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Ipswich/Bowdle wrestlers competed at the Stanley County Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 7 in Ft. Pierre. Justin Rohrbach won the championship in the 190 division. Sophia Knittel also was first in the girls 132 division. The I/B boys team placed eighth, tied with Timber Lake, with 24 points. Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall won the boys division with 207.5 points. I/B results were: 106 — Edison Unser: lost by fall to Stoeser (Stanley Co.) (1:28); received a bye; lost by fall to Knight-Stanley Co. (1:50) 120 — Weston Weisser: lost by fall to Web...
If you shop at Ken's FoodFair in Ipswich you probably have seen Johnathan Kamps. He works part-time there. When Johnathan was asked what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, his response was immediate, "I want to make people smile and laugh." Johnathan was born with Tatton-Brown Rahman Syndrome (TBRS), a rare condition that causes various birth defects. People with this syndrome are often taller than usual. They tend to have mild to moderate intellectual disability. Johnathan's support...
GOTCHA! This is not a Letter to the Editor. It is about them. On page 2 of the Tribune is a box with important information. Prices, email, etc. Also included are the Letters to the Editor Policy. We have been receiving letters that are quite lengthy, so I believe it necessary to set a word count guideline also. Looking for ideas from other sites I found suggestions of 150 to 250 words. So now the Edmunds County Tribune asks that your letters will not exceed 300 words. Another guideline I found online was “Letters must be written in a p...
The North Central track and field boys and girls teams earned championships at the Eureka Legion Meet on May 4 at Eureka. The girls team had 177.5 points, followed by Lemmon with 92.5. Lindsey Geier was first in two events: Long Jump, 15-0 and Triple Jump, 34-7.5. Peyton Schnabel earned a championship in Pole Vault at 8-0. The NC girls also got a win in the 4x200 Relay at 1:55.74. Runners were Lindsey Hoerner, Lindsey Geier, Kaidence Bulgin and Amree Vander Vorst. The North Central boys were also first to Lemmon — 122.5 - 105.5. The NC 4x800 Re...
The North Central track and field boys and girls team earned championships at the YTC Meet on April 25 at Eureka. Timothy Rucker was first in the 110m Hurdles at 21.69 and 300m Hurdles in 49.83. He also was the champ in the Triple Jump, 38-5.5 and High Jump at 5-6. Kobe Wherry earned two first place wins: Javelin 119-8 and Pole Vault 10-0. Raynor Sprague was first in the 400 Meters at 54.40. The boys 4x800 Relay was first at 9:46.34. Team members were Aiden Goings, Kobe Wherry, Avery Wells and Drew Arbach. The girls team also earned first...
The Ipswich Track and Field team competed at the Rob Luecke Invitational in Groton on Tuesday, April 23. The Ipswich boys were second to Milbank, 177.5 then 87 points. The IHS girls were sixth in a field of 16 teams. Milbank was also the girls champions. Among the boys’ wins was a first place for the 4x200 Relay at 1:36.85. Team members were Brody Davis, Kyle Hettich, Casey Geditz and Trevor Heinz. Heinz also won the Long Jump with a 21-00.50 leap. The girls had their share of ribbons also. Madisyn Gellhaus won the 800 Meter Run at 2:31.62. W...
Ipswich-Bowdle wrestler Sophia Knittel placed second in the Girls Division of the State Wrestling Tournament last week in Sioux Falls. Sophia, an IHS seventh grader, was the only 7th grader in her bracket - G126. I-B wrestling coach Robbie Williams said Sophia was one of just two seventh grade wrestlers to make the championship match. Sophia's first win was by fall over Allison Neitzel of Aberdeen Central. Then she won her quarterfinal match 4-3 against Brooklynn Baird of Sturgis Brown, the #2...
The series of meetings to discuss the plans to build a law enforcement center next to the Edmunds County Courthouse in Ipswich began last week. Commissioner Chad Preszler opened the meetings in Ipswich and Roscoe on Nov. 27 and 28. He said Sheriff Jonathan Waldner has had challenges in the office since the jail closed in November 2022. The County Commission has been discussing building a new jail, but they wanted public input. Sheriff Waldner said they have to move inmates to other counties and one of the county deputies have to make the trip...
The Edmunds County Jail has been closed since November 2022 when the Sheriff’s Office was relocated to the Community Room in the Courthouse. Edmunds County Sheriff Jonathan Waldner has proposed building a law enforcement center, including a jail, dispatch center and Sheriff’s office. Meetings in county communities are planned to discuss the project. • November 27 at 7 p.m. in Ipswich High School Auditorium • November 28 at 7 p.m. in the Roscoe Fire Hall • November 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bowdle City Office Community Room • December 6 at 7 p.m....
The Edmunds Central School District election on November 7 was close. With only a 20.3 percent voter turnout, “No” had 64 votes and “Yes” 61 votes. The voters were asked to decide if the School District should dissolve the current district system and make each seat an "at-large" seat for which anyone living in the district would be eligible. The "No" vote meant there will be no change in the current School Board make-up. There are 616 registered voters in the Edmunds Central school district according to Kelly Toennies, Business Manager...
Ipswich librarian Ruby Bosanko will check out her last book on October 31, her retirement day. Ruby has seen plenty of changes in the Marcus P. Beebe Library during the 30+ years she has been the head librarian. Of course the biggest change has been the addition of computers and wifi. Many of the Ipswich Library customers don't even go into the library to check out books. They can check out and read e-books through the South Dakota library system with your Ipswich Library membership. Ruby has...
This is homecoming week for Ipswich. This year's theme is "Traveling with the Tigers." Coronation will be Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the School Theatre. Royalty candidates are seniors Hannah Beyers, Karlie Gohl, Evelyn Tran, Hailey Usselman, Trevor Heinz, Xavier Kadlec, Chet Peterson and Kadyn Weisser. The burning of the "I" will follow the coronation program. The Gala Day parade is Friday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. Contact Shana Gohl at the school to sign up to have an entry. The Gala Day parade...
Despite the rainy weather, walkers came from across the country for the Prairie Wanderers Volkssport Club event in Ipswich on Friday, Sept. 22. There were 27 walkers signed in for the Ipswich 5K (3.1 miles). There were two routes around town, starting at the picnic shelter in Charles Collier Memorial Park. Walkers received detailed instructions and a map of each route. Betty "Sam" Vaughn of Brookings, the club's treasurer, said volks-walks began in Germany. Now it is an international sport....
The Whitestone Hill Healing Ride riders will be stopping in Ipswich on Thursday, Aug. 31. The riders are on their way to Whitestone Hill State Historic Site, located 23 miles southeast of Kulm, North Dakota. The Healing Ride commemorates the Sept. 3, 1863 battle when the U.S. Army led by Brigadier General Alfred Sully attacked a Native American encampment at Whitestone Hill. The camp was there to hold annual ceremonies, hunt buffalo and prepare meat for the long winter ahead. 4,000 people were gathered at the hill — many were women, children, a...
The North Central JV football team got a homecoming win on Aug. 25 in Eureka. The Thunder stopped McLaughlin 50-8 to celebrate Edmunds Central’s homecoming week. Jade Jacobs had a big half for the Thunder. He had a seven yard run, adding the extra point, to begin the scoring, 8-0. Then Harrison Beyers added seven more with a two yard rush, for a 14-0 first quarter. Jacobs added another TD to start the second quarter scoring. Then McLaughlin had a 63 yard pass to get on the scoreboard, adding a PAT run, 20-8. Jacobs ended the half with a 2...
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated the Ipswich church's centennial on Sunday, July 16. The service was held in Zion's worship home in the Schriver Funeral Home. Pastor Zachary Sippert, of Zion Lutheran and Redeemer Lutheran of Bowdle, led the service. He chose Scripture readings looking at the Congregation's past, future and present. The opening hymn, "Amazing Grace," highlighted their history. "The Grace of God got them through hardships," Pastor Sippert said. Pastor Mark Tiefel of...
The Edmunds Central Parent Advisory Committee (P.A.C.) hosted their third annual MOMentum event on Saturday, April 15 in the Roscoe Legion. The MOMentum featured guest speaker Angela Kennecke, as well as displays from local businesses with items that could be of interest for women. Broadcast jounalist Kennecke began with the broadcast that broke her heart when she announced the fentanyl poisoning death of her daughter Emily. After the death of her "smart, talented, beautiful daughter" Angela...
Ipswich residents filled the newly-remodelled City office on Monday evening, March 20 to learn more about the City Council storm sewer project. Mayor LeRoy Kilber and Joe Whitlock with Stockwell Engineers of Sioux Falls spoke on the Drainage and Storm Sewer project the city has taken on. The project is planned in five phases. A drainage study was completed in the spring of 2021. Stockwell was contracted to evaluate the stormwater collection system and identify current deficiencies and recommend improvements. The city’s goal is to begin to r...
Edmunds Central School had Jaxon & Jhett Hartung Fan Support Night on Friday, Feb. 3 at the North Central vs. Ipswich basketball games. NC fans and IHS fans helped support the fundraiser. The event sponsored by the EC P.A.C. and EC Student Council featured a pie auction and split pot raffle. Many NC fans wore t-shirts with "Jaxon's Journey #ONETEAM" on the front and Hartung 30 on the back. Jaxon Hartung, a 13-year-old Hoven middle school student, has two cancerous brain tumors. He is the son of...
The South Dakota Snow Queen Festival coronation was held on Jan. 14 in Aberdeen. When the emcee wrote the list of winners at the end of the evening he started with the Princess of Spring. He read the name of Miss North Central - Jasmin Garcia. Next was the Princess of Summer. That was Miss Ipswich - Jailey Hutson. Miss Webster - Addison Kuecker was crowned the 2023 Snow Queen. The other Princesses were Miss Clark Area - Avery Miles and Miss Sully County - Lydia Hill. Jailey said the Princesses w...
Little did Leland and Tracy Treichel know that their lives would change in August 2022. Leland did not feel well and his legs were shaky on August 16 so they went to Sanford Urgent Care in Aberdeen. They did tests but could not diagnose the problem. The Treichels were back the next day for more testing. His concerns now included a rash. Back at home that night Leland fell after 15 steps and could not use his legs. His grandson Leo was staying with them then. Leo helped get Leland out to their...
The Ipswich Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) hosted “Business After Hours!” on November 16 in Agtegra. Development Corporation president Scott Kilber opened the idea session. The IEDC worked with the ICDC to focus on and study the local economy. They made a list of recommendations to build a thriving and resilient local economy. Seven recommendations were made for the IEDC action plan. Kilber said they are looking for volunteers who are interested in one of the recommendations to help on a committee to address the need. The first focus i...
The Ipswich City Council met Monday, Aug. 22 and continued their discussion on the Stockwell Engineering proposal to improve the storm sewer system in town. A resolution to accept the funding for the first proposal of storm sewer improvements was examined by the council members. They had questions about some of the wording and decided to table the decision until the wording is clarified. Some council members said they would like to hear from more community members also. The resolution would raise the sewer fee $8 to help pay for the first phase...
After the several downpours this summer flooding in sections of Ipswich became a problem. Members of the Ipswich City Council are looking for ways to alleviate the problem in the future. A drainage study was done by Stockwell Engineers of Sioux Falls. Recommendations were made to improve the drainage in Ipswich. The extensive plan would include channel cleaning, storm sewer improvements as well as curb and gutter and street shaping. The project would take several years, in several phases, costing the city several million dollars. An open house...
Father Tim Cone began serving the Holy Cross Catholic Parish on July 1, 2022. Fr. Cone was born in Fayetteville, N.C. but grew up in Rapid City. He graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 2005. Fr. Tim said he knew when he was a boy that he was going to become a priest. After high school he attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion and graduated with a Bachelort of Music in Music Education in 2011. He said he planned to continue his studies to earn Masters and PhD degrees....