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Purple ribbons are awarded to the best of the best each year at the Pipestone County Fair. Among the recipients this year was 14-year-old Maesa Folkerts, of rural Ihlen, who earned the title of champion in the 4-H food review category with her kransekake. She learned how to make the traditional Norwegian cake, which reflects her family’s heritage, from her […]

Brad and Kim Kruisselbrink, and their son and daughter-in-law, Austin and Allison Kruisselbrink, are this year’s Pipestone County Farm Family of the Year. The family found out they’d received the title earlier this year. Brad said it was an unexpected honor. Brad was born and raised on the farm just north of Woodstock where he and Kim live. The farm […]

Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) Board members during their July 28 meeting approved a resolution authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds to complete the roofing project on the middle and high school that started earlier this year. Late last year, the school board approved a low bid of $3,749,000 from Black Hawk Roof Company to re-roof the middle and high […]

Mason Fruechte,of Pipestone, won the Champion Premier Showmanship trophy and Adrian Caskey, of rural Pipestone, won the Reserve Champion Premier Showmanship trophy Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Pipestone County Fair. “It means a lot,” Fruechte said. He attributed his success to hard work and said he spent time working with all the animals and getting to know them with their […]

Mike and Laurie Fruechte, of Pipestone, received the 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame Award Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Pipestone County Fair. They said they were humbled and grateful to have been nominated by some of the youth they’ve worked with over the years. Long before they were volunteering and working with those kids, they were 4-H members themselves when […]

The 25th annual Relay for Life of Pipestone County event will be held Aug. 7 at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds. The event will begin with cancer survivor registration from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A community meal and bake sale will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and a silent auction will be held from 4:30 p.m. to […]

Earlier this summer, members of Peace United Methodist Church in Pipestone helped Pipestone resident Sally Whittle rehabilitate the exterior of her home. The church’s mission committee was interested in doing a project, and Karen Vaux had driven by Whittle’s home and noticed that it needed some repairs. Whittle said she was shocked and confused when Vaux first spoke to her […]

The Pipestone Economic Development Authority (EDA) is purchasing the former Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pipestone and plans to make it ready for use as a daycare. The EDA held a special meeting on July 11 to discuss the purchase of the property in closed session, which is allowed by state statute. When it reopened the meeting, according to […]