Articles from the July 29, 2020 edition


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  • Soldiers return after 10-month deployment

    Jul 29, 2020

    A welcome home ceremony was held for 110 soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company at the Civic Arena in Aberdeen on Saturday, July 25 at 2:30 p.m. The soldiers returned home after serving on a 10-month deployment to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which enhances the U.S. deterrence posture, increase the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, and supports the collective...

  • Planning underway for new park

    Jul 29, 2020

    Ipswich City has been planning a new city park in the area of the Ipswich Swimming Pool and north of the 4-H Achievement Days facility. The park, designed by Stockwell Engineers Inc. in Sioux Falls, will be done in several phases. Phase One would be construction of a basketball court and closing the gravel street south of the baseball park. The basketball court would have a rubberized finish. Phase Two would include a play area, ice rink and soccer field. Finance Officer Amy Jaenisch said they...

  • City-Wide Rummage Sale Saturday

    Jul 29, 2020

    The annual Ipswich City-Wide Rummage Sale has been postponed to later in the summer this year. Saturday, August 1 is the day, with sale hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Commercial Club members decided to hold the annual event later this summer due to the coronavirus. There are 20 sales on the map at press time. Several are multi-family events, with a variety of items for sale. Tena Gibson, chairperson of the sale committee, reminds those with sales to have signs to identify their property. The sale maps will be available on Thursday at the...

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Jul 29, 2020

    So far our summer moisture patterns have been on the spotty side but maybe that's good. We don't really need or want those monsoons that have been plaguing North Dakota and northern South Dakota as of late. They can instantly create water over the roadways and also in your basement with swollen creeks, lake and rivers. That's just to name a few of their possibly harmful side effects. And think about how much snow there would have been if the precip. would have occurred in that form. Don't even want to speculate about that scenario! And dry...

  • 5K Color Run/Walk benefits EC 2021 senior class trip

    Jul 29, 2020

    The Edmunds Central Class of 2021 will have a 5K Color Run/Walk on Saturday, August 1. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Roscoe City Park. The run/walk starts at 9 a.m. with staggered starts to allow for social distancing. A pork loin meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the park. All proceeds benefit the senior class trip in 2021. For more information contact senior advisor Heather Beck, 605-220-2657 or [email protected]....

  • 80th Birthday

    Jul 29, 2020

    Stan Malsom of Aberdeen will celebrate his 80th Birthday on July 30, 2020. Stan was a resident of Edmunds County for 60+ years before moving to Aberdeen in 2002. Greetings may be sent to 305 South 10th Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401....

  • Alex "Buddah" Vig

    Jul 29, 2020

    Memorial Service for Alex "Buddah" H. Vig, 32, of Aberdeen was at 2 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2020 at Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory. Rev. Kevin Bergeson officiated. Alex died July 22, 2020 at his home. Alex Harris Vig, son of Donald and Shirley Wagner and Joel and Lisa Vig was born February 6, 1988 in Britton. Shortly before the age of two, his family moved to Aberdeen in 1990. In 1991, he and his mother moved to Mina and in 1994 to Ipswich, returning to Mina in 2004. Alex attended Ipswich...

  • Season wraps up

    Jul 29, 2020

    Coach Tyler Severson congratulates the boys midget baseball team on a good season....

  • SAFE!

    Jul 29, 2020

    Kalynn Oban, daughter of Nathan and Lori, crosses the base in time and is safe at first during softball action last week....