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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

The Pipestone City Council during its July 7 meeting took action on two improvement projects. It first voted to order a report on proposed improvements to the street and utilities on Second Avenue Southwest from state Highway 30 to 10th Street Southwest. The report would include whether the improvements are necessary, cost-effective and feasible; if they should be done as […]

Jerrod Niemann will be the headline act at the 75th Annual Dutch Festival, “Diamonds Through the Decades.” Gates will open at 7 p.m. Saturday in City Park. Lewis Brice will serve as the opening act at 8 p.m., with Niemann’s performance to follow at 9:30 p.m. Niemann is currently on tour, with other scheduled stops in Illinois, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, […]