2025 โ Jan. 8, 2026
Ruthton Country Church, Full Gospel-Non-denominational church; Pastor Frank Vanderbush,ย 507-658-3917. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship service. Bible Studies Sundays at 9 a.m. Find us at countrychurch.co on Facebook and Youtube @ Country Church of Ruthton for online messages and events. ย St. Leo Catholic Church, Father Joshua Miller, 415 South Hiawatha Ave., Pipestone, 825-3152 Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Mass; 1 [โฆ]
PAS ended fiscal year 2025 with a deficit
Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) ended fiscal year 2025 on June 30 with a general fund deficit of $232,549. That was among the information included in the school districtโs annual audit report that was presented by Matt Taubert, of Meulebroeck, Taubert & Co., during the School Boardโs Dec. 15 meeting. Taubert said the financial statements received a clean and unqualified opinion, [โฆ]