Pipestone County Star

JACKSON — The Pipestone Area Schools volleyball program will participate in a scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 21. This follows the start of practice set for next Monday, Aug. 17. The scrimmage will provided a stern test for what to expect during the 2026 season.  In addition to PAS, Southwest Minnesota Christian from the Red Rock Conference, Canby of the Camden Conference and Big South Conference foes L...

One of the vehicles in Friday’s National Truck and Tractor Pull Association event had a little more meaning behind it.  Jacob Carda’s “Pulling for Autism” super stock truck placed second in that division with a pull of 330.470 feet.  That was about three feet less than Justin Schlegel’s championship pull of 334.694 feet at the Pipestone County Fair grandstand.  The “Pulling for Autism” is a 1998 r...

Pipestone City Council members during their Aug. 3 meeting held a public hearing to gather input from community members about the 2027 budget. The city has not presented any budget projections yet, but holds a public hearing to take input each year at the start of the budgeting process. Dave Andres, chairman of the city’s Human Rights Commission, was the lone community member to speak during the p...

Birch Coulee Arena, LLC, based in Morton conducted a ranch rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 8 inside the horse arena during the Pipestone County Fair. Many teams competed in several events including sorting, doctoring, penning and trailer loading. A team that went by the name of CW was the overall winner. The foursome featured Marty Bonnett, Caul Bonnett, Bergan Butman and Hatty Fey. Marty Bonnett's n...

The Region 10C semifinals are set with the Windom Pirates taking on the Fairmont Martins for the championship. Windom will play host to Fairmont 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Island Park in the opening game of a best-of-3 series.  Game Two will take place 7:30 p.m. Friday at Herb Wolf Field.  Should a third game be needed, the Pirates and Martins will square off at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 (from I...

DEERWOOD, Minn. — The Minnesota State High School League state cross country meet is more “majestic” than ever. That’s because the MSHSL has approved Majestic Oaks in Ham Lake as the new site for the state meet beginning with the 2026 season during board of directors meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Ruttger’s Lake Bay Resort.  The meet will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, with three classes conteste...

The gymnasium inside the Ewert Community Recreation Center has reopened. The gym is available for several sports: basketball, volleyball and pickleball. With the set up, two pickleball matches may be played at once. Citizens may also use the gym as a walking facility. There are rules in place with the facility: non-marking tennis or gym shoes must be worn, no street shoes are allowed, and neither...

The Pipestone Smokin’ Barrels organization will be conducting its final program of the summer season Saturday, Aug. 15. The Pipestone County Fairgrounds horse arena will open at 8:30 a.m., with exhibitions beginning at 9:30 a.m. The first run will be at 10:30 a.m., with the second run and pole bending to follow.  The cost is for pee wees (10-under with a prize), youths 18 years old and under, open...

The Pipestone Country Club will conduct its annual club championship this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16. Event officials reported the deadline to participate in the club championship (which is members only) is noon Thursday, Aug. 13. The deadline for the two-person horse race is noon on Friday, Aug. 14. Sign-up sheets in the clubhouse are filling up fast. For the horse race, everyone tees off on...

Reclaim Community was recently awarded a 0,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation to rehabilitate and repurpose the former Jasper School. Shay Knobloch, president of Reclaim Community, said the nonprofit organization applied for the grant in May and found out it had been awarded funds in June. She said the three-year grant project will be split into two portions with ,000 to be received in February...

The annual Relay for Life of Pipestone County event is planned for Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds. Cancer survivor registration is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., a community meal and bake sale is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., a silent auction will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., a kids run is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., there will be a kids sand prize pit at 7 p.m., and t...

Jasper Ambulance to receive telemedicine equipment The Jasper City Council learned during its July 21 meeting that the Jasper Ambulance will be equipped with Avel eCare EMS Telemedicine Services using funds from a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Program that was awarded to Southwest Minnesota EMS Corporation. Brian DeHaai, with Avel eCare E...

Pipestone City Council members during their July 20 meeting approved a commercial tax abatement policy. Mayor Dan Delaney said the policy is intended to serve as an incentive to bring new businesses to the city. “That’s something that we haven’t had in the past,” he said. “There’s tax abatement available for housing and development, but we didn’t have anything for new business. It’s a great incent...

TO THE EDITOR: Thank you Farm Bureau for your wonderful Trunk and Treat night! The many business that were represented had fun interactive booths with great conversation and prizes. It kept adults and kids entertained! Many thanks to those who prepared, grilled and served an excellent meal. Farm Bureau well done! Denise Solma Pipestone Article Link

A couple of decades ago my dad took the family to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, N.D. When the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opened there on July 4 of this year, we decided to go check it out.  The structure itself is built to resemble the rugged terrain of the Badlands. It has a sloped roof with vegetation and a walking trail that leads to an overlook of the area. The walls...

The Jasper City Council during its July 21 meeting discussed using the previous Minnesota state flag rather than the one that became the state’s official flag in 2024. The city currently flies the new flag, but Mayor Kim Lape said there’d been talk among community members about reverting to the old flag. She said City Clerk/Treasurer Renae Jennings had reached out to the League of Minnesota Cities...

The Pipestone Economic Development Authority (EDA) during its July 20 meeting approved three sign and awning grants for local businesses. The grants provide up to [post_excerpt],000. Property owners are responsible for any costs beyond that. The first sign application the EDA approved was from Bluepeak for its office at 110 W. Main St. The sign, made by Tailor’d Signs, has already been installed w...

Æbleskiver Days opened with an 18-hole golf tournament at Tyler Golf Club on Friday, July 24. The event featured a three-person best shot format. The winning team featured Alec Koster, Jackson Koster and Matt Koster. The Kosters are originally from Redwood Falls. Jackson Koster was at one time an assistant golf coach at Southwest Minnesota State University. The trio shot a 59. The second-place thr...

TYLER — Tyler Golf Club will be the site of a junior golf tournament on Monday, Aug. 3. This will be a nine-hole event. Registration is set for 9 a.m.; with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. The entry fee is , and includes lunch after the tournament. There will be three age groups: 10-under, 11-14 and 15-18. For information, email tylermngolf@gmail.com or call the clubhouse at 1-507-247-3242. Article Lin...

A 3-on-3 basketball tournament is slated for Saturday, Aug. 1. Registration is set for 9 a.m., with games to follow at 10 a.m. Tournament organizer Chris Gorter said because of the expected weather, games most likely will take place in Harmon Park. Pipestone Area Schools’ gymnasium is a back-up option. There will be several divisions: men’s (18-plus), women’s (18-plus), boys (14-18), girls (14-18)...

Pipestone Country Club will present a three-person scramble on Saturday, Aug. 1. Registration will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. shotgun start. A club official has reported 19 teams have signed up; so there are openings. However, the registration deadline has been set for Thursday, July 30. The cost is 0 per team, which does not include the cost of a cart. There will be a...

The Holland Fire Department won the kickball tournament during Holland Days. Due to heat-related concerns, the entire event was conducted on Friday, July 24, concluding deep into the night. Six teams participated in the tournament, and the winners had to fight through the elimination bracket for the title. Here’s the team. Front row, from left, Lincoln Labrune, Cooper Schulze and Leah Schulze. Sec...

ST. JAMES — Pipestone American Legion Post No. 6 was eliminated from the Senior Legion Division II Southwest Substate Tournament. Springfield defeated Pipestone, 10-3, on Thursday, July 16. Luka Quist walked and scored twice. Zayne Zollner also provided an RBI for Post No. 6. That loss sent Pipestone to the elimination bracket. Mankato Loyola nipped Post No. 6, 2-0, on Friday, July 17. Zollner pit...

Autumn LaBrune is the 2026 Pipestone County 4-H summer intern. LaBrune is the daughter of Adam and Gretchen LaBrune and a Russell Tyler Ruthton graduate. Next month she’ll begin her sophomore year at the South Dakota School of Mines where she’s studying civil engineering. She hopes to work in water resource. LaBrune said she applied for the internship because she’s been very involved in 4-H over t...

ST. CLOUD — When it was announced St. Cloud State University had hired Shane Bouman as new head softball coach, fans scurried to circle their 2027 calendars. Bouman announced during an interview with the Pipestone County Star that St. Cloud State will play Southwest Minnesota State University at Marshall in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action Saturday, April 17. So that means it will be...