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- Pas board elects Cooper as charpers...
The first Pipestone Area Board of Education meeting of 2009 was like any other of a new year except for a slight twist.
- Hall enjoys rural life
This has been a year of transitions for Stephanie Hall and her family. Her husband, Marc, the former chief operating officer for Bioverse, became the new Pipestone County Transit manager on Nov.
- Minnesota farmland prices moderating with corn prices
Bill Weber is owner and president of Jensen Management Inc., an appraisal company in the heart of Rock County a transition area across the divide into Iowa.
- Pipestone v. Pipestone County continues
The saga of thesed value and property taxes owed on Central School and the former Jasper School took center stage in Pipestone Tuesday afternoon.
- St. Vincent Webcam
One small town in Minnesota "Trish Short Lewis has created this treasure trove for all of us to enjoy...the website could be the basis for a doctoral dissertation.
- Events, Etc.
Aunt Annie's 109 Avon Ave. S, Avon Acoustic Guitarist Brooks Williams. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
- Cardiel sentenced to 56 months
By Duane Winn Philip Duane Cardiel, 21, of Pipestone was sentenced Tuesday in district court to 56 months in prison for his part in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Jasper.
- Veldkamp Farms win national environmental honor
Jim and JoAnn Veldkamp at home on their Jasper farm. Photo courtesy Minnesota Pork Board Veldkamp Farms, located near Jasper, was recently named a 2008 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award winner.
- Veldkamps receive National Pork Industry award
By Steven Swenson Jim and JoAnn Veldkamp, owners of Veldkamp Farms of Jasper, were recently announced as one of four swine producers nationally to be selected as 2008 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards.
- Good Samaritan, Ridge View mark milestones
By Katie Winter Stories of snowstorms, fundraisers, endearing characters and caring staff were the orders of the day during the Good Samaritan Society-Pipestone's anniversary celebrations on Sept.
- City sticks to its guns on dam decision
The Jackson City Council is sticking to its original decision on the Des Moines River dam and is now attempting to convince a petitioning opposition committee to reverse course and go along with it.
- County revises fee schedule
By Katie Winter After some discussion, the Pipestone County Board of Commissioners approved a new county fee schedule, which included fee increases for six county departments.
- Fire department called out to controlled burn
A controlled burn threatened a structure on a farm north of Sherman Friday before area firefighters put down the flames.
- State, local leaders tout Jackson as example of JOBZ program success
State and local leaders are touting Jackson and Jackson County as a prime example of the effectiveness and vitality of the JOBZ program, the state's rural economic initiative that has come under attack ...
- Harrah's proudly announces the first CO2-phobic poker tournament
Harrah's Entertainment and NativeEnergy Make the World Series of Poker the First Climate Friendly Poker Tournament The purchase of carbon offsets at the WSOP will support NativeEnergy's farmer-owned distributed ...
- Rate hike in store for transit users
By Katie Winter The rising cost of fuel, coupled with a lack of state funding, has prompted Pipestone County to raise the fares on local transit services.
- Crews On Scene Of Bus Crash Near Pipestone, MN
Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash involving a charter bus near Pipestone, Minnesota.
- Bus crashes on Highway 23 South of Pipestone
Late Thursday afternoon, June 5, a charter-style bus was involved in an accident with a truck.
- Calumet Players rehearsing for Oz
The Calumet Players are in rehearsal for "The Wizard of Oz" to open June 20 at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center.
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City DescriptionJasper is a city in Pipestone and Rock counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 597 at the 2000 census. Most of the city lies in Pipestone County, with only a small part of the city extending into Rock County. Jasper is named for a type of quartz rock found nearby.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highways 23 and 269 are two of the main routes in the community.
As of the census of 2000, there were 597 people, 286 households, and 173 families residing in the city. The population density was 678.2 people per square mile (261.9/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 349.9/sq mi (135.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 0.67% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 286 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Pipestone County
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- Rock County
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