City to purchase emergency equipment Jasper City Council members during their July 8 meeting approved spending $21,040 on a spreader, battery and charger for equipment that will be used by the Jasper Fire Department to extricate people from vehicles after crashes. Ambulance Director Kim Drew said the Jasper Ambulance Board agreed to purchase related equipment, including a cut blade, battery [โฆ]
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Local veterans receive Quilts of Valor
Almost 100 people attended the presentation of Quilts of Valor to six area veterans Saturday, July 12 at the Pipestone American Legion. The quilts were presented by the Quilts for Valorโs Marshall chapter, Pieces for Heroes. Quilts of Valorโs mission is โTo cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.โ More information about [โฆ]
New Yearโs Day intruder convicted
Marshall Lee Bejarano, 39, of Granite Falls, was convicted on July 9 of first-degree burglary, a felony. Additional counts of first-degree burglary and first-degree criminal damage to property, both felonies, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon, a gross misdemeanor, were dismissed. Bejarano was discovered in the basement of Chad and Jackie Buddenโs Pipestone home on New Yearโs [โฆ]
Secretary of State Steve Simon visits Pipestone
Simon spoke with locals about elections, business services and other topics Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon made a stop in Pipestone the afternoon of Thursday, July 10 as part of a two-day, seven-county tour of southwest Minnesota. Simon said during his visit to the PIPESTONE Annex Conference Room that he regularly tries to visit all 87 counties in the [โฆ]
HPC denies permit for artwork
The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), during its July 8 meeting, denied a request from the Pipestone Development Company (PDC) for a permit for a piece of art that had been placed on the building at 124 West Main Street in Pipestone. PDC President Jeremy Whipple said the abstract art piece was made by Charles Schriever, who had been in Pipestone [โฆ]
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 11 years and two months. She will [โฆ]
MPCA considering updates to feedlot rule
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing to amend existing Minnesota Rules Chapter 7020, which governs animal feedlots. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the last major revision of the feedlot rule happened in 2000 and the agency is looking to update the rule because livestock production and agricultural practices have changed since then and it wants [โฆ]
Quartziter Days begins July 18
The annual Jasper Quartziter Days is scheduled for Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20. Festivities begin Friday with the classic car cruise-in on Wall Street and a meal from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The events are sponsored by Reclaim Community. The meal, which will cost $8, will include hamburgers and hot dogs and will be at Memorial Hall. [โฆ]
Council discusses potential detachment of property
Pipestone City Council members during their July 7 meeting discussed a potential detachment of property with City Attorney Jason Hill. Hill said the city has learned of a potential petition to detach property from the city and make it part of Gray Township, but that he was not aware of a finalized petition having been filed with the Municipal Boundary [โฆ]
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