Pipestone County
- Population
- 9,284
- Area
- 465.05 sq mi (1,204.48 km²), 0.91 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40.4
- Households
- 3,971
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $69,628
- Median house value
- $140,200
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Local News

LOCAL: Sportsmen’s Club open house is Saturday
The Pipestone Sportsmen’s Club will conduct its third annual open house on Saturday, Oct. 3. Festivities will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sportsmen’s Club is located roughly five miles northeast of Pipestone at 1491 131st Street (County Road 6). The event has now become a…

REGIONAL: Bardusons share in tournament success
Paul Barduson and his father, Scott Barduson, were both part of the NB Cup, which took place at Hendricks Golf Club on Saturday, Sept. 19. Scott Barduson served as caddie for his son, Paul — a one-time state golf tournament qualifier for the Arrows who also earned all-Southwest…

LOCAL: Country club sets new autumn hours
With golf season winding down, the Pipestone Country Club has announced new hours. The changes are effective Thursday, Oct. 1. Monday through Friday, the clubhouse and kitchen will only be available from 5-10 p.m. On Saturday, the clubhouse will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: RTR outlasts Lakeview in triple overtime
COTTONWOOD — Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s football team outlasted Lakeview in triple overtime last Thursday, Sept. 17. Braden Nibbe scored the game-winning TD on a 10-yard pass reception from Brayden Chandler, who added the subsequent two-point conversion as RTR blanked Lakeview, 8-0,…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: The Homecoming horrors
Drizzle trickled and fog formed over Paulsen Field on Friday night during Pipestone Area Schools’ Homecoming. That only provided the somber mood fit for this Mid-South District (Brown) contest as Minnesota Valley Lutheran blanked the Arrows, 20-0. It wasn’t from a lack of trying,…