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Pipestone County Star

Pipestone Publishing Co.

Local news & features for Pipestone, MN. Community journalism brought to audio from the pages of the Pipestone County Star. Government, business, features, and sports all available here.

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2:26

OUTDOORS: Prairie Bush Clover Natural Area protects...

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/13

LAKEFIELD — Nestled between Windom and Jackson is Kilen Woods State Park. The park is located roughly 77 miles from downtown Pipestone, making it an easy day excursion for most outdoor enthusiasts. While this park is not as lavish as Blue Mounds, Camden or Lake Shetek State Parks, there still are plenty of amenities to check out. The Des Moines River is the notable water feature at Kilen Woods, and two of the premier sites at the facility are Dinosaur Ridge Overlook and the Prairie Bush Clove...

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3:48

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Summer Slam helps PAS, RTR...

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/13

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Seven years ago, Adrenaline Volleyball devised a summer tournament to help elevate the profile of the sport. Thus, the Summer Slam tournament began — which has turned into a much-needed top-flight event at The Pentagon. This year’s field featured 64 high schools from across Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton took advantage of the tournament, placing in a tie for third with West Fargo (N.D.) in the two-day extravaganza on Monday-Tuesda...

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Minneota up first for RTR

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2024/08/13

TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 2024 football schedule will feature seven sub-district opponents. The opener, however, will be a crossover contest with meaty Minneota on the road Thursday, Aug. 29. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Vikings have been a powerhouse since for NFL standout Les Josephson’s days back in the 1950s. Minneota downed RTR, 55-6, last season in Tyler with Blake Christensen accounting for the Knights’ only score on a 23-yard TD run. The Vikings’ potent offense gained more th...

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3:25

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Yost hopes to charge the Arrow...

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2024/08/13

The Pipestone Area Schools’ football team will have a new offensive coordinator this season. In steps Andy Yost, who was officially hired by the PAS school district in January. Yost was most recently an assistant coach at Dakota State University in nearby Madison, S.D. “Obviously, getting a guy with all of his experience is good for our guys,” PAS head football coach Scott Boomgaarden said. “We’re going to use his knowledge to be the best offense we can be,” added Boomgaarden, who said the pl...

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2:52

RECAP: Fantastic pulls entertain Pipestone fairgoers

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/13

The National Tractor Pullers Association-sanctioned truck and tractor pull last Friday at the Pipestone County Fair was competitive from start to finish. Michael Lee Adams, in the pro stock semi class, recorded the best pull of the evening. Adams, from Carver, pulled his Stier Trucking unit 349.488 feet, winning the class by more than 15 feet. Brainerd’s Justin Schlegel was tops in the super stock four-wheel drive class with a pull of 333.906, about 1.5 feet further than Ben Lunderby — a cont...

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4:13

RESULTS: 2024 Pipestone County Fair pole bending,...

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/13

INFORMATION PIPESTONE COUNTY FAIR RESULTS At The Fairgrounds Thursday, Aug. 1 Pole Bending (Name, Horse, Time) Youth Jackpot 1D Placings 1, Kylie Wiittnebel, Mercy, 21.973; 2, Makayla Cross, Kix, 22.714; 3, Serie Risty, Pete, 23.083 2D Placings 1, Hatty Fey, Sage, 24.008; 2, Rayah Kuiper, Spice, 24.456; 3, Kelsey Sneller, KC Shady Cash, 25.295 3D Placings 1, Jack Goelz, Cinch, 26.280; 2, Harper Hanisch, Chica, 26.320; 3, Jasmine Fuller, Shesa Hard Rock, 26.580 Main Poles Jackpot 1D Plac...

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2:05

LOCAL: Rock River Rodeo set for Aug. 17

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/12

EDGERTON — Rock River Rodeo Days will present its main rodeo at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. The event will be conducted at Diamond H Acres, who also is serving as the host. The facility is located at 1527 41st Street (Pipestone County Highway 63, roughly two miles northwest of downtown Edgerton). Gates will open at 4 p.m., with check-in to follow one hour later. There will be vendors, food trucks and a full bar. The cost is at the door, with children 10 years old and younger and youth thre...

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2:22

Fruechtes are Farm Family of the Year

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/12

Justin and Crissa Fruechte are this year’s Pipestone County Farm Family of the Year. “I think it’s a really cool honor,” said Justin Fruechte shortly after the family was recognized for the honor in the show arena at the Pipestone County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3. “I feel pretty humbled.” The Fruechtes and their five children — Mason, Lily, Faith, June and Wells, who range in age from 7 months to 15 years of age — live and farm northwest of Pipestone in Altona Township. Fruechte said the famil...

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0:46

YOUTH SPORTS: Twins prepare for Tyler clinic

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/01

TYLER— The Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community will be offering a youth baseball clinic on Saturday, Aug. 10. This free event runs from 1-3 p.m. at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds (200 Strong Street). In case of poor weather, the clinic will take place at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School. The clinic promotes baseball and softball to boys and girls ages 6-12 years old in the region. Your child’s age is as of Sept. 1, 2024. Children are asked to bring water, a glove, cap and sunscreen. They...

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0:47

LOCAL: Elkton/Lake Benton announces meetings, first...

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/01

ELKTON, S.D. — Elkton/Lake Benton sideline and competition cheer will begin on Monday, Aug. 5, in accordance with the South Dakota High School Activities Association. There will be a football player/parent meeting tonight at 7 p.m., with individual and team photos to follow. The first practice is set for Thursday, Aug. 8. The boys and girls cross country and volleyball teams will open practice on Thursday, Aug. 15. For both cross country and volleyball, player/parent meetings are scheduled fo...

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1:55

LOCAL: Arrows start practice Aug. 12

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/01

BROOKLYN CENTER — The Minnesota State High School League has announced fall sports practices will begin on Monday, Aug. 12. There will be a no-contact period from Thursday, Aug. 1 until Sunday, Aug. 11. The following activities are contested during the fall: football, volleyball (girls), tennis (girls), cross country and boys and girls soccer. Adapted soccer practice begins Sept. 2. Only Southwest Minnesota Christian in Edgerton offers boys soccer in the Pipestone County Star coverage area. P...

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1:33

ACROSS THE STATE: MSHSL key fall sports dates

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/01

Here are the key dates in table form, as provided by MSHSL. August 12, Practice begins; 15, First allowable competition date, girls tennis; 22, First allowable competition date, soccer, cross country, volleyball and swimming and diving (girls); 29, First allowable competition date for football September 2, Adapted soccer practice begins; 12, First allowable competition date for adapted soccer October 15, Last date of sectional playoffs, girls tennis; 18, Last date of sectional playoffs, socce...

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2:49

LOCAL: Truck and tractor pull Friday a headline event

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/08/01

A National Tractor Pullers Association-sanctioned event headlines sports-related activities coming to the Pipestone County Fair this week. “We are going to have a good pull,” said event organizer Scott Crawford, who also serves as Pipestone County Fair board vice president. The pull begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds grandstand. Three tractor and three truck-pulling classes will be contested. The tractor divisions are light limited pro, super farms and pro fa...

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3:06

Childcare input wanted

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/31

Input is being sought from childcare providers, employers and parents as part of an assessment of childcare needs in Pipestone that’s being done with the Rural Child Care Innovation Program. Surveys for child care center directors can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCCD-CityofPipestone, for family childcare providers at www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCC-CityofPipestone, for employers at www.surveymonkey.com/r/Employer-CityofPipestone, and for parents/employees at www.surveymonkey.com/r/Parent...

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2:04

Look who's turning 40!

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/29

For some people growing older isn’t celebrated with much excitement and energy. At the Southwest Crisis Center, however, we are excited to say that this year, we turn 40! Our agency has been providing victim-centered services for 40 years in Southwest Minnesota. As we look back over the last 40 years, we see all that has changed both within our organization and in how we as a society and community respond and understand abuse and violence. The Southwest Crisis Center began as a volunteer-led ...

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4:44

The Pipestone County Fair begins July 31

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/29

Among the vast list of activities scheduled for this year’s Pipestone County Fair are several new events and features. One of those new events is the Ag Olympics, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on the first day of the fair, Wednesday, July 31 in the grandstand. Fair Board President Skip Moeller said the event was added in recognition of the summer Olympics, which opens July 26 and continues through Aug. 11 in Paris. The Ag Olympics will include teams of four local participants, including at...

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3:05

Risk, reward and leaning into change

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/29

Life has its twists and turns, and with them come risks and rewards. Buying a shuttle bus a little over a year ago, I took a big risk driving up to North Dakota to pick up a rig I bought on an auction. I had no idea what to expect as I had only seen photos and talked to the company that owned it and was auctioning it off. Lucky for me, the bus was in great condition and drove home nicely. Now, a little over a year later, the real work has begun. The bus sat in my driveway...Article Link

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1:44

The county fair

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/29

According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fair is a competition of produce shows for a district that happens periodically. Fairs have been going on for thousands of years. In colonial America the fairs resembled the English market fairs. In the 1880’s farm societies began to exhibit at the market fairs. The goal was to improve American farm products. They offered awards for the best examples of farm products. Farmers would soon have customers for their prize-winning seeds and animals. The county f...

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1:26

Letters from our readers Is abortion necessary?

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/29

TO THE EDITOR: Is abortion necessary? In 2010 I read in Pew Research that 82% of abortions were first time and 7% were second time. Their own analysis did not notice but I noticed that meant that over 90% of those that got an abortion never went there again. That is a huge cure rate. That tells me that there is a lot of regret around the country on this issue. Leslie Unruh told me that when they took a tour bus around South Dakota to campaign against abortion they were hugely surprised that t...

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2:12

City to sell property to Hord Farms

Pipestone County Star ·

2024/07/29

The Pipestone City Council during a special July 19 meeting approved the sale of a 4.65-acre piece of land near the intersection of 121st Street and County Road 67, near the city’s water treatment plant, to Hord Farms Holdings, LLC for ,750. The city’s charter requires that city-owned property be sold by ordinance and an ordinance authorizing the sale was introduced at the council’s regular meeting on July 15. In addition to the sale, the council approved a resolution granting a minor subdivi...

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