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  • 80th Birthday

    Jun 7, 2023

    Linda Gisi will celebrate her 80th Birthday on June 19, 2023. Birthday greetings may be sent to PO Box 711, Ipswich, SD 57451....

  • Iowa State honors spring grads

    Jun 7, 2023

    Nearly 4,600 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held May 11-13 at Hilton Coliseum. Alumna Trudy Huskamp Peterson, the first woman archivist of the United States; and Temple Grandin, Distinguished Professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University, animal welfare pioneer and activist for people with autism, received honorary degrees during the undergraduate ceremonies. Alexandra Preszler of Roscoe graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine,...

  • Area students on Dean's Lists

    Jun 7, 2023

    Northern State University Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., has released the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester. Students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for the dean’s list. Local students on the list include: Ashley Blocker of Hosmer; Hailey Bierman, Kaden Boettcher, Katelyn Geditz, Olivia Gohl, Halle Heinz, and Austin Russell of Ipswich; Brock Baker, Brenden Salfrank, and Taylor Thorson of Mina; Bridget Fuhrmann of Roscoe; and Reece Moehlenbrink of Wetonka. North Dakota Sta...

  • Lake Area Tech graduation

    Jun 7, 2023

    The 56th Annual Lake Area Technical College graduation ceremony was held Friday, May 12, 2023, with 921 graduates. Local students were presented their diplomas by Tiffany Sanderson, President of Lake Area Tech. Graduating with Agriculture degrees were Halie Feldman, Dylan Owens, Eric Severson, and Logan Weig....

  • University of Mary honor list

    May 31, 2023

    An area resident is among a record 940 students named to the 2023 Spring Semester Dean’s List at the University of Mary, in Bismarck. This number includes students in Mary’s undergraduate program and in adult education (University of Mary Online). Chloe Jager of Ipswich is on the Dean’s List. To qualify for the honor, traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while carrying at least 12 credit hours. Students enrolled in the UMary Online program must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while at a...

  • University of S.D. honor roll

    May 31, 2023

    More than 2,250 students at the University of South Dakota are being honored for their high achievement during the spring 2023 semester with the release of the Dean's List and Academic Honors. Locals on the list are Michael Kraft and Benjamin Kulesa of Ipswich. Full-time, undergraduate students are named to the Dean’s List if they received a 3.5 GPA for courses they took in the spring 2023 semester, and they had no incomplete or failing grades. For part-time students, those with fewer than 12 credit hours, the recognition is called Academic H...

  • NSU Students win history awards

    May 24, 2023

    Two Northern State University students received awards in the 2023 Brown County Historical Society research and writing contest. First place went to Jaeden Shaving for his paper titled "Let Me Be a Free Man: The Origins and Beliefs of the American Indian Movement." Shaving is a history major from Aberdeen. Bridget Fuhrmann received third place for "The History of Northern's Fine Art Department." Fuhrmann is a history major with an English minor from Roscoe. Each of the students received a...

  • NSU Commencement

    May 10, 2023

    On Saturday, May 6, 266 students graduated at Northern State University’s spring commencement ceremony in the Barnett Center. NSU alumna Nichole Bowman delivered the commencement address. Bowman teaches math at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre and is a 2007 Northern graduate. She is the winner of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Local NSU spring graduates include Ashley Blocker (Summa Cum Laude) and Brianna Moen of Hosmer; Olivia Gohl (Magna Cum Laude) of Ipswich; and Jaxon Block of Mina....

  • 80th Birthday

    May 10, 2023

    Diane Malsom will celebrate her 80th Birthday on May 16. Greetings may be sent to her at 305 South 10th Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401. The honoree requests no gifts....

  • 87th Birthday

    May 10, 2023

    Teresa Morgan will celebrate her 87th birthday on May 11, 2023. Birthday Greetings can be sent to her at 627 N. 6th St. Apt. B, Ipswich, SD 57451....

  • April 2023 Weather Summary

    Marv Seyer|May 3, 2023

    Summary for April 2023 Highest recorded temp.: 67° on the 27th Record: 97° on April 30, 1992 Lowest recorded temp.: 6° on the 6th Record: 0° on April 2, 1975 Number of nights of below freezing temps.: 19 Record: 28 during April 2013 Average high temp. for 2023: 47° Current average high temp. for 48 years: 57° Average low temp. for 2023: 27° Current average low temp. for 48 years: 29° Number of days of recorded precip. for 2023: 5 Record: 13 days during 1986 Most precip. during April 2023: 2.00 inches Record: 6.20 during 1986 Most precip....

  • Ipswich School lunch menu

    May 3, 2023

    May 8 — Assorted Sandwich items, green beans, baby carrots, fresh fruit, milk May 9 — Chicken Taco, salsa, corn, pinto beans, juice, milk May 10 — Pizza, assorted vegetables, celery sticks, mandarin oranges, milk May 11 — Taco Salad, broccoli, strawberry cups, milk May 12 — Eggs, long johns, edamame, peppers and onions, applesauce, milk...

  • Ipswich School Lunch Menu

    Apr 26, 2023

    May 1 — Barbeque Pork Sandwich, baked beans, broccoli, peaches, milk May 2 — Corn Dog, green beans, cooked carrots, fresh fruit, milk May 3 — Hamburger, bun, chips, coleslaw, baby carrots, pears, milk May 4 — Ham Patty, bun, scalloped potato, mixed veggies, applesauce, milk May 5 — Meatball Sub, corn, peas and carrots, fruit cocktail, milk...

  • 95th Birthday

    Apr 26, 2023

    Ella Heinz will celebrate her 95th Birthday on May 1, 2023. Honor her with a card, phone call, or a visit to help her celebrate. Her address is at Davis Court, 321 9th Ave. NE #104, Aberdeen, SD 57401....

  • 95th Birthday

    Apr 26, 2023

    Jean Sime will celebrate her 95th Birthday on May 4, 2023 Greetings may be sent to her at 321 9th Ave. NE - Apt. 202, Aberdeen, SD 57401 The honoree requests no gifts....

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Apr 19, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune December 5, 1929 edition THE QUESTION OF A NEW COURTHOUSE Tribune Asks for Discussion of Question Through Its Column-What Do You Think About It? The question of a new jail or a new court house for Edmunds County is one that confronts the county commissioners and the people of the county and cannot be passed up much longer without serious results. The jail and living rooms for the sheriff in the basement are in a very unsanitary condition. At one time as many as eleven prisoners were in the jail. Of course, it was for...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Apr 12, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune November 28, 1929 edition Tribune adds prizes in rural paper contest The Rural Newspaper contest sponsored by the Ipswich Tribune has been entered into with much enthusiasm by the rural schools of Edmunds County. It is taken on such proportion that we decided to offer a second and third prize. The first prize is a large Websters International Dictionary, the second prize, a Library of Pioneering and Woodcraft set of six volumes by Ernest Thompson Seton. This is a set of fascinating books, which unfolds the secrets of th...

  • Ipswich School lunch menu

    Apr 12, 2023

    April 17 — Chicken Patty on homemade bun, sweet potatoes, green beans, fresh fruit, milk April 18 — Nachos, pinto beans, corn, juice, milk April 19 — Breakfast Pizza, peas, baby carrots, pears, milk April 20 — Cheese Crunchers, corn, cinnamon applesauce cup, pea salad, milk April 21 — Spaghetti Bake, homemade breadstick, broccoli, pineapple tidbits, milk...

  • Weather Summary

    Marv Seyer|Apr 5, 2023

    Summary for March 2023 Coldest month of March on record in 48 years Highest recorded temp: 38° on March 19 Record: 85° on March 18, 2012 Lowest recorded temp: -6° on March 29 Record: -22° on March 1, 1980 Number of nights of zero° or below: 7 (Ties record of 7 during 1984) Number of nights below freezing: 31 (Ties record set in 1996, 1997 & 1998) Number of days that the high temp. never got above freezing: 23 - Record Average high temp. for March 2023: 27° Average high temp. for 48 years is 41° Average low temp. for March 2023: 8° Average...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Apr 5, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune Decembr 19, 1929 edition Storm plays havoc with telephone, light wires The past week this section of South Dakota, experienced one of the worst fog and sleet storms on record, causing thousands of dollars of damage to Public Utilities operating in this section of South Dakota and causing serious interruptions to electric light, telephone and telegraph service. Electric light, telephone and telegraph lines were down in many places and in some sections the poles carrying the lines were broken off, due to the excessive...

  • Ipswich School Lunch Menu

    Apr 5, 2023

    April 10 — Easter Monday, no school April 11 — Chicken Taco, corn, salsa, refried beans, peaches, milk April 12 — K-5: Pizza, green beans; 6-12: Chef Salad, bread; Both: carrots, strawberries, chocolate cake, milk April 13 — Chicken Noodles, peas, cooked carrots, mandarin oranges, homemade bun, milk April 14 — Hamburger, sun chips, fruit cocktail, broccoli, milk...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Mar 29, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune November 7, 1929 edition Eastern Star, Masons Have Hallowe’en Party The Hallowe’en party was held Friday evening at the Temple for the Eastern Star and Masonic members and their families. The rooms were appropriately decorated in Hallowe’en novelties-black cats, witches, skeletons, bats, owls and Jack-o-Lanterns appearing in profusion. Several members of the entertainment committee wore costumes-old-fashioned and were witches and ghosts. As the quests entered they were met at the door and properly initiated into the f...

  • Ipswich School Menu

    Mar 29, 2023

    April 3 — Barbeque Pork Sandwich, broccoli, baked beans, pears, milk April 4 — Chili, carrots, homemade cinnamon roll, applesauce, milk April 5 — Corn Dog, corn, cooked carrots, broccoli, fresh fruit, milk April 6 — Turkey in gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing, coleslaw, cranberries, homemade bun, juice, rice krispie treat, milk April 7 — Good Friday, no school...

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Mar 22, 2023

    From the Ipswich Tribune September 26, 1929 edition Blacksmith Shop Burned to Ground Tuesday The blacksmith shop belonging to Thomas Schirado, Jr. better known as the Lowenstein shop, burned to the ground Tuesday morning at 3:20 a.m., defective wiring being the cause. The fire was first noticed by Chas. Bostock who was awakened by the reflection of the flames on the window pane in his room at the Conrad Rooming house. The alarm was turned in and the fire department responded. However, the flames had made such rapid progress that nothing could...

  • Ipswich School Lunch

    Mar 22, 2023

    March 27 — Chicken Tender Sub, green beans, taco salad, fruit sauce, milk March 28 — Ham Patty on homemade bun, sweet potatoes, baby carrots, fresh fruit, milk March 29 — Beef Pizza, corn, broccoli, peach pear sauce, milk March 30 — Tator Tot Hotdish, beets, juice, homemade bun, milk March 31 — Scrambled Egg Patty, edamame, peppers and onions, long john, applesauce, milk...

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