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Originally planned for June 13, 2020, Ipswich Trail Days has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing necessity for social distancing and limited public gathering. With generous sponsorship from local businesses year after year, the annual summer celebration in Ipswich during the second weekend in June traditionally features bull-riding, bronc-riding, a parade, car show, yard game tournaments, and of course the headline country music concert and 'after-party.'...
The availability of hand sanitizer has become nearly non-existent. Edmunds County Emergency Manager, Leland Treichel, reached out to Glacial Lakes Energy (GLE) at Mina after hearing of some distilleries and wineries converting to the production of hand sanitizer products. Glacial Lakes immediately stepped up to fill the needs of Edmunds County healthcare systems, ambulance services and fire departments by delivering 250 gallons of 70% ethyl alcohol antiseptic for their use from their Watertown...
The local schools are empty — no students in the classrooms. Closed by Gov. Noem for the safety of students and staff due to the coronavirus outbreak. But local educators are still working hard to make sure students are learning. Edmunds Central high school and middle school social studies teacher Mike Faw said he follows the same class schedule that he would normally have, “so my students know when to log into Microsoft Teams for our classes.” Faw is also using Google Classroom to assign homework and give tests. The students can then share...
With the Coronavirus outbreak the National Weather Service (NWS) offices in South Dakota will NOT be doing a formal tornado drill this year. Edmunds County will test the sirens in the county, but this will be for you to listen to the different tone of the siren compared with the normal Wednesday test tone. The tornado tone will sound at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22. There will be no take cover tone or all clear tone. The NWS will be pushing tornado safety and planning information on April 22 — especially via social media outlets. The f...
Playing Second Fiddle by TMG Many years ago DEG would include family tidbits in “Fiddlin’ Around.” Stories about his nephews and niece. It is hard to believe, but these youngsters have grown up to become adults. The oldest, Zach graduated from SDSU and now works in the construction business. He and his fiancè Tristan, a recent nursing graduate, have been planning their wedding for more than a year. And as Paul Harvey would say - you know the rest of the story. No wedding celebrations allowed — no fancy dresses, big cakes or wedding parties....
From the Ipswich Tribune February 25, 1925 edition DUPLICATION OF BONDS CONFIRMED Probers Verify Swindle on Huge Scale Exposed by J. W. McCarter of Ipswich The issue of the Washington Herald on Saturday, February 25th, contains an interesting article on the findings of the House Committee named a year ago to investigate Liberty Bond operations during the war. This graft was first exposed at the close of the war by Attorney Jas. W. McCarter of Ipswich, who at that time was Register in the United State Treasury. Mr. McCarter secured considerable...
PANDEMIC PRAIRIE PEDIGREE Most likely, like mine, your family has a story to tell of the most recent past pandemic that occurred in 1917 and stretched into 1919. The influenza, or Spanish Flu, as it was mistakenly called, is thought to have originated in the World War I military training camp outside Fort Riley, Kansas known as Camp Funston. Having spent time at Camp Funston during a hot, humid summer training in preparation for an overseas deployment in 2006, I understand the virology of how men from small farms and large cities packed...
Brandon Wagner, 26, Linton, N.D., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Mass of Christian Burial was on Friday, April 3, 2020 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Linton, with Fr. Shannon Lucht celebrating. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Brandon Lee Wagner was born on November 30, 1993 to Shelly (Scherr) Volk and Troy Wagner in Bismarck, N.D. He graduated from Mandan High School in 2012 and continued his education at Bismarck State College. Brandon received his Associates... Full story
Important Dates May 15, 2020: CRP Grassland Signup deadline May 25, 2020: Office Closed for Memorial Day Holiday June 30, 2020: Deadline for 2020 Enrollment in ARCPLC July 3, 2020: Office Closed for Independence Day Holiday July 15, 2020: Deadline to Certify Acres August 21, 2020: Deadline to signup for SHIPP September 7, 2020: Office Closed for Labor Day Holiday September 30, 2020: Deadline for updating 2020 PLC Yields Maps for Acreage Reporting In order to maintain program eligibility and benefits, producers must timely file acreage reports....
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in South Dakota (SD) is holding a state-level sign-up for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) with the area of consideration in the James River Watershed and within the Prairie Pothole Working Lands Partnership. The James River Watershed includes portions of McPherson, Edmunds, Faulk, Potter, Hyde, Hand, Brown, Spink, Beadle, Sanborn, Jerauld, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, Douglas, Hutchinson, Bon Homme, Yankton, McCook, Miner, Kingsbury, Clark, Day, Marshall, and Roberts C...