About 80 people attended two public and evidentiary hearings regarding Magellan’s proposed pipeline reroute project on April 23 at the Hiawatha Lodge in Pipestone. Administrative Law Judge Joseph C. Meyer oversaw the two meetings, which lasted a total of about three hours. “At a high level, the purpose of this proceeding is to determine whether the [Public Utilities] Commission should […]
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Ortman selected as principal
Sonja Ortman has been selected as the permanent principal at Pipestone Area Schools (PAS). Ortman 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 the […]
Jasper family adjusts to life with four new members
The Freddy and Rebecca Dalle family, of Jasper, nearly doubled in size on Feb. 6 when Rebecca gave birth to quadruplets. Ryker, Elyse, Catherine and Caroline joined their older siblings Rylan, 10, Emma, 6, and Charlotte, 3, making a family of nine. The Dalles found out they were having quadruplets when they went in for Rebecca’s eight-week appointment. They were […]
Project house nearly done and ready to be sold
The fifth house renovated by Minnesota West Community and Technical College carpentry students through a partnership with the Pipestone Economic Development Authority (EDA) is nearing completion and will be for sale by sealed bid. During an update on the 622 Third Ave. S.W. property at the April 15 EDA meeting, EDA Director Justin Schroyer said Minnesota West carpentry instructor Shawn […]
Local childcare needs to be assessed
The city of Pipestone has been selected to participate in First Children’s Finance’s Rural Child Care Innovation Program (RCCIP). “It’s not a cash grant, but it’s valued at about $15,000,” said Pipestone Economic Development Authority (EDA) Director Justin Schroyer during the April 15 Pipestone City Council meeting. “They’re going to help us out over a two-year stretch to find solutions […]
EDA planning business incubator space
The Pipestone Economic Development Authority (EDA) is planning to use open offices at the city office building at 119 Second Ave. S.W. as a business incubator space. City officials had previously discussed creating such a space and EDA Director Justin Schroyer said during the EDA’s April 15 meeting that the offices that had been occupied by the University of Minnesota […]
Bring on the prom
Spring is here and with it comes prom. This year’s Pipestone Area schools (PAS) prom is Saturday, April 27. The theme of this year’s prom is glitz and glam. The colors will be neon, silver and black, and the decorations will include disco balls, balloon arches and neon pops of color. As usual, the details were planned by the junior […]
SPEECH: Three R-T-R performers earn medals at state
Thirteen students from the region qualified for the grand stageSHAKOPEE — Three Russell-Tyler-Ruthton students earned medals at the Minnesota State High School League state speech tournament last Friday. Junior Andrew Harper was the area’s top finisher, grabbing a second-place finish in storytelling. There are typically 15 different stories to choose from in this category. Two of Harper’s classmates, senior Joe Dagel and Addison Bedow, finished fourth in their respective […]
Graduation rates drop at PAS and Edgerton, rise at RTR
The graduation rate at Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) dropped from 84 percent in 2022 to 80.8 percent in 2023. That’s according to information released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) at the end of March. According to MDE, 63 PAS students graduated in 2023, nine dropped out, five were continuing to work toward their diplomas and the status of […]
Food shelf kicks off senior day
Fifty-seven senior citizens representing 42 households visited the Pipestone County Food Shelf Friday, April 12 during its inaugural senior day. Food Shelf President Roger Raschke said the number of seniors exceeded his expectations. Of those served on senior day, over half of the households had never been registered at the food shelf before and 34 had not been there yet […]
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