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They are on the case: The Children’s Theater has a mystery to solve

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Gather up your detective gear gumshoes because the Calumet Players Children’s Theater will be presenting two mystery-themed productions Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 24 at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center. Friday and Saturday shows will begin at 7 pm. and Sunday will feature a 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and can be […]

A fifth of registered voters cast primary ballots

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About 21 percent of the 5,118 registered voters in Pipestone County voted in the presidential nomination primary on March 5. That’s higher than the approximately 15 percent of registered voters who voted statewide, but down slightly from the 23 percent of Pipestone County registered voters who voted in the 2020 presidential primary. According to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, […]

Woodstock’s St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for March 16

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The 18th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will take place on March 16, with the festivities beginning with a burger feed hosted by the Woodstock First Responders from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fire Hall. The parade starts at 1 p.m. on Main Street and anyone interested in entering a float should contact Staci’s Bar and Grill at […]

Grant awarded for fiber optic internet project

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Woodstock Communications has been awarded a $1,612,932 broadband grant for a project that would provide fiber optic internet in the Hatfield area. The grant was among $50 million in grants to expand broadband access to an estimated 8,900 homes and businesses throughout Minnesota that were announced on March 5. “We are excited for the grant area,” said Woodstock Communications General […]

35 years as a master gardener

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As long as there have been Pipestone County Extension Master Gardeners, Mary Stoel has been one of them. The University of Minnesota (U of M) Extension Master Gardener volunteer program started in 1977, according to the U of M. The Pipestone County Master Gardener program started 11 years later in 1988. “I was in that class,” Stoel said. Stoel said […]

Pipeline public meetings scheduled for March 19 and 20

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Public information meetings are scheduled for March 19 and 20 regarding a permit request for a pipeline reroute project planned by Magellan. On Tuesday, March 19, there will be a meeting from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and another from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hiawatha Lodge in Pipestone. On Wednesday, March 20, there will be an online […]

Much is happening at Home Health & Hospice

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Pipestone County Home Health and Hospice invited visitors to stop in and meet the staff, learn about the services and see the facility, including the results of a recent remodeling project, during an open house on Thursday, Feb. 29. The most significant updates during the remodel were to the kitchen, living room and nurse’s station. A wall was removed to […]

Approvals recommended for proposed Kwik Trip site

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The Pipestone Planning Commission during its Feb. 29 meeting recommended that the Pipestone City Council approve a final plat for the Tom and Gavin Subdivision, and a rezoning request and a conditional use permit request that would allow a Kwik Trip to be built at the site. The council is expected to consider the recommendation at its March 18 meeting. […]

Ortman is new director of curriculum and interim principal

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Sonja Ortman brings a wealth of experience to multiple roles at Pipestone Area Schools (PAS). She 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 […]

Pipestone County voters back Trump and Biden

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Voters in Pipestone County selected Pres. Joe Biden and former Pres. Donald Trump as their parties’ respective candidates for president during the March 5 presidential nomination primary. Trump received 77.71 percent of the votes cast for Republican candidates and Nikki Haley received 18.75 percent. No other Republican candidate on the ballot received more than 3 percent. Biden received 84.30 percent […]


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