Pipestone County Commissioner Meeting April 9, 2024 The Pipestone County Commissioners met with Chairman, Dallas Roskamp, Commissioners, Luke Johnson, Doug Nagel, Dan Wildermuth, and Chris Hollingsworth. County Administrator Steve Ewing was also present. Chairman Roskamp called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. AGENDA Request to remove the Rock/Pipestone Family Services Collaborative Interagency Agreement and move it to April 23, 2024 meeting.  Motion by Wildermuth, seconded by Hollingsworth to approve the agenda with removal of the Rock /Pipest ..read more

Pipestone County Commissioner Meeting March 26, 2024 The Pipestone County Commissioners met with Chairman Dallas Roskamp, Commissioners, Luke Johnson, Doug Nagel, Dan Wildermuth, and Chris Hollingsworth. County Administrator Steve Ewing was also present. Chairman Roskamp called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. AGENDA Motion by Wildermuth, seconded by Hollingsworth to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Johnson, seconded by Nagel to approve the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approve Commissioners Minutes: 3/12/2024 ..read more

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Rebuilding Together Minnesota intends to submit a pre-application to the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, for a Housing Preservation Grant (Section 533) for FY2024. Rebuilding Together Minnesota seeks this grant to provide housing rehabilitation grants to very low and low-income homeowners living in the rural parts of Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Murray, Pipestone and Rock Counties. To access Rebuilding Together’s statement of activities or to provide comments on their statement of activities, please contact Michaela ..read more

Ruthton Country Church, Full Gospel-Non-denominational church; Pastor Frank Vanderbush,  507-658-3917. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship service. Bible Studies Sundays at 9 a.m. Find us at countrychurch.co on Facebook and Youtube @ Country Church of Ruthton for online messages and events.   St. Leo Catholic Church, Msgr. Gerald Kosse, 415 South Hiawatha Ave., Pipestone, 825-3152 Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Mass; 1 p.m. Bilingual Mass. Tuesdays: 4 p.m. Adoration; 5:15 p.m. Mass. Thursdays: 10:30 a.m. Mass at Senior Care Centers.   Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Kenneth Maybe ..read more

Sandi Nicholsen, 81, Pipestone, died Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 7 from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel. A graveside service will be  held on Wednesday, May 8 at 10 a.m. at Old Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone with Pastor Velda Maine officiat Sandra Lee (Barry) Nicholsen was born on May 21, 1942 to Matthew and Lois (Christopherson) Barry in Winona. As an infant she moved with her family to Blooming Prairie and then a few year later the family moved back to Winona where Sandi attended kinderg ..read more

Richard R. Carson, 87, died Sunday, April 28, 2024, from natural causes. Memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 19, at noon at the Bradshaw Funeral Home, 3131 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Memorial gifts are suggested to Salvation Army, St. Paul, Minn. Richard was born Oct. 23, 1936 in Pipestone to Stuart and Una Belle Carson. He graduated from Pipestone High School and the University of Minnesota earning a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. His life changes and he became whole in 1972 when he married his beloved wife B ..read more

James (Jim) R. Frahm, 88, of Woodbury, Minn. (formerly Elkhart, Ind.) passed away on April 21, 2024 at Our Lady of Peace Hospice, surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to service, from 10 – 11 a.m. at St. Ambrose Catholic Community, 4125 Woodbury Drive, Woodbury, Minn. 55129. A luncheon hosted by the family will follow Mass. In lieu of flowers, Jim requested donations to Our Lady of Peace Hospice, 2076 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55104. ourladyofpeacemn.org Jim was born on July 10 ..read more

This is an example of a birth tissue graft that can be collected from placentas and used to treat eye injuries. Pipestone County Medical Center started working with Dakota Lions Sight and Health in 2022 to collect birth tissue donations that are then processed and distributed by BioTissue. Source: biotissue.com Expectant mothers who have C-sections scheduled at Pipestone County Medical Center (PCMC) can donate birth tissue, which includes parts of the placenta and umbilical cord, that can be used for a variety of treatments. PCMC works with Dakota Lions Sight and Health (DLSH) to arrange th ..read more

Pipestone County Commissioners recently accepted a bid for a gravel and tiling project on County State Aid Highway 17. The county also plans to apply dust control to the road after the project is complete. File photo Pipestone County Commissioners during their April 22 meeting approved a low bid of $452,142.81 from Wm. D. Scepaniak, Inc. for a gravel project on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 17. The project includes adding up to about 8 inches of gravel on about six miles of CSAH 17 south of State Highway 30. Drain tile will also be installed on the northern most mile. Scepaniak’s bid was ..read more

Reese Anderson knows what it’s like to spend the summer at the fairgrounds. Between the Jackson County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair, over the past several years, the Jackson high school student has racked up a number of hours showing cattle. Last year at the Jackson County Fair, Anderson exhibited the champion 4-H breeding heifer. She placed fifth at the Minnesota State Fair’s 4-H beef show. Being involved with livestock in 4-H is a family tradition for Anderson, who said her siblings also showed and also enjoyed success at both the county fair and the state fair. The process of getting ..read more