Articles from the January 31, 2024 edition


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  • Cowboy country music singer Chancey Williams coming to Trail Days on June 15

    Jan 31, 2024

    Ipswich Trail Days has announced the headliner for the 2024 event is Chancey Williams. He will take the stage on June 15. Saddle Bronc athlete turned neo-traditional country music sensation, Chancey Williams, has gone from competing on horseback to performing on center stage. As one of only two artists (Chris LeDoux) to both compete in the rodeo and perform on the main stage at Cheyenne Frontier Days and the only singer/ songwriter to be endorsed by CINCH®, Williams is the next authentic...

  • Dale's Building to close in March

    Jan 31, 2024

    On March 1, 1994 the doors were opened to Dale’s Building Supplies in Roscoe. “The past 30 years have flown by,” said owner Dale Hettick. “And for the most part its been a great run, but its time to move on to the next phase in life, retirement. Due to the inability to find a new owner, I have decided to close on March 1, 2024,” he said. “I will truly miss dealing with the great customers, and the sales staff and delivery personnel of my suppliers which I've had over the years. I would like to send out a great big thank you to all current and...

  • Northern State Symphonic Band performs in Ipswich

    Jan 31, 2024

    The Northern State University Symphonic Band will perform in the Ipswich School Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 9:30 a.m. Their stop is part of their band tour. They will also perform at Northwestern at 1 p.m. before heading to Watertown. Gavin Wollman, an Ipswich '23 graduate, is a member of the NSU Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. Audrey Miller. The public is invited to attend their performance....

  • Roscoe Club planning ball/supper

    Jan 31, 2024

    The Roscoe Community Club will host a "Black and White Ball" at the American Legion in Roscoe on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The semi-formal event will begin with a sit down dinner and dessert. All of the meal (with the exception of the dinner roll) will be gluten free. Following the meal, they will feature an evening of entertainment by Curt and Peggy Bollinger, which will include singing, dancing and karaoke. The entertainment is co- sponsored in part by First State Bank of Roscoe and Rock Tuff of Roscoe. Everyone is welcome to join the...

  • Ipswich 4-5 band plays at SDSU

    Jan 31, 2024

    The Ipswich fourth and fifth band was selected to perform at the S.D. Bandmasters Conference Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. They will perform at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the campus of SDSU. Bandmasters is an annual continuing education conference for South Dakota Band Directors. “The students have been working hard and are excited to perform at SDSU,” said director Becky Nierman. The public is invited to attend the 4th-5th band dress rehearsal on Feb. 8 at 2:45 p.m. in the Ipswich School Theater....

  • North Central boys and girls play in Action Club tourney

    Jan 31, 2024

    The North Central boys and girls teams will play in the annual Hyde County Action Club Basketball Classic on Saturday, Feb. 3 in the Hyde County Memorial Auditorium in Highmore. The  North Central boys will play Lyman at 12:30 p.m. followed with the NC girls vs. Jones County at 2 p.m. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. with Herreid/Selby Area boys vs. Burke, followed by the H/SA girls vs. Lyman. Games after the NC games are: • 3:30 p.m. - Leola/Frederick Area boys vs. Jones County • 5 p.m. - L/FA girls vs. Philip • 6:30 p.m. - Highmor...

  • Conservation District winter workshop

    Jan 31, 2024

    The McPherson County Conservation District will be hosting a winter workshop on Monday, Feb. 12 in the Prime Time Bar & Grill in Eureka. Speakers will discuss the “Importance of Water Quality.” Speakers include: • Robin Salverson, MS - SDSU Cow/Calf Extension Specialist • Chris Goldade - S.D. Soil Health Coalition • NRCS, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited and Game, Fish & Parks on programs for producers The social begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by supper at 6 p.m. RSVP to 605-439-3336 ext. 3 or [email protected] ....

  • Ipswich School registration for preschoolers

    Jan 31, 2024

    The Ipswich Public School is conducting registration for Preschool, Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year. Preschoolers need to be four years of age prior to Sept. 1, 2024 to enroll. Call (605) 426-6832 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to register your child....

  • Hosmer seniors to meet February 15

    Jan 31, 2024

    The Hosmer Seniors will meet Thursday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Legion. Bingo will follow....

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Jan 31, 2024

    Talk about a January thaw! We went from -40° windchill to over 40° plus air temperatures over the weekend. And then some! There are ice fishing derbys coming up. This weekend the fishing will be on the Roscoe Lake. Don’t fall through the ice whatever you do. And will we have a February thaw? Only time will tell! Or just ask the groundhog this week! Who knows - there must be more than one groundhog in the country. The original — “Phil” can be found in Pennsylvania....

  • From Capitol Hill

    Jan 31, 2024

    Senate Report by Bryan Breitling Last Day to Introduce New Bills! The upcoming week is the last week of introduction of new bills. As a result, with three days to go, we have 214 House bills and 211 Senate bills introduced, and expect a good number to be introduced this week as well. In Joint Appropriations this third week, we began budget setting for six budget units that have very little change year to year. In addition, we heard budget reports from the Board of Regents (six regental universities and two regental schools), the Board of Tech...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Jan 31, 2024

    From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, December 19, 1929 TWELVE “IF’S” If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself and others. If you want to control others, you must learn to control yourself. If you want friends, be friendly. If you want love, don’t be stingy with your own love. If you want justice, be fair with others. If you want consideration, be considerate. If you want to be great, be simple and humble, but firm. If you want courtesy, be courteous. If you want to be strong, be quiet and unafraid. If you want to keep your charact...

  • Dean's Lists

    Jan 31, 2024

    Dakota Wesleyan Univesity Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2023 dean’s list, which includes 316 DWU students. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale. They also complete at least 12 hours of academic work during the semester. Local students named to the dean’s list include Kamryn Boettcher, Tessa Gohl and Emily Knoll of Ipswich. Middle Tennessee State University Lawson Santema of Mina was named to Middle Tennessee State University's dean'...

  • Edmunds Central School lunch menu

    Jan 31, 2024

    February 1 — Mini Corn Dogs, pork & beans, broccoli, mandarin oranges February 2 — No School February 5 — Chicken Nuggets, sweet potato fries, corn, peaches February 6 — Pork Rib, French fries, pears, veggie bar February 7 — Taco (hard or soft tortilla), refried beans, peas, fresh pineapple, veggie bar February 8 — Chicken Teriyaki, rice, tortilla, broccoli, carrots, mixed fruit February 9 — No School...

  • Ipswich School lunch menu

    Jan 31, 2024

    February 1 — K-5: Pizza, corn; 6-12: Chef Salad; Both: broccoli, bread, strawberries, chocolate cake, milk February 2 — Omelette, long john, applesauce, peppers and onions, edamame, milk February 5 — Chicken Tender sub, corn, baby carrots, peaches, milk February 6 — Chili, homemade cinnamon roll, broccoli, applesauce, milk February 7 — Taco Salad, pinto beans, peach cups, salsa, milk February 8 — Creamy Meatballs, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, pears, homemade bun, milk February 9 — Barbeque Pork Sandwich, baked beans, celery sticks, fresh fruit,...

  • Wolverines stop Tiger girls on the road

    -deg|Jan 31, 2024

    Ipswich was defeated by Herreid/Selby Area 49-21 in non-conference high school varsity basketball action on January 26 in Selby. The Tigers would trail 17-9, 23-14 and 36-17 at each respective quarter break. They were led in scoring by Marley Guthmiller's 10 points that included two treys. Next would be Anna Nierman with four points. Rylee Kleffman had a trey for her three points, while Tristan Geditz also netted three points. Kaylin Onken netted a free throw. Jordyn Rossow led the hosts with her 14 points and Stephanie Allbee would score 11 po...

  • Thunder girls stopped in two appearances last week

    -deg|Jan 31, 2024

    The North Central Thunder varsity girls faced a pair of difficult opponents last weekend. First off they would host Strasburg/Zeeland on Friday in Eureka. dropping a relatively narrow 43-36 decision. Thursday in Hoven they would come up on the short end of an 61-36 outcome vs. Potter County. Against S/Z they would trail 16-10 after a quarter and would then shave that to a five-point deficit at intermission, 21-16. The hosts then maintained their deficit to five points this time at 34-29 with a quarter to play. Some reasons might be Addison...

  • Thunder boys get win at home vs. N.D. team

    -deg|Jan 31, 2024

    North Central would split a pair of recent boys varsity basketball appearances. The Thunder boys were defeated by Potter County 62-35 in Hoven on January 25 and were then able to pick up a victory at home in Eureka on Friday vs. Strasburg/Zeeland by a 59-26 verdict. In that one Raynor Sprague poured in 21 points including six treys and Cooper Oxner got 12 points with four treys. Next would be Tim Rucker with seven points, followed by Dawson Walz with six points. Cole Beitelspacher had five points with one trey and Harrison Beyers, three...

  • Tiger Boys 1-1 in last week's basketball games

    -deg|Jan 31, 2024

    The Ipswich boys hosted a pair of Region 6B high school basketball opponents last weekend in the Tiger Den with mixed results. (These were both non-conference outcomes.) The Tigers didn't have a whole lot of trouble vs. Herreid/Selby Area last Thursday enroute to an impressive 73-43 victory. But two days later the Tigers would lose a hard-fought 46-44 nail-biter to Highmore-Harrold. But first things first. Ipswich would indeed gradually pull away from the Wolverines. The Tigers would go ahead...

  • I/B wrestlers get wins in Groton

    Jan 31, 2024

    The Ipswich/Bowdle wrestling team competed in the Groton Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 27. The I/B team earned 66 points for 12th place. Groton won the event with 190 points. I/B wrestler Justin Rohrbach won the 175 division, wrestling Chays Mansfield of Warner/Northwestern in the championship match. Kadyn Weisser placed second. I/B wrestling results were: 144 — Gunnar Knittel: lost by fall 1:18, won by fall 2:00, won by forfeit, lost in sudden victory 12-10, scoring 6 team points 150 — Beau Schilling: received a bye, lost by fall 4:50, rec...