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Seven residents expressed objections to proposed assessments for street reconstruction, and sanitary sewer, watermain and storm sewer work completed in 2023 and 2024 during a public hearing held during the Oct. 20 Pipestone City Council meeting. The final assessment roll shows that the owners of 107 properties were assessed a total of $1,148,718.69 for street and sanitary sewer, and in […]

Most soybeans have been harvested in the area and the corn harvest is thought to be around 60 to 75 percent completed. Dausyn Pravecek, grain originator for CHS in Pipestone, said on Oct. 23 that the elevator had been very busy. He described the quality of this year’s harvest as great. He said the corn started coming in dry and […]

The Pipestone Area Marching Arrows wrapped up their 2025 season Sunday, Oct. 26 with the annual indoor concert at the middle and high school gymnasium. Band members performed their parade show, “Toxic,” and field show, “Mirror, Mirror,” awards were handed out and a slide show recap of the season was presented. Band Director Zach Ploeger said the band has been […]

The final service at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. The church was organized in 1911 and in 1913 the congregation purchased land and built the first church. The church building that exists today was built in 1942. Sharon Johnson, a long-time member of the church, said she thought the […]

The Pipestone Economic Development Authority (EDA) will hold an open house at the former Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pipestone on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The EDA purchased the property for $62,500 earlier this year and plans to make it available for use as a childcare facility. The EDA’s plan is to remodel the […]

A fire at the Matthias and Larissa Pemberton property in Pipestone damaged a shop and other property, but injured no one on Tuesday evening, Oct. 21. Larissa Pemberton said the day after the fire, that they saw a haze out the window and went outside to find smoke coming from their shop, which is around 35 feet from closest part […]

Pipestone County ended fiscal year 2024 on Dec. 31 with a $2,881,892 surplus. That’s according to the annual audit report presented by Adam Owens, a senior associate with Abdo Solutions, during the Oct. 14 Pipestone County Commissioner meeting. Owens said the county received an unmodified, clean opinion on its audit. The audit report shows the county had total revenue of […]

Jason Rieck and his wife, Nichole, have started JD Rieck Plumbing in Pipestone. Jason has about 24 years of plumbing, and heating, cooling and air conditioning (HVAC) experience working for Stout & Evink Plumbing & Heating, and the couple recently purchased the former Stout & Evink property at 620 Seventh St. SW in Pipestone. In addition to providing plumbing and […]