Category Archives: Community News
School Board Organizes; First Staff Vaccinated
By Ruth Fennema – At last week’s monthly Edgerton school board meeting, Superintendent Buckridge informed the board on current COVID stats. There is one staff member and 11 students that have been exposed to COVID. There is testing available for staff members and the vaccine is now
SCHOOL NEWS from Southwest Christian Schools K – 2
Kindergarten Kindergarten is “SNOW” much fun this time of year! We have painted snowmen, decorated snowmen, and painted “melted snowmen.” We made a tiny snowman, took him inside, and observed him in our classroom to see how long it took
Loving The Outdoors – Part 2
Pictured: This little pond is hidden away near Edgerton. Many probably do not know it exists. But if you want to fish in it, you will need to contact the person who owns the land around it. This week is
Ambulance Volunteers Needed
By Jill Fennema – The Edgerton Volunteer Ambulance Association is looking for new recruits. The association currently has 15 active Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). They also have one EMT that works as a substitute and two individuals that are preparing
New Councilmen, Mayor Sworn In
New councilmembers took the oath of office at last week’s city council meeting. Pictured – Craig Vreeman takes the oath. In the background is Kevin Caspersen who would be sworn in after Vreeman. Article by Jill Fennema – Last week’s
SCHOOL NEWS from Free Christian School Lower Room
Pictured: Lower room students playing in the snow. Eighty days. As of today’s writing, we have been able to have in-school learning for 78 days. We are thankful that we have settled into a “normal” routine, at least for now.
Every Day Is A Good Day To Go Fishing
Pictured: Levi (left) and Max Van Hofwegen enjoyed a day of ice fishing with their grandpa, Jim Van Hofwegen, on Saturday. Jim says the best part of ice fishing is being outside in nature and the privilege that we have
Roskamp Sworn In
Pictured: Dallas Roskamp is sworn in by Judge Terry Vajgrt at the Pipestone County Board meeting last week Tuesday. By Jill Fennema Last week Tuesday, Pipestone County held their organizational meeting for 2021. The very first item on the agenda
A Holiday Donation Like No Other
By Jill Fennema – Everyone wants to give the perfect Christmas gift. Something needed. Something memorable. Something to make the recipient feel that they were worth the effort. That’s a tall order and often our expectations fall short. But for
