Pipestone County Star

This week, the Pipestone County Star begins an informational series to introduce readers to candidates running for positions in local government and that will appear on local ballots. We begin the series with information about contested races for mayor of Jasper. In next week’s edition (Oct. 1), we will have information for candidates for Pipestone County Commissioner and Pipestone County Sheriff....

Jasper City Clerk/Treasurer Renae Jennings and her husband, Kevin Jennings, who is the city’s assistant public works employee, are resigning from their positions. Renae said during the Jasper City Council’s Sept. 15 meeting that her last day would be Sept. 30. Kevin’s resignation letter, which was shared with the Pipestone County Star on Sept. 17, indicates that his last day will be Sept. 26. “Unf...

INFORMATION HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD  Tuesday, Sept. 8 Girls Tennis  River Valley 4, Pipestone Area 3  Volleyball  Luverne d. Pipestone Area, 18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 18-16 Southwest Minnesota Christian d. Edgerton Public, 25-13, 19-25, 25-17, 25-17  Russell-Tyler-Ruthton d. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 25-12, 25-20, 25-17  Competition Cheer At Parkston Invitational  Elkton-Lake Benton places first out...

There were plenty of incentives for the Pipestone Area Schools’ girls tennis team to play its best last Thursday, Sept. 10. First off, it was the “Battle Rackets” match versus Big South Conference rival Luverne.  What’s more, seniors Iva Witte and Jasmine Boeke were honored during “Senior Day” activities. Both Witte and Boeke were showered with gifts.  “Jasmine and Iva have been a steady presence...

INFORMATION CALENDAR Thursday, Sept. 17 Boys Soccer  4:30 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Butterfield-Odin (Butterfield)  Cross Country  4:30 p.m., Pipestone Area and Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton at Turkey Trot (Worthington) Girls Tennis  4:30 p.m., Redwood Valley at Pipestone Area (Paulsen PAS Courts)  Volleyball  12:30 p.m., Edgerton Public at Hills-Beaver Creek (Matinee/Hills) ...

DEERWOOD — There are only so many large accommodating basketball arenas to go around in the Twin Cities.  And that’s why the Minnesota State High School League has decided to push back both the boys and girls state tournaments this year.  The state’s governing body on high school sports made the decision during board of directors meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Ruttger’s Lake Bay Resort. The MSHSL...

TYLER — Sleepy Eye United played the role of spoiler on Friday, Sept. 11, beating Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 36-6 in the Knights’ Homecoming game.  Sleepy Eye didn’t allow a single RTR offensive TD, holding the Knights to 106 total yards. “They beat us up front on both sides of the ball,” RTR head coach Ted Kern said. “With the windy conditions, we knew it would be imperative to establish the run. Slee...

EDGERTON — Edgerton Public School remained undefeated on the season with a 72-14 thrashing over Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther.  Tucker Arp opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 6-yard TD run with Kaisen Hendriks adding the two-point conversion.  There was a lightning delay with a little more than five minutes remaining in the first quarter, which lasted nearly one hour....

WINDOM — PAS senior quarterback Zayne Zollner rushed for two TD, and the Arrow defense allowed minus-4 yards rushing in a 14-point victory over the Eagles at Island Park. “I thought we played well,” Boomgaarden said. “We executed, and gave up one play where we got beat. But, I’m very happy with the effort. It was a good win for us.”  The Arrow offense gained 217 yards, helped by going 7-of-17 on t...

Welcome to Homecoming week, Pipestone Area Schools’ football fans.  In recent years, the Arrows have defeated Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Redwood Valley and Sibley East.  MVL comes calling again for the 2026 installment of HoCo, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at Paulsen Field. Even though the Arrows have had the upper hand in recent games versus the Chargers, MVL will still provide a...

WORTHINGTON — The Minnesota West Community & Technical College athletic department has announced the remainder of the football season has been canceled.  The Bluejays were originally scheduled to play Minnesota State-Fergus Falls this past Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trojan Field.  Additionally canceled games are: North Dakota State College of Science (Sept. 19), Minnesota North-Mesabi Range (Sept....

MOORHEAD — Hannah Masselink is a freshman runner at Concordia-Moorhead. Masselink placed 42nd in a field of 87 runners during the Randy Smith 5,000-meter run in Moorhead. The University of Minnesota-Moorhead served as race host.  Overall, Masselink clocked in with a time of 21:28.7, which was the seventh-best time among the 14 Cobbers running.  The Cobbers placed second overall as a team with 69 p...

TRACY — Pipestone Area Schools’ sophomore runner Rhaelee Heidebrink produced her second upper-half finish of the season at the 28th Annual Panther Invitational. Heidebrink recorded a time of 23:54, which was good enough for 16th on the 5,000-meter course at Tracy Country Club.  There was a field of 43 runners in the varsity girls division.   “She had a greay second half to her race,” PAS head cros...

Pipestone Country Club will be the site of a ‘big cup’ tournament on Saturday, Sept. 26.  Golf begins at 11 a.m.  The tournament will feature three-person teams and a scramble format.  The cost is 0, which doesn’t include the cost of a cart.  The menu will feature a taco bar plus chips and salsa or guacamole.  For information, call the clubhouse at 1-507-825-2592.  Article Link

Ewert Community Recreation Center staff would like to remind the public the facility has an indoor pool.  The center is located at 115 North Hiawatha Avenue in Pipestone.  The pool is open to both members and non-members.  Daily pool admission is for those ages seven years old on up. Senior citizens (those 62 years of age and older) and children six years old and under are charged .  A pool punch...

Five-set matches can provide a learning experience.  That’s what Pipestone Area Schools volleyball certainly found out last week in losses to Big South Conference rival Luverne and in-county foe Southwest Minnesota Christian.  Luverne overcame a two-set deficit to beat PAS 18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 18-16 on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Two days later, SWC staved off the Arrows (25-13, 25-20, 19-25, 20-25,...

WABASSO — Both Pipestone Area Schools and Southwest Minnesota Christian will participate in the 2026 Wabasso Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19. Pool play matches will begin at 9 a.m. with Wabasso facing Montevideo and Redwood Valley squaring off with Renville County West.  PAS first match will take place at 10 a.m., and SWC will play Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian (BOLD) at the same time. Pool p...

The Elkton-Lake Benton competitive cheer squad participated at the Parkston Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Elks earned the championship with Winner second and Wagner third. Here’s the squad. Front row (from left), Hadley Hurd, Tenlee Olson and Carli Cox. Second row, Leya Koch, Rose McMahon, Macy Nordmeyer, Mavryck Beck, Avery Stein and Claire McMahon. Third row, Kelsey Barthel, Summer Roche...

Pipestone Area Schools’ student Keely Burke placed second in the local high school trap shooting league’s spring season. Burke, a junior, posted an average score of 20.1 per 25 shots. The Pipestone County 4-H Shooting Sports fall season is underway.  The team also competed at the Minnesota State Fair shooting contest recently.  Look for results from that event in a future edition of The Pipestone...

Absentee voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Friday, Sept. 18. Those interested in voting early can stop in at the Pipestone County Auditor’s Office at the Pipestone County Courthouse at 416 S. Hiawatha Ave. to apply for an absentee ballot or apply online at the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office at www.sos.mn.gov. If they apply for a ballot in person, they will receive a ballot and an envelo...

The Pipestone Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) ended fiscal year 2025 on Sept. 30, 2025 with a deficit of 3,964. That’s according to the audit report presented by Matt Taubert, of Meulebroeck, Taubert & Co., during the HRA’s Sept. 9 meeting. Taubert said the HRA received a clean, unqualified opinion on the audit, which is the highest opinion that can be rendered on the financial state...

The Pipestone Area Marching Arrows were among 12 bands competing at the inaugural Harrisburg Tiger Marching Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 12. The competition replaced the Rosemount Marching Band Competition as the first competition on the Arrow’s schedule this year and will likely do so going forward. Drum Major Mackenzie Lange, an 11th grader, said after the preliminary round performance early...

The Pipestone Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is projecting an ,516 loss for fiscal year 2027, which begins Oct. 1. The budget approved by the HRA Board during it’s Sept. 9 meeting showed projected operating income of 2,740. The greatest share of that is 7,275 in tenant revenue. Another 0,000 is expected to come from an operating subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Deve...

Pipestone County has begun the process to update its comprehensive land use plan. The Pipestone County Commissioners approved a proposal from the Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC) to help update the plan for an estimated cost of ,000 last year. A kick-off meeting was held on Aug. 31 with the Pipestone County Planning Commission, Pipestone County Planning and Zoning Administrator Kyl...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Keira Larson is a sophomore cheerleader at Augustana University.  Larson performs as a sideline cheerleader for football, and men’s and women’s basketball as well. During the 2025-26 school year, Larson received the “most reliable” award.  This past summer, Elizabeth Boysen was named head coach of Augustana’s spirit programs, with Thomas Tu Nguyen as the assistant.  Boysen had...