Last week Tuesday, the Pipestone County Board of Directors met for their regular meeting. They approved the recommendation by the personnel committee to hire Emaleigh Vreeman as the new Pipestone County Recorder. Emaleigh is formerly of Edgerton. She is the

The Pipestone County Commissioners set a public hearing date of April 22, where the public will have the right to comment on the redistricting proposal that the county looked at during a special meeting on Monday, March 14. Because the

Rising prices prompts buying sooner rather than later. By Jill Fennema Last week, the Pipestone County Board of Directors approved the purchase of some new equipment for the county highway department. The board approved the purchase of a John Deere

Pictured: The stretch of gravel from State Highway 75 east to Newalta Dairy gets a lot of truck traffic. It has soft spots and washboards. The county hopes to remedy this problem by having the road tiled to help with

Last week Tuesday, the Pipestone County Board of Commissioners held its organizational meeting for the new year.  Les Nath, the commissioner from the Jasper area, was chosen as the chairman for 2022. Dan Wildermuth, who represents the Pipestone area, was

By Jill Fennema – At last week’s county board meeting, the county board of commissioners set the 2022 levy and operating budget. The county levy was increased by 8.62 percent, for a total levy of $7,952,656. The county’s total operating

Last week Tuesday, the Pipestone County Board heard a presentation by Jeremy Whipple with the Pipestone Development Crop, asking them to consider selling the former Central School property. He has potential development projects that could be built on that land.

By Jill Fennema – Pipestone County has appointed a new auditor/treasurer. At last week’s county board meeting, the board approved hiring Amanda Barson Sandy. Sandy is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She worked for the Meulebroeck and Taubert Accounting firm

By Jill Fennema – Pipestone County Auditor/Treasurer Tyler Reisch has resigned his position effective August 28. The county board will address filling his position at the August 10 board meeting. Reisch has taken a position with the Luverne School District.

By Jill Fennema – The Pipestone County Board of Directors met last week Tuesday and most of the items on the agenda were routine matters. County Administrator Steve Ewing told the board that he had not yet received any further