The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) plans to provide the city of Pipestone with $1 million from its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to replace water service lines that contain lead. City Engineer Travis Winter said during the Dec. 10 Utility Committee meeting that the city was included in the PFA’s intended use plan. He said the funding will cover […]
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Jasper Council approves 7.5 percent levy increase
The Jasper City Council during its annual truth in taxation hearing on Dec. 9 approved a 2026 property tax levy of $265,497.05, which is an increase of $18,523.05, or 7.5 percent. Council members also approved a general fund budget with projected expenditures of $688,800.33 and revenue of $681,500.55, which would leave a deficit of $7,299.78. State statute requires that truth […]
Horse riders expected to pass through Pipestone Dec. 18
The Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Youth Horse Ride is expected to pass through Pipestone on Thursday, Dec. 18. The ride is a continuation of what had previously been called the Dakota 38+2 ride, which was founded by Jim Miller, a Lakota spiritual leader, after a dream in 2005 inspired him to commemorate the hanging on Dec. 26, 1862 of 38 […]
FOOTBALL: 2025 U-Pick ‘Em Challenge
• Contest resumes in late summer 2026Congratulations to our 2025 grand prize winner Gunnar Manderscheid Play to Win Weekly Prizes 1st place = $15.00 2nd place = $5.00 All entries are eligible to win the grand prize of $300 in Pipestone Chamber Bucks. The drawing will be held at the conclusion of the 13 weekly contests. Last week’s winners: First Place: Second Place: […]
County trims 2026 tax levy before approval
Pipestone County Commissioners during their Dec. 2 meeting took steps to reduce the 2026 property tax levy from the preliminary amount of $11,035,846 that was approved in September, which would have been a 12.46 percent increase, to $10,326,776, which would be a 5.24 percent increase. When discussing options to reduce the levy from the preliminary amount, County Administrator Steve Ewing […]
City Council approves 5.4 percent levy increase
Pipestone City Council members during their Dec. 1 meeting approved a 2026 property tax levy of $2,962,645, which is an increase of $152,550, or 5.4 percent, over this year’s levy. That includes a general tax levy of $1,777,549 and a debt service levy of $1,185,096. The final 2026 levy is the same as the preliminary amount the Council approved in […]
Jasper Council expected to increase levy by 7.5 percent
Jasper City Council members during a special Dec. 3 meeting settled on a 2026 property tax levy of $265,497.05, which is an increase of $18,523.05, or 7.5 percent. The Council planned to approve the levy and a 2026 general fund budget of $688,800.33 after the annual truth in taxation meeting during its regular Dec. 9 meeting, which was after the […]
LaBrune hired as city administrator
Stephanie LaBrune is the new Pipestone city administrator. City Council members approved hiring LaBrune for the position during their Dec. 1 meeting. Mayor Dan Delaney said the city’s personnel committee, which includes him and Counselor Scott Swanson, interviewed four candidates for the position. “We had four very good candidates who applied,” he said. “Any one of those four could do […]
MAV takes over former Our Saviour’s building
Iglesia Manantial de Agua Viva (MAV) is the new owner of the former Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church at 1102 Seventh Ave. SW in Pipestone. The name translates to Spring of Living Water. Pastor Junior Aguilon Munoz said the congregation has been in Pipestone for several years in other locations and has been renting the former Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church for […]
Body cameras coming to Sheriff’s Office
The Pipestone County Sheriff’s Office expects to have body cameras for its officers early next year. The cameras are part of a purchase approved by the Pipestone County Commissioners during their Nov. 25 meeting that also includes a new records management system and computer aided dispatching and mobile system, and new cameras for squad vehicles, new cameras for interview rooms […]
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