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Nine Ipswich Public School students competed at the 36th annual Northern South Dakota Science & Math competition in Aberdeen on March 28, 2019. Six middle school students were registered in the junior division and three high school students were registered in the senior division. Ipswich students arrived at the NSU Barnett Center that morning along with 14 other schools from around the area. After setting up their boards, students waited 30 minutes before the first round of interviews began....
Warmer temperatures last week have reduced the massive snow banks in the county. While there is still plenty of snow piled up in area towns and around farms, water is running. In some cases over roads in the county. Ray Geditz woke up to find a lake outside his home. A lake that spilled over the highway north of Ipswich. The water is not over the road now....
The Ipswich American Legion Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday, April 9 in the FEM Building. The potluck supper will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will follow. Members are reminded to bring their coupons. All are welcome to attend....
OK, As far as I know I got through April Fools’ Day and didn't try to fool anybody else with the oldest April Fools’ joke "Your shoes are untied." And everybody knows that wouldn't be the case trying to fool me, because my shoes quite often become untied. It’s the new slippery fluorescent laces, you can tie a double knot or even a triple knot if your laces are long enough and they'll still work their way loose. But on second thought maybe I and everybody else on the planet got fooled by the NCAA Final Four in major college men's baske...
Ipswich High School third nine weeks honor roll sent to the Ipswich Tribune was premature. Some grades were not posted. The following is an upgraded list from the school Students on the list are: SENIOR 4.0 and Higher — Daniel Braun, Olivia Gohl, Abigail Grabowska, Jasmine Green, Bailey Hammrich, Kamryn Heinz, Kari Kanable, Michael Kraft, Benjamin Kulesa, Sydney Loken, Taylor Maurer, Jacob Nierman, Nathan Preszler, Aleah Steger, Myra Toennies, Ashlee Thorson 3.70-3.99 — Matthew Miller 3.0-3.69 — Brooke Graves, Riley Nehlich, Reece Moehlenbrink,...
Weather Spotter classes will be held on April 8 with classes at 10 a.m. in Ipswich at the Community Room in the Courthouse and at 7 p.m. in the Bowdle Fire Hall. Kelly Serr will be present at the meetings. They are always looking for trained spotters....
The quarterly meeting of the Edmunds County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be held at the Hosmer Fire Department on Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. CERT/Citizen's Corp. Council meetings are included with this quarter's LEPC meeting. The April meeting is also for election of officers. For more information contact Leland Treichel, Edmunds County Emergency Manager....
From the Ipswich Tribune, Thursday, May 30, 1935 edition USED OXEN WHEN OLD COURTHOUSE WAS BEING BUILT By O. W. Cochrane When I came to this county in 1886 the county records were kept in a small building just south of where Mrs. Conrad now lives. They were soon transferred to the building that is now just North of the Bank of Ipswich, which stood where the Descher building now stands. The court room was in an old skating rink which stood where the Standard Oil station now stands. The jail a small wooden building was located South of the...
Editor's Note: A portion of this story appeared in the Ripon (Wis.) Commonwealth Press on March 28, 2019. Julie Johnson left her mark on the Ripon College women's basketball program during her 20-plus years as the Red Hawks' coach. So it's only fitting she did the same to the basketball court where she made a name for herself. The former head coach and current athletic director's signature was placed on the court inside the Doc Weiske Gymnasium last week Thursday during a private ceremony as...
CDA Court St. Katharine Drexel #2516 of Roscoe/ Hosmer/Bowdle sponsored the local 2019 education contest. The themes were "Here I am Lord I come to do your will," or "Doing my best to do good." The first place winners are pictured. Their entries will move on to the state contest which will be held the first weekend in April. The winner for Division I in the category of computer art is Gracyn Kadlec; for Division II in the category of photography is Xavier Kadlec; and the Division III winner in...
The Edmunds County Shooting Sports held their second postal on March 25, 2019. Shooting a qualifying score enables the shooter to participate in the State Shoot in Ft. Pierre on April 26-28. Seven BB Gun shooters showed their skills in standing, kneeling, sitting, and prone positions and 15 archers competed. Qualifying for state in BB Gun were Beginners Ella Iverson-273 and Elaina Morales-266. Other BB Gun shooters were Lincoln Beyers, Clara Iverson, Brooke Larson, Neveah Moser, and Jadon Rohrbach. Archers qualifying for state were Beginners...
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), at its annual Expo in New Orleans, recognized 52 Agtegra Cooperative locations with GEAPS Safety Awards. GEAPS Safety Awards are given to facilities that did not have any lost time injuries or illnesses during 2018. “We are in our second year as Agtegra Cooperative and safety is a priority for us. These awards recognize our ongoing commitment to our employees, members and communities to continually promote a positive safety culture,” said Agtegra CEO Chris Pearson. “We receive these award...
The Ipswich varsity golfers are planning on attending a Friday invitational meet at Michell on Friday, April 5 and are no doubt anxious to get their season underway after battling the snow banks and standing water here. The Tiger girls and boys are hoping to have a successful season. Last year the boys placed fifth at the State B, helped by the senior leadership of Dylan Northrop. Returners with experience are Ethan Gilbert, a junior and freshmen Luke Peterson and Kaden Boettcher. So the pieces of the puzzle could fall into place on the boys'...
IHS senior Kamryn Heinz has signed a letter of intent on April 2 to play basketball at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. She is pictured with her parents, Mike and June and sister Halle in the IHS gym. The IHS All-Stater recently played in a South Dakota All-Star basketball game....
Ipswich had attended another indoor track and field meet at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen, the Wolves Invite on Tuesday, March 26. It featured a somewhat limited number of events and no team points were kept, but was still well-attended to say the least. "There were over 1000 athletes entered in this meet," said IHS head coach Todd Thorson. "And the Tigers really had a good day." How good? The Lady Tigers featured five first-place finishes and the boys, three. And Maxwell Geditz had a hand in all three boys' wins! He won the 400-meter dash in...
The Ipswich High School Prom will be held on April 6, 2019. The Grand March will be held at 8:15 p.m. in the School Theatre. The doors will open to the public at 7:45 p.m....