Articles from the March 8, 2023 edition


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  • IHS Yearbook honored for excellence

    Mar 8, 2023

    Ipswich High School's yearbook program has achieved the Jostens 2022 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the GOLD Level. The National Yearbook of Excellence recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body while helping students develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration, and information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy. The Ipswich award-winning yearbook program is led by yearbook advisor, Angela Shimitz....

  • Attorney General appoints Vaughn Beck to Board of Pardons and Paroles

    Mar 8, 2023

    South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has appointed Edmunds County State's Attorney Vaughn Beck of Ipswich to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. "Vaughn is an experienced lawyer in both the public and private sectors," said Attorney General Jackley. "His experience as both a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney gives him an insight that will be valuable in dealing with the issues that come before the Board of Pardons and Paroles." Vaughn Beck received both his undergraduate and law...

  • Voters to elect Mayor in April

    Mar 8, 2023

    Ipswich City voters will go to the election polls on April 11 to vote for a Mayor. Candidates are the incumbent LeRoy Kilber and Hank Baker. The incumbent City Council members are running unopposed: Chris Gillick, Ward I; David Coisman, Ward II; and Erica Larson, Ward III....

  • Mobile Food Pantry here March 14

    Mar 8, 2023

    The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County soon. The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building. The Food Pantry will be in Bowdle on Friday, March 10 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Proxy pickups are allowed. Complete the SD Feeding form and give it to your proxy to bring with to the food distribution. If you have any questions regarding the form contact the South Dakota Department of Education by calling 605-773-4736....

  • Weather Summary

    Marv Seyer|Mar 8, 2023

    Summary for February 2023 Highest recorded temp.= 44° on the 17th (Record 66° 1992, 2016 and 2017) Lowest recorded temp.= -20° on the 24th (Record -38° on Feb. 9, 1994) Number of nights of 0° or below temps.= 8 nights (Record 24 nights 2019) Number of nights in a row that the low temp. was 0° or below= 5 nights (Record 17 nights 2001) Number of days for the whole month where the low temp. never got above 0° = 2 days (Record 4 days 1979) Average high temp. for Feb. over 48 years= 29° Average low temp. for Feb. over 48 years= 8° Total precip....

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Mar 8, 2023

    Congratulations to the Ipswich boys' varsity basketball team for making a deep run into the playoffs. (The Tiger boys were scheduled to face familiar faces from Aberdeen Christian during their SoDak 16 game in Aberdeen that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 7.) That winner advances to the State B on March 16-18 also in Aberdeen at the Barnett Center. And let's hope that the rest of March will have more agreeable weather and begins to act more like April. But even April, especially early April, can have a weather surprise or two. So don't put...

  • From Capitol Hill

    Mar 8, 2023

    Senate Report by Bryan Breitling 2023 Legislative Session Week Eight We are nearing the end of the 2023 session. There are some policy bills still making their way through the process, including some hoghouse bills that are being tried a second time. The spending bills are being vetted and those with support are advancing, while those with less support are voted down for the year. The FY23 supplemental budget and FY24 budget are beginning to near the final negotiation points to get to South Dakota’s balanced budget! Week 8 was very busy with s...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Mar 8, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune October 24,1929 edition ADDS NEW EQUIPMENT Dr. A. Auchampach has assed new equipment to his dentist office in the form of an instrument cabinet. This cabinet is not only practical for everyday use but an ornament for the office as well. It is of mahogany finish. There are numerous compartments for the various dental instruments. These compartments contain porcelain trays for instruments. These slides can be easily removed and cleaned. Dr. Auchampach finds his work much more pleasant with his added eq...

  • School Menu

    Mar 8, 2023

    March 13 — Ham & Cheese Sub, puzzle potatoes, peas and carrots, juice, milk March 14 — Nachos, corn, black beans, juice, milk March 15 — Corndog, green beans, baby carrots, cinnamon applesauce cups, milk March 16, 17 — No School, Spring Break...

  • Arvina Goehring

    Mar 8, 2023

    Arvina Leona Goehring, age 93 of Mishawaka, Ind. formerly of Hosmer, passed away at Creekside Village Nursing Home on February 12, 2023. Arvina was born December 4, 1929, on the family farm near Roscoe to the late Otto and Emma (Wittmeier) Borkirchert. She was employed for over 40 years as an assistant director of the Hosmer Senior Citizens Home prior to her retirement. She later moved to the Michiana area to be closer to her son and lived at Tanglewood Trace for over 12 years where she used her...

  • Edmunds County farmer and Aberdeen insurance agent received national award

    Mar 8, 2023

    Edmunds County farmer and Farmers Union Insurance agent, Cameron Lux was recognized by National Farmers Union during the 2023 National Convention held in San Francisco, California, with the Bruce Miller Award for his dedicated service to family farmers and ranchers. "This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate the mission and vision of Farmers Union. Cameron believes in our mission and shares it with the farm and ranch families he works with," says Karla Hofhenke, South Dakota Farmers...

  • Tigers stop Faulkton in Region 6B first round

    -deg|Mar 8, 2023

    Ipswich hosted a familiar rival in boys' Class B post-season high school basketball action last Tuesday in the Tiger Den and the Tigers came away with a convincing 67-52 Region 6B victory. That ended the Trojans' season record at 9-12, while Ipswich improved to 14-6 at that juncture of its season. Faulkton never led! And that's partly because the Tigers would score the first 10 points of the game before Faulkton could even get on the scoreboard. Trevor Heinz started things with a basket in the...

  • Ipswich boys 6B bracket champions

    -deg|Mar 8, 2023

    Revenge is sweet. Just ask the Ipswich boys' basketball coach Stewart Bohle about that! Highmore-Harrold had topped Ipswich fairly recently in a regular-season encounter, but the Tigers indeed avenged that setback with a 59-50 bracket championship victory in Region 6B action last Friday in Highmore. Meanwhile Lower Brule would claim the other 6B bracket title with a convincing win over Herreid/Selby to advance to the SoDak 16. So did the Tigers, who were set to try to avenge another of their regular-season setbacks this one from Aberdeen...

  • Young wrestlers compete at District

    Mar 8, 2023

    Ipswich area wrestlers competed in the AAU district tournament 2023 held in Redfield. Results were: Archer Hoyle 2nd Tots 40 pound Stetson Heilman 1st Tots 40 pound Colter Johnson 8th Tots 49 pound Asher Miller 3rd Bantam 44 pound Elliot Kallas 1st Bantam 47 pound Elmer Braun 3rd Bantam 50 pound Isaiah Kadlec 1st Bantam 53 pound Cayson Howard 2nd Bantam 53 pound Graham Higgins 6th Bantam 57 pound Emerson Pollock 3rd Bantam 61 pound Oliver Miller DNP Bantam 61 pound Brantley Steen 4th Bantam 65 pound Jack Wesch 3rd Bantam 65 pound Elliot Unser...