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The Ipswich Government class, under the direction of Mrs. Angie Kulesa, traveled to Pierre on February 13 to observe the legislative session. Students were able to tour the capitol building, meet the District 23 legislators, and even had an opportunity to pose for a picture with Governor Kristi Noem and Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden....
Three Ipswich/Bowdle wrestlers qualified for the State B Wrestling Tournament February 23 to 25 in Rapid City. Lucas Rowland placed second in the 285 division. Kadyn Weisser placed third in the 220 division and Justin Rohrbach was fourth in the 182 division. The first round matches begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. Justin will meet Josh Merkle of Canton in the first round. Kadyn will wrestle Kade Grocett of McCook Central/Montrose. Lucas will wrestle Jaden Richter of Garretson. Ipswich/Bowdle...
Game schedules have been postponed due to this week's winter weather. Region 6B girls basketball play began Monday, Feb. 20. Ipswich and Sunshine Bible Academy played Monday in Ipswich. The Tigers won the game 43-29. The Region 6B teams are: #1 - Sully Buttes, #2 - Potter County, #3 - Lyman, #4 - Herreid/Selby Area, #5 - Lower Brule, #6 - Faulkton Area, #7 - Highmore-Harrold, #8 - Ipswich and #9 - Sunshine Bible Academy. The IHS Tigers were scheduled to play the #1 seed, Sully Buttes there on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Other games set for Feb. 21 were...
It's out with your Valentines-related colors of red and white and now you should quickly be replacing your decorations with the color green for St. Patrick's Day on March 17. And remember that February only has 28 days so don't procrastinate. But on second thought you just may want to keep the white stuff because of our upcoming weather forecasts. Our printers have told us there will be an early deadline for this week's papers so we'll have to deal with that. It had been fortunate that everything went too far east during the most recent...
The Ipswich Public School is conducting Preschool, Junior Kindergarten, and Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year. Children must be four years old by September 1, 2023, to enroll in preschool, and five years old by September 1, 2023, to enroll in junior kindergarten and kindergarten. Call the school at 605-426-6832 to register your child....
House Report by Scott Moore As we finish week six in Pierre, we are also seeing some work/legislation that is getting completed. The atmosphere is positive in the caucus and there is good debate both in caucus and on the floor of the House Representatives. Wednesday Feb. 22 is “Crossover Day”, last day to pass bills or joint resolutions by the house of origin. It is interesting in some bills and debates about what is the legal age for a person to make their own decisions. Being on both the Health and Human Services and Education Committee this...
From the Ipswich Tribune August 29, 1929 edition CANNED HEAT VICTIM FOUND NEAR TRACKS The body of a man was found Saturday morning beside the Milwaukee railroad tracks two and one half miles east of Ipswich. The crew on a freight train passing through noticed the lifeless body and notified authorities. The county coroner was summoned and the body was removed to Bowdle. Canned heat was the cause of his death. There were no marks on his body, indicating that he had been thrown from the train. He had visited places in the vicinity asking for...
February 27 — Chili Dog, corn, broccoli, fresh fruit, milk February 28 — Chicken Patty on homemade bun, sweet potatoes, mixed veggies, juice, milk...
The Marcus P. Beebe Library in Ipswich is open Tuesday through Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. New books for adults include: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, The Lions of Fifth Ave. by Jiona Davis, The Christmas Wedding Guest by Susan Mallery, Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Signal Fires by Dan Shapiro, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey, Flight by Lynn Strong, Sentenced by Kenneth Bartholomew, Without a Trace by Danielle Steel, Someone We Know by Shari Lapena, All Your Prefects, Confess November 9, Reminder of Him, Maybe Now...
Ipswich lost a girls/boys non-conference high school varsity basketball twin-bill at Potter County last Thursday. The Tiger girls would face a 44-34 shortfall and the IHS boys trailed 67-59 at the final buzzer. In the girls' encounter the hosts would jump ahead 10-4 after a quarter and then they would only lead 16-14 at halftime. The Battlers' margin was even slimmer, 26-25, with a quarter to play. But they got the job done defensively down the stretch, limiting the Tigers to nine points. The Battlers were led in scoring by Ashlee Kaup with 25...
Ipswich coach Todd Thorson has been named a finalist in the 2023 National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Coach of the Year. Thorson is nominated for Girls Cross Country. He is one of eight national finalists. The organization honors coaches in 19 sports. They are planning a National Awards Banquet and National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska in July. The NHSACA is dedicated to serving High School Coaches and Athletic Directors throughout the United States through education,...
The Tiger girls' varsity basketball team was defeated 44-33 in a non-conference homecourt appearance facing Highmore-Harrold last Tuesday. The IHS girls were able to hang around within striking distance, despite the fact that they were never able to grab the lead. They had trailed 19-8 after a quarter and 25-14 at intermission. At one juncture of the third stanza the Tigers closed to within five points (28-23) thanks to a Gabby Wald basket. But they would then trail 38-25 with a quarter to...
The Ipswich girls basketball team finally made their Lake Region Conference visit to Langford on February 17 and returned home with a 56-50 win in a battle of the Big Cats (Tigers vs. Lions). Ipswich had owned a double-figure 17-7 lead after a quarter and would then be able to hang on for their ultimate six-point win. Ipswich did lead 33-25 at intermission and then led 43-38 with a quarter left to play. Katie Bierman led all scorers with her 20 points and she featured a trio of treys. Next was Gabby Wald with 16 points including three treys....
Ipswich got back on the boys' high school basketball winning track with a 51-39 non-conference victory over Tiospa Zina during a Warner Stratford Lions Classic last Saturday in Warner. The Tigers would lead 14-12 after a quarter and then extended that advantage to 27-19 at halftime. Tiospa Zina would hang around and only trailed 39-34 with three quarters in the books. But the Tigers would hold their opponents to only five points in that quarter to seal the deal. Ipswich received balanced scoring, being led by Tyler Hettich and Trevor Heinz...
Two evenly matched teams battled each other in boys' varsity high school basketball action last Tuesday, February 14 at Hitchcock- Tulare. But the hosts would eventually defeat Ipswich 43-36. Ipswich had narrowly won the opening quarter 11-9 and expanded that to a 27-19 halftime edge. So this was sort of a classic case of a tale of two halves. That's because the hosts weren't quite ready to shut off the gym lights. They indeed closed to within four points, 32-28, with a quarter to play and would then hold Ipswich to only four points in that dec...