By Klint W. Willert, Superintendent of Schools Pipestone and the surrounding communities that make up Pipestone Area Schools has always been an area where hard work, innovation, and teamwork drive success. Whether itโs in the classroom, on the farm, or caring for livestock, our region understands the value of preparing the next generation to meet the challenges of tomorrow. That [โฆ]
Opinion
And then itโs gone
When this issue of the paper hits newsstands there will be less than a week until school starts, officially putting an end to summer. The summer months always seem to pass so quickly and this summer felt like it went even faster than usual. One of my goals is to take my kids to states they havenโt been to each [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of August 24-30, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Aug. 24, 1900 Last night Jim Chattel, who sleeps in a back room adjoining his barber shop on Hiawatha street, heard some one trying to get in at the front door. The person whoever it may have been soon found that the front door was impassable and then proceeded to make an effort to gain admission at [โฆ]
So long liberal Minnesota
TO THE EDITOR: How does one become the chair of a party that no longer exists? The sad truth is the DFL was mortally wounded in November of 1963, went into hospice in 2016 and passed away in 2020. But thank you Mr. Koets for giving me the reason to let my friends in the community know why Iโm letting [โฆ]
VA needs more support
TO THE EDITOR: For some reason, it always requires an organized social movement to convince the U.S. Government to fund the care provided for the selfless citizens whose brave sacrifice of their own bodies provides the rest of us with security. More than ever before, we do need men standing on those walls in order to sleep under the blanket [โฆ]
Greasing it! With Clutch & The Shifters
By Tom Tourville Sometimes the best concepts for the creation of a band starts in the oddest of places. Such was the case for Marshall, Minnesotaโs, Clutch & The Shifters. Most bands start out in the garage, with new equipment coming out of a box. The kids were just learning the instruments, but it was time to start a new [โฆ]
The clock
The clock is ticking. Ticking down to the end of summer, clicking down to the shorter days, and clicking down to a big birthday for me. You see even though I have been turning gray since I was 32 years old, this September I turn the big 4-0. In the past, this was a number that I didnโt think would [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of August 17, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Aug. 17, 1900 A. E. Sackett, of Trosky, the well driller who was struck in the head by a windlass handle day before yesterday, died last night from the effects of the blow, without regaining consciousness. The skull was crushed in for a distance of about six inches, and although the depressed bone was raised up from [โฆ]
Tariffs are a tax
TO THE EDITOR: I was listening to a conversation the other day and soon realized that there are some people who do not understand what a tariff is and who pays for the tariff. Tariffs can be placed on a country which is happening as I write this, such as India, or on a commodity such as steel or aluminum. [โฆ]
A little R&R to finish out the summer
In Just for the Summer, Minnesota author of our No Strings Book Club book, Abby Jimenez portrays the finite summer months as one of exploration and discovery around our great state. While itโs true that her characters donโt make it to Pipestone, we are fairly certain that Emma and Justin would have loved our upcoming Saturday programโa morning stretch on [โฆ]
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