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The mercury in local thermometers took a nose dive last week. Local sporting events have been postponed hoping for better days to come....
The Ipswich School Theatre will be the site of the Region 7B One-Act Play competition on January 17. The plays are open to the public. The schedule is: • Faulkton Area 9 a.m. • Selby Area 10 a.m. • Timber Lake 11 a.m. • Break 12-1 p.m. • Edmunds Central 1 p.m. • Lemmon 2 p.m. • Herreid 3 p.m. • Warner 4 p.m. • Awards 5:30 p.m. The top two plays chosen by the judges will qualify for the State One-Act Play Festival in Brandon February 1-3, 2024. The plays will be performed in the Brandon Valle...
Edmunds Central student Theo Haerter and science teacher Spencer Cody presented on astronomy research at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) winter meeting in New Orleans the second week of January. Cody explained, "At the meeting they were joined by other educators and students from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP). For over a decade, NITARP has partnered small groups of educators with a research astronomer for original, year-long, authentic research projects. At the...
Ipswich High School first semester honor roll has been released. Students on the list are: Senior 4.0 and Higher — Hannah Beyers, Luke Beyers 3.70-3.99 — Jace Alberts Konsor, Cayden Geier, Karlie Gohl, Trevor Heinz, Chet Peterson, Evelyn Tran 3.0-3.69 — Xavier Kadlec, Trevor Larson, Hailey Usselman Junior 4.0 and Higher — Ashlin Hartwell, Tucker Kadlec, Kathryn Kilber, Sawyer Kirkham, Maxwell Kulesa 3.70-3.99 — Reaghan Bowers, Shaylee Coisman 3.0-3.69 — Savannah Coisman, Sommer DeRaad, Marcus Hofer, Ethan Kukrall, Rasmus Loken, Kaylin Onke...
The weather has certainly been topsy-turvy across the country lately. Points way way south have been getting our type weather. And vice versa we had been getting their weather. Until last week. I guess that when you average our highs and lows it doesn’t look as bad. The wind chills have been out of control. Unbelievable to say the least. Climate change? It sure does look like it....
More than 3,400 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2023 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list. To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Overall, 3,475 students from 39 states and 24 foreign nations are on the list. Nearly 1,500 students received a 4.0 GPA. Local students on the dean’s list include: Ipswich: Kamryn Heinz (4.0 GPA), Baylee K...
A local student earned a place on the North Dakota State University fall 2023 dean’s list. Avery Sylte of Ipswich is on the list. Students must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least nine class credits to qualify. For the semester, 4,111 students made the list....
Senate Report by Bryan Breitling 2024 Legislative Session Begins! The 2024 Legislative Session opened on Jan 9th with Governor Noem’s State of the State Address, highlighting how our state promotes freedom and small government. This first week, in addition to the Governor’s Address, we heard the State of the Judiciary and the State of the Tribes. The bill process takes time to be scheduled and heard in committee, then passed to the floor. So, there were no bills heard on the Senate floor until Friday. After the first week, there were 97 Hou...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, June 10, 1930 Albert Jeschke Killed by Lightning Thursday Albert Jeschke of near Roscoe met death early last Thursday morning during the electric storm which passed through the county. Mr. Jeschke was struck by lightning, the bolt penetrating from the shoulder to the hip, causing instant death. The family has just returned from a birthday party at the home of Mr. Jeschke’s mother Mrs. Adolph Jeschke of Roscoe and was preparing to retire when the lightning struck the house. He was carrying an oil lamp and t...
The Roscoe American Legion has begun construction on the grill and hood in the kitchen at the Legion. Volunteers gathered to move out the old grill and are making the needed preparations for the new equipment. Starting this process is only possible from donations that have been made to the kitchen project up to now. At this point, the Legion does not have all the funds necessary to do the complete kitchen. The Legion continues to appreciate donations given to the kitchen proj...
January 22 — Chili Dog, peas, cooked carrots, applesauce, milk January 23 — Barbeque Chicken Sandwich, green beans, baby carrots, pears, milk January 24 — Crispito, corn, mixed veggies, fruit cocktail, milk January 25 — Spaghetti Bake, broccoli, homemade breadstick, peaches, milk January 26 — Nachos, corn, black beans, fresh fruit, milk...
January 22 — Grilled Chicken, Ranch potato wedges, broccoli, blushing pears January 23 — BBQ on Bun, pork & beans, mandarin organges, veggie bar January 24 — Meatball Sub, carrots, baked apple, veggie bar January 25 — Fish, mac & cheese, California blend, green beans, peaches January 26 — No School...
Dennis Hollan, 81, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, January 7, 2024, at his home under hospice care. The Dennis Hollan Family will welcome family and friends to a visitation on Friday, January 19, 2024 at 5 p.m. with a prayer service to follow at 6:30 p.m., to be held at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life for Dennis will also be held in his lifelong home of Hosmer, on Saturday, May 5, 2024. Dennis D. Hollan was born in Kulm, N.D., to Lee Robert and Alice (Fregein) Hollan on...
The Ipswich Tiger varsity boys' basketball team made a long trip to Onida and left with a 68-65 non-conference win over the Chargers last Tuesday, Jan. 9. It was quite a close game, leading up to a 65-65 tie. But Ipswich's Chet Peterson would settle things for good with his closing-seconds trey. The first quarter was deadlocked at 19-19 and Ipswich would then conclude the first half with a 30-26 lead. But Sully Buttes narrowed Ipswich's lead to 47-46 with a quarter to play and you all know how close that stanza turned out to be. Peterson would...
Ipswich traveled to Northwestern for a LRC girls basketball confrontation last Thursday, Jan. 11 and would sustain a 67-37 defeat in a battle of Wildcats vs. Tigers. The hosts signaled their intentions with an early 24-4 lead and still led at intermission 45-23. They would grab a 58-32 lead with a quarter to play and would coast to their decisive win. They would enter a trio of double-figure scorers led by Ashley Haven with 24 points. Ana Ratigan was next with 16 points and Sophie Troske added 10 points. Five more Wildcats would enter their...
The North Central Thunder lost a league twin bill varsity girls and boys basketball outcome to Leola/ Frederick Area on Tuesday, Jan. 9 in Eureka. The NC girls lost a hard-fought 43-40 decision that went into overtime. The Thunder boys would drop a 59-28 verdict. The Thunder girls had narrowly led 11-8 in the first quarter, then fell behind 17-15 at intermission. The third-quarter score would be 31-30 in favor of the Thunder and the regulation time score was knotted at 38-38. The Thunder were led by Ella Batie with 13 points and Amree Vander...