By Jill Fennema – Last Tuesday, the Pipestone County Board returned their attention to a pending agreement with Hometown Fiber, a company that wants to install fiber optic cable for broadband internet in the two-thirds of Pipestone County that does

By Jill Fennema – Last week, the Pipestone County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary levy for 2023. County Administrator Steve Ewing reviewed some of the necessary budget increases for next year, including wage increases, increased county contributions for health

By Jill Fennema – Last week Tuesday, Pipestone County voted to opt out of their agreement with Southwest Mental Health (SWMH). Three weeks ago, Luke Comeau, the SWMH Director, asked the board for an additional $225,000 over and above the

Five Year Plan Includes Local Road Repair By Jill Fennema – Last week’s meeting of the Pipestone County Board of Directors was taken up mostly by discussion and information on highways, roads, and bridges. One non-highway item that could have

Pictured: A storm rolls in over a calcareous fen nestled along the hillside at Burke Wildlife Management Area. It is located about a mile west of County Road 18 in the wildlife refuge four miles south of Woodstock. (photo from

By Jill Fennema – Last week Tuesday, the Pipestone County Board opened bids for the Old Landfill Property where the Pipestone Sportsmen’s Club hopes to open a shooting range. There was only one bid received and that was a bid

Last week’s county board meeting was fairly brief as far as county meetings go. Other than routine business, the one notable item on the agenda was recognizing the Pipestone County Sheriff’s office (PCSO) for their work.  The MN Board of

At last week Tuesday’s Pipestone County board meeting, the county commissioners approved the sale of a parcel of land to the Southwest MN Opportunity Council – Headstart. SMOC submitted the only bid of $40,000 for one acre of land in