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- Chili meal before Friday games
The Jackson County Central Post Prom Committee will serve up chili and baked potatoes prior to the JCC vs.
- Cliff Adair at helm of St. Paul's L...
Beginning Nov. 30, Pastor Cliff Adair has been the leader of the congregation at St.
- SW MN Schools Discuss Sharing To Save
SW MN Schools Discuss Sharing To Save - 01/07/2009 6:03 PM 01/07/2009 It began as an idea to save money among four southwestern Minnesota school districts.
- 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.
- New year: New faces - and an ongoin...
The year 2009 ushered in a new mayor, a new councilman and a festering problem that strikes at the heart of any governmental entity.
- Blogging the recount: Counties understood rules differently
January 3rd, 2009 3:11 PM by D.J. Tice Five county responses are now posted on the Supreme Court's website .
- Rollover accident near Pipestone
A southwest Minnesota man was injured in a rollover accident east of Pipestone, Minn., Tuesday night.
- Year 2008 was one of dramatic chang...
The year 2008 tested Pipestone County residents like no other in recent memory. It brought the permanent closure of a leading area employer; the loss of a summer staple that had entertained nearly three ...
- Army invites public to Kruse event
As Pipestone Area High School senior Lexie Kruse performs at halftime of the U.S. All - "American Bowl on Saturday in San Antonio, her family, friends and peers will be cheering her on during a viewing party in ...
- Column: The economy and your education plans
PIPESTONE - The recent downturn in the United States economy has many students and parents concerned about how they'll finance an education.
- It was a year of change
Change was all around us in 2008, just like the constant breezes in southwestern Minnesota that induced major wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Rotor Corp.
- Haubrich named to head beverage gro...
Tim Haubrich, president and general manager of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. in Pipestone, has been elected chairperson of the Minnesota Beverage Association.
- Rural Pipestone woman helps spread ...
Teresa Jaycox of rural Pipestone has been doing something that most people might have some apprehension doing - lay speaking at area churches.
- MnDOT issues no-travel advisory in SW Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Transportation in Willmar is asking residents in the southwestern part of the state to stay off the roads.
- Rural Pipestone woman helps spread ...
Teresa Jaycox of rural Pipestone has been doing something that most people might have some apprehension doing - lay speaking at area churches.
- A Christmas gift with all the trimm...
The popular sentiment goes that it is more blessed to give than receive during the Christmas season.
- County may retool budget
The Pipestone County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday morning, Dec. 11 with a number of items on the agenda.
- City attempting to float lagoon pro...
The Pipestone City Council approved a lagoon expansion project Monday evening that it hopes will cure its hydraulic overload problem The city of Pipestone is pocked with defective water lines that admit rain ...
- All the Trimmings
The popular sentiment goes that it is more blessed to give than receive during the Christmas season.
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City DescriptionPipestone is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,280 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pipestone County. The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument.
Pipestone is located in extreme southwestern Minnesota. It is a leader in wind technology with nearly 800 wind generator towers located nearby on one of the area's top recourses.
Less than a mile north of the city of Pipestone lies a pipestone quarry, described in Native American legends as a square-cut jewel lying upon folds of shimmering green velvet. This is an accurate depiction of the red quartzite almost hidden by the vast prairie grasses. Designated a national monument by the United States in 1937, the quarry is as rich in Native American history as it is in the red stone for which it is named.
Although he never visited the site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write of the area in his well known poem, "Song of Hiawatha." The Song of Hiawatha Pageant spins out Henry Longfellow's vision of wade and logan, the Native American Indians, and has played in Pipestone for 60 years. The pageant is held at a small quarry lake on a natural amphitheater with a ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Pipestone County
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City Contains:- Minnesota West Community & Technical College
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