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Ipswich Class of 2024 graduated Saturday, May 11. The eighteen seniors were preparing to enter the IHS gym in the photo. Several seniors decorated their motarboard hats. Evelyn Tran and Hailey Usselman were looking to the future when they designed their hats....
The Ipswich City Council appointed a new mayor during their Council meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The meeting opened with ongoing business. Council president Mike Steen presided in the absence of Mayor LeRoy Kilber, who had resigned earlier. Council member Mike Heinz made a motion to appoint Mike Steen as mayor. The council voted 4-1 in favor, with David Coisman voting no. The council adjourned that section of the meeting and continued with the council re-organization. The oath of office was administered to Mayor Steen and council members Tr...
The Edmunds Central FFA Chapter traveled to Brookings for the 96th State FFA Convention April 18-20. ECFFA had two individuals competing in contests, Kelsey Lehr and Eden Weiland. Grant Fischer was a state degree recipient and two delegates represented the chapter at the business meeting, Theo Haerter and Anthony Miller. The State FFA Degree is the highest degree of membership conferred by the South Dakota FFA Association. The requirements for this degree include: • Having earned and productivel...
The annual Powell Cemetery clean-up and meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. The rain date will be Thursday, May 23 at 6 p.m....
Local golfers competed in the James Valley Christian Invitational Golf Meet held at Broadland Creek Golf Course (Huron) on Tuesday, May 7. The Edmunds Central golfers were first with 254 points. They were led by Harrison, fourth place and Seth Hettick, fifth place. The EC team was completed with Trent Beyers, 15, and Clark Beyers, 42. “It was a very windy/blustery day. The kids played really well given the conditions,” said EC coach David Hettick....
From the Ipswich Tribune April 24, 1930 edition Edmunds County Early History by L.C. Jillson When I left Aberdeen for Georgetown thirty miles west, I had a load of lumber with a box containing a registered Poland China sow and five little pigs, a hive of bees and a canary bird on top of the load and my cow hitched behind. My cow had lost her cud when she came fresh. Some wise men there, mostly land sharks told me to give her a chunk of fat port or a greasy dish rag, I was short on pork but I did manage to give her the dish rag. She got worse...
Ipswich High School Awards Night was held on Monday, May 6, 2024 in the School Theatre. Winners of awards included: SENIORS Jace Alberts Konsor – NHS Chord, Regent Scholar, Presidential Academic Achievement Award, Academic All State Award, Hall of Fame Award, Scholar Athlete Award, Ipswich Area Foundation E.F. Codington Educational Scholarship, Duane Perrion Scholarship Hannah Beyers –Exploring Engineering Award, NHS Chord, 12th Grade Class Scholarship Award, Regent Scholar, Presidential Academic Excellence Award, Scholar Athlete Award, 4th...
The Ipswich track and field team competed in a windy Lake Region Conference in Ipswich on Tuesday, May 7. The Ipswich boys won the LRC meet with 175.5 points. Warner was second, 114.5. The IHS girls were second right behind Warner, 159.5 - 156. North Central was third in both divisions. Both Warner teams won the middle school divisions. Ipswich boys were one-two-three in the 100 Meter and 200 Meter Dashes. Trevor Heinz was first in the 100 Meter at 11.45, followed by Kyle Hettich, also at 11.45...
The North Central track and field team competed in a windy Lake Region Conference in Ipswich on Tuesday, May 7. The North Central boys and girls each earned third place wins. The Warner girls won the LRC meet and the Ipswich boys were first in their division. Raynor Sprague was first in the 400 Meters with a 53.20 clocking, right before Gavin Nickelson of Frederick Area at 53.22. Gabe Johnson delivered a win for NC in the 3200 Meters at 10:51. North Central's 4x800 Relay team broke the tape for...
To the Editor Congratulations? Ipswich now has a mayor that no one elected. How did that happen? From what I can determine, the first step was to illegally ignore City Ordinance 1-1-4 which mandates that “At the first regular meeting after the annual election of each year and after the qualification of the newly elected council members, the Council shall elect from its own members a president and vice president…” That meeting took place on April 22nd. The municipal election canvas meeting took place 11 days prior at 4:00 pm on April 11th at whi...
The Ipswich Tiger Special Olympics Team attended the Area Track and Field Event in Milbank on May 4, 2024. "We had great weather and were especially grateful to everyone in Milbank who helped organize and run this event!" said Dawn Graham. Event List and Ribbon places are as follows: Johnathan Kamps: 50m run - 3rd place, softball throw - 2nd place, standing long jump - 1st place; Isaiah Goetz: 100m dash - 6th place, softball throw - 1st place, running long jump - 2nd place; Teagan Cody: 50m...