Articles from the April 29, 2020 edition


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  • County part of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

    Apr 29, 2020

    The Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Public Library of Ipswich has a mission; to be open to the entire community of all ages, in Ipswich and the surrounding area for reading, research, programs, and computer use and provide these services free. The Ipswich Public Library has formed a partnership with Dolly Parton Imagination Library ensuring all children in Edmunds County can become part of an international book gifting program and have a great selection of books at home, regardless of the environment...

  • Spring finally here!

    Apr 29, 2020

    If finally feels like spring and farmers are looking to get spring's work done....

  • School administration plans for year end

    Apr 29, 2020

    Governor Kristi Noem announced her “Back to Normal” plan for South Dakota regarding the COVID-19 ongoing pandemic. The Governor says the plan puts the decision making “in the hands of the people, where it belongs.” “I know that we would love to see all of the kids around the school again,” said Ipswich Superintendent Trent Osborne, “but I don't believe the Governor will go back on her direction for education in the state.” He said it took time for us to change our gears and get into the groove with flexible learning and would take time for a...

  • EC Science teacher wins EPA honor

    Apr 29, 2020

    Edmunds Central science teacher Spencer Cody is a winner of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. The award recognizes outstanding kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students. Cody is the Region 8 winner. Up to two teachers from each of EPA's 10 regions, from different states, will be selected to receive this award. For the last 14 years, Mr. Cody...

  • IHS high jump star to compete for NSU

    Apr 29, 2020

    Northern State University track and field coach Lynne Dingman has announced that Ipswich HIgh School senior Maxwell Geditz has decided to attend NSU for track and field next year, as one of seven recently announced NSU prospects, including both some men and women. "l am so proud of Max. He is a great athlete and even a better human being. I think he can do just about anything," says his IHS coach Todd Thorson. "NSU is a great place for Max. They have a top-notch education program and he is undecided on a major, so this is a really good place...

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Apr 29, 2020

    Well, we have received a few rain showers here and there and now and then, but those daily winds dry things back up pretty quickly. I did see our first dandelion, though and no doubt there will be a lot more. Because of social distancing, we've all had more time than usual for yard work and I even managed to get the lawn mower started after being idle and in cold storage during the late fall and winter months. And there are still some end of the 2019-20 school year related events planned in some form or another, due to the coronavirus...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    Apr 29, 2020

    From the Ipswich Tribune February 25, 1925 edition Judge Lightner Receives Joyful News Without doubt the happiest man in the city of Roscoe was Judge Lightner Tuesday morning when he received a telegram from St. Louis informing him that his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Post had presented the household with a fine baby boy, making the Judge a grandfather. After reading the telegram carefully several times, a tear of joy trickled down the Judge’s face and then a smile came over it that couldn’t be erased, then remembering that responsibilities of a gra...

  • Irene R. Snyder

    Apr 29, 2020

    Irene R. Snyder, age 90, of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the Avantara Nursing Home. Private family funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Watertown. Rev. Paul Janke will officiate. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Ipswich Cemetery. Irene was born on January 31, 1930, to Lewis and Rose (Kadlec) Kukrall of rural Loyalton. Lewis passed away when Irene and her brother, Elmer, were very young. Several years...

  • Leo H. Schaefer

    Apr 29, 2020

    Leo H. Schaefer, 92, Hoven, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at the Bowdle Nursing Home. Interment will be at St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery in Hoven led by Father Darin Schmidt. There will be a Funeral Mass announced when conditions warrant, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, with military rites following by the John J. Peters American Legion Post #159, Hoven. Leo Hubert Schaefer was born September 20, 1927, to Anna (Kaiser) and Matthias Schaefer at their farm just north of Hoven. He attended...

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