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If you happened to pass the Holy Cross Cemetery recently and saw a group of young people with cameras taking pictures of headstones, do not be alarmed. They are not curious tourists; they are missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The cameras are helping document the lives of those who have passed on but are still a vital part of someone's past. The headstone pictures taken are uploaded to the BillionGraves website, allowing those researching their own family history...
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association South Dakota voters aren’t seeing double; marijuana is on the ballot twice in 2020. Initiated Measure 26 lays out the parameters for starting and running a medical marijuana program. Constitutional Amendment A takes an omnibus approach, calling on the Legislature to make rules for medical marijuana and setting the standards for legalizing the use of recreational marijuana. Organizers for the two ballot measures say that they complement each other, and that the passage of Amendment A would p...
One person died Monday afternoon in a tractor/ sprayer crash near Ipswich. The name of the person is not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 1987 Custom C70 tractor/sprayer was westbound on 132nd Street, which is a gravel road. The driver attempted to miss a deer in the roadway, but hit the deer and lost control. The tractor/ sprayer went into the north ditch and rolled. The 49-year-old male driver was pronounced dead at the scene. South Dakota Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash. All information is only...
We lost a sports fan, sportsman and high school classmate when Dave Williams recently passed away. And speaking of high school sports, the IHS girls' volleyball team was 8-0 going into this week. But their schedule certainly didn't get any easier. A highlight of this week's schedule besides a pair of talented LRC rivals, Warner last night in Ipswich and Northwestern on Thursday evening in Mellette will be Ipswich's own invitational tourney on Saturday in the Tiger Den. The North Central Thunder is also starting to experience some success as of...
The Feeding SD Mobile Food Distribution Truck will be in Edmunds County on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The truck will be in Ipswich at the 4-H Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bowdle from 3-4 p.m. Income guidelines do apply. For more information contact Lynn Gauer, 426-6173 or Joell Bieber at 281-0828. Mobile Food Pantries travel across South Dakota distributing free food to individuals and families in need. These distributions supplement the work of agency partner pantries, shelters and meal sites operating in...
Walter Singer will celebrate his 90th birthday with his children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter in Renton, Wash. in September. He enjoyed hairstyling in Edmunds County for 60 years. Greetings can be sent to 18605 126th PL SE, Renton, WA 98058....
The Marcus P. Beebe Library in Ipswich is open Tuesday through Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. New books for adults include: The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward, 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand, The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey, I’d Give Anything by Marisa DeLos Santos, With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt, Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown, A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber, The Lost & Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs, A Week at the Shore by Barbara Delinsky, A Saint from Texas by Edmund White, Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel, Des...
Funeral Service for Paula Kleinsasser, 57, of Mina will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at First Baptist Church in Aberdeen. Facial Covering is required. Rev. Gary Compton will officiate. The service will be live streamed and available at www.Carlsenfh.com under Paula's obituary. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday for one hour prior to the service at the church. Paula died September 11, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Paula...
Longtime Ipswich banker, J. David Williams, 73, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his residence in Ipswich. Honoring Dave's wishes, closed casket visitation was held Sunday, September 13 at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich. A private funeral service was held and burial was in the Ipswich City Cemetery. John David Williams was born May 20, 1947 at Ipswich to Edwin and Neva (Middlewood) Williams. He graduated from Ipswich High School and attended South Dakota State University where he attained a...
Edna Schumacher, 89, Roscoe, died Friday, September 11, 2020 at Prairie Heights Healthcare, Aberdeen. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Lien Funeral Home led by Pastor Justin Dauck. Interment follows at Morningside Cemetery, Roscoe. Visitation commences at 12 noon Wednesday. Edna Violet Geist, daughter of Pauline (Aman) and Leo Geist, was born at Roscoe on July 15, 1931. Edna attended school in Roscoe and married Milbert Schumacher on November 14, 1948 at...
Ipswich hosted its annual high school cross country invite Saturday at the Split Rock Country Club, but on a newly designed course layout. That proved to be Heidi Olson's recipe for success in the varsity girls' individual outcome. The Mobridge-Pollock runner toured the course in 19:14.57. But Ipswich finished second only to Aberdeen Christian in the girls' team standings (8 to 16) with five teams eligible for team-point honors. The IHS girls were led by Ashlinn Hartwell, fourth among 26...
Ipswich swept the Ipswich Division of a Mobridge-Pollock Invitational girls' high school vollyball tourney Saturday in the Ipswich Tiger Den. The IHS Tigers methodically defeated Leola/Frederick 25-14, 25-14 and 25-15. And they had a more difficult 25-15, 25-23, 25-21 sweep of the North Central Thunder. On the all-tournament team from Ipswich were Halle Heinz, Chesney Olivier and Paige Mehlberg, who had also recently become the IHS career total blocking leader. And her kill gave Ipswich a 24-13...
VS. SULLY BUTTES Ipswich methodically topped Sully Buttes 3-0 in high school girls' volleyball action at home in the Tiger Den last Tuesday. The Tiger girls would dominate the latter half of each set on their way to the straight-set win. Ipswich claimed the first set 25-15 and the second set 25-13, as well as the third-set clincher by a 25-15 verdict. The match point that nailed down the third set and the match was delivered by a Hailey Bierman kill. That was appropriate because it capped a 19-24 hitting effort by the IHS senior, who featured...
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Deadwood casinos are once again betting on South Dakota voters to allow them to expand their gaming choices. Amendment B authorizes the Legislature to allow wagering on sporting events at Deadwood casinos. If approved, tribal casinos would also be allowed to offer sports wagering. “We know that sports wagering is happening in South Dakota,” said Mike Rodman, executive director of the Deadwood Gaming Association. “It’s happening illegally.” Illegal bets are placed using bookies or websites....
Ipswich/Edmunds Central's defense kept a potentially explosive Langford Area's offense in check for 48 minutes last Saturday evening in Ipswich. The Tigers' D sometimes bent but didn't break, so a 2-0 safety would have been enough for the Tigers. Better yet, though, they got a pair of touchdowns and could have scored even one or two more that were stymied by Tiger turnovers inside the Langford red zone. And the Tigers shocked the Langford contingent after ending a time-consuming first-quarter...