Pipestone County Star

The Pipestone Area Youth Football will open the Little 10 League season on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Murray County Central. Kickoff is set for 10 a.m.  PAYF will field fifth- and sixth-grade teams only this year based on numbers. Thirty-five players have signed up, officials report.  Fourth-grade players will practice and gain experience in this form.  The home opener is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept...

TO THE EDITOR: Minnesotans care deeply about our water and natural resources. We also understand the practical need for energy that keeps our farms operating, businesses open, airplanes flying, and families supplied with affordable fuel. We can have both. As the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission considers Magellan Pipeline Company’s proposed pipeline reroute in Pipestone County, the central qu...

Primary voters in Pipestone County sent Edison Dengler and Dustin Seiler on to the general election on Nov. 3 in the race for Pipestone County Sheriff, and voters in Pipestone County Commissioner District 2 sent Thomas Haag and Rodney Altena on to the general election for that race. The local results were tallied shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, Aug. 11. According to the unofficial results...

The Pipestone City Council during its Aug. 3 meeting approved the sale of ,965,000 in bonds to finance the Second Avenue Southwest street and utility improvement project, repairs on Seventh Avenue Southwest, and the replacement of the fuel station and underground fuel tanks at the Pipestone Municipal Airport. Rebecca Kurtz, senior municipal advisor with Ehlers, the city’s financial advisor, said e...

The Ag Olympics competition continues growing every single year. This year, there were 19 teams filled with farmhands and business members from throughout Pipestone County and beyond.  A foursome from Windy Ridge Veterinary Clinic, PLLC, earned the championship — thanks in part to filling their water trough first — in front of an entertained crowd in the Pipestone County Fairgrounds grandstand Thu...

Absence made the heart grow fonder. Or at least the curiousity.  A record attendance watched as the Pipestone County Fair had its first demolition derby since 2012 on a hazy and balmy Saturday, Aug. 8.  “The demolition derby was a huge success,” said Pipestone County Fair board president Skip Moeller. “The weather was perfect and the attendance was the largest on record.” Moeller estimated more th...

INFORMATION CALENDAR Sunday, Aug. 16 Golf  9 a.m., Pipestone Country Club, club championship Rodeo 10 a.m., Prairie Riders Saddle Club Fun Show No. 2, Pipestone County Fairgrounds Friday, Aug. 21 Volleyball  9 a.m., Pipestone Area and Southwest Minnesota Christian at Jackson County Central scrimmage  Football 7 p.m., Elklton-Lake Benton at Canistota  Tuesday, Aug. 25 Girls Tennis  11 a.m., Pipesto...

Fall sports will begin Monday, Aug. 17, for Minnesota-based high schools.  In the case of Pipestone Area Schools, the activities are football, volleyball, boys and girls cross country and girls tennis.  “Summer flew by,” PAS head football coach Scott Boomgaarden said regarding the opening of training sessions next week. “We’re excited to get the season going, and seeing the kids every morning.” Ne...

Recent Dakota State University graduate Seth Gawerecki has joined the Pipestone Area Schools’ football coaching staff.  “I approached coach (Scott) Boomgaarden,” Gawerecki said of how his hiring transpired. “I reached out to him to see if there was a spot available.”  As it turns out, there was.  “Seth is ‘super’ passionate about football,” said Boomgaarden, in advance of the first practice set fo...

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...