Leland Ray Jensen, 33, of Pipestone, was sentenced on Oct. 22 to 19 years and four months imprisonment for criminal sexual conduct with a person under 14. A jury of nine women and three men found Jensen guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 14, first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 14 with whom he had a significant relationship, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 14 involving multiple acts over an extended period of time, all felonies, following a two-day trial in Pipestone County District Court in August.

SIBLEY—A 20-year-old Eagle Grove woman was arrested about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, on a charge of first-offense domestic abuse assault resulting in injury or mental illness. The arrest of Magui Hernandez Santiz stemmed from her walking into the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Sibley requesting assistance retrieving her...

(Sibley)--Two Spirit Lake residents were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop early Saturday near Sibley. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, a 2013 Dodge Dart driven by 45-year-old Terry Lowry of Spirit Lake was stopped around 1:20 am on Pierce Avenue for having an expired license.

Practicing patience is a crucial component of surviving regular trips through road construction zones. Drivers along Interstate 90 in Brandon know all about it. Since the project launched earlier this spring, work continues on a diverging diamond interchange at Exit 406, and drivers have dealt with a number of challenges.

GEORGE—An 18-year-old Sheldon resident was arrested Sunday, Oct. 27, on a Lyon County warrant for first-offense operating while under the influence. The arrest of Jenna Renae Jungers stemmed from the investigation a one-vehicle crash east of George that was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Jungers was...

The Jackson County Central High School football team will aim to qualify for the state Class AA tournament for the third straight year when they host Pipestone Area at 7 p.m. Friday night at Trojan Field in Worthington. The unbeaten Huskies are the No. 1 seed in Section 3AA and...

PIPESTONE, Minn. (10/28/2024) — University of Minnesota Extension will host Beef Quality. Assurance (BQA) trainings in the fall of 2024 and spring of 2025. Producers attending any of the. free workshops will receive a three-year BQA certification. In the past, beef producers have been asked to complete the BQA...

The Church of the Evangelical Association in Sweet township will be dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 5. The church is known as Salem’s church and is about the same size as the one built by the society in this city last year, and it is undoubtedly the finest country church in the county, and it is certainly a credit to the society, as well as a substantial improvement for the county. The building will cost in the neighborhood of $2,500. The windows are of Cathedral glass and it is to be heated with a furnace. Meetings will be held in the church on Friday and Saturday evenings preceding the dedication.

The top-seeded Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights advanced to the South Sub-Section 3A finals Tuesday night by defeating No. 4 Adrian-Ellsworth 3-0 in a semifinal match in the Worthington High School gym. Game scores were 25-16, 25-23, 25-15. R-T-R, which now has a record of 23-8 this season, will face second-seeded Westbrook-Walnut Grove...

The Worthington City Council on Monday approved its first reading of an ordinance that raises the city's storm water utility rate. To fund the Centennial Park Lift Station rehabilitation, a rate hike of $161,365 was recommended by city staff. This results in a proposed 19.25% stormwater utility rate increase for the 2025 budget to meet 2025 revenue needs. The base annual residential rate per acre would go to $409.27, compared to the current rate of $343.20 per acre.

This paid piece is sponsored by Interstate Office Products. In the next 25 years, Sioux Valley Energy forecasts show that the electric cooperative will add more than 22,000 members and between 50 and 60 megawatts of electric load on its system in Minnehaha County alone. And the cooperative is building...

The Worthington Economic Development Authority on Monday approved an amended lease agreement between the EDA and Alltell Corporation, doing business as Verizon Wireless. City staff was approached earlier this summer with a request to execute an amendment to the lease, which now runs through March 21, 2029 and had included five additional five-year lease extension periods to be mutually agreed upon that could extend the lease through March 2054.

Ruthton Country Church, Full Gospel-Non-denominational church; Pastor Frank Vanderbush, 507-658-3917. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship service. Bible Studies Sundays at 9 a.m. Find us at countrychurch.co on Facebook and Youtube @ Country Church of Ruthton for online messages and events. St. Leo Catholic Church, Msgr. Gerald Kosse, 415 South...

A Regular School Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Pipestone Area Schools was held Monday, September 23, 2024 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1148, MS/HS. This is a summary of those proceedings, which are not to be confused with the official minutes of the PAS School Board meetings, which are maintained by the Superintendent’s Office. Complete official minutes, and resolutions are available at meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1058?meeting=636179 or in the District Office located at 1401 7th St SW, Pipestone, MN 56164.

To ensure all constituents in Worthington Independent School District 518 have access to accurate information regarding search processes and expectations involving the district's superintendent search, the Minnesota School Boards Association will host a virtual Q & A with MSBA at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. All interested individuals are invited...

The Pipestone County Commissioners met with Chairman Dallas Roskamp, Commissioners, Luke Johnson, Doug Nagel, Dan Wildermuth, Chris Hollingsworth. County Administrator Steve Ewing was also present. Chairman Roskamp called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. AGENDA. Motion by Wildermuth, seconded by Hollingsworth...

Sitting in the dark, faces lit up by the projector, students congregated in the Bigelow Commons on Oct. 25 to enjoy a movie night in celebration of Halloween hosted by the film club. The featured films were The Nightmare Before Christmas and Psycho. The Nightmare Before Christmas, released in 1993,...

Restoration of the historic stone arch bridge on County State Aid Highway 20 near Split Rock Creek State Park south of Ihlen is nearing completion. Pipestone County Highway Engineer Nick Bergman said during an update on the project at the Oct. 22 Pipestone County Commissioner meeting that paving of the bridge deck was expected to be done soon.