A sampling of adults in Pipestone County who are representative of the county’s adult population have self-reported their health as “very good” or “good,” yet nearly three-quarters of them are considered overweight or obese based on height and weight.That finding was one of the many that came from the 2015 Southwest Minnesota Healthy Communities Survey recently conducted. The survey shows […]
2016-09-16
Reports of a teacher injured in school fight unfounded
One teacher was inadvertently knocked down as she tried to break up a fight between two girls, both minors, but there were no injuries reported, according to Kevin Enerson, PAS superintendent.Reports that a teacher was harmed during a student fight at Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) have proven to be untrue.One teacher was inadvertently knocked down as she tried to break up a fight between two girls, both minors, but there were no injuries reported, according to Kevin Enerson, PAS superintendent.The fight broke out over non-school-related issues in a hallway on […]
Death notice for Virginia Thomsen
Virginia Thomsen, 96, Tyler, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at Avera Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler.Visitation will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Tyler.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler.Interment will be in […]
