Articles from the February 12, 2020 edition
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IHS Memory Makers debut
Members of the Ipswich High School Choir, under the direction of Charlene Blondo, had their debut jazz performance as the "Memory Makers" at the 47th annual University of Mary Jazz Festival in...
Betterment Award nominees sought
Nominations are being taken for the annual Ipswich Betterment Award. Nominate a person you think has made a difference in Ipswich. Last year’s winner was Judy Steen. The award will be given during the Feb. 28 home basketball game. Send nominations t...
Council candidate petitions due Feb. 28
There are three seats on the Ipswich City Council up for election. Council members whose terms expire are: Michael Hammrich, Ward I; Mike Steen, Ward II; and Jon Gilbert, Ward III, all for two year terms; and David Coisman, Ward II, for a one-year...
Track and Field standouts
Ipswich native track and field standout Macy Heinz has traded her University of South Dakota color red and its Coyote mascot for the Kansas State color purple and is now officially a K-State Wildcat, not a Coyote. "Macy is a Junior indoors and has th...
By Fiddlin' Around
How about that moon this past weekend? It seemed like it was so huge that you could almost reach out and touch it. It was definitely amazing, to say the least. And at least we didn't have to spend a whole lot of the weekend shoveling snow that we...
The Library Remembers When...
From the Ipswich Tribune September 24, 1924 edition FIND SKULL OF BIG BEAST OF SCENIC Scenic — Among recent finds from the Badlands region is the skull and the jaws of a titanotherium, prehistoric monster. The fossil was uncovered by J.G. Bump, m...
Melvin H. Pfaff
Mass of Christian Burial for Melvin H. Pfaff, 75, of Ipswich, was 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Ipswich. Burial in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Melvin was born...
Anna Mary Heier
Mass of Christian Burial for Anna Mary Heier, 97, of Ipswich, is 10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Ipswich. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A Liturgical Prayer Service and Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at...
Marian M. Jones
Marian M. Jones, 95, of Ipswich and formerly of the Cresbard area, died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Avantara Healthcare in Ipswich. Her arrangements are pending with Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich. Online condolences may be shared at...
Ipswich Area wrestlers succeed in dual meets
The Ipswich Area varsity wrestlers competed February 6 in the Lake Region Conference dual tournament in Warner. The team split the evening winning against Warner/ Northwestern and losing to Faulkton...
Youth wrestlers compete in tournaments
Ipswich Area AAU youth wrestlers competed last weekend. Results from the Aberdeen Tournament on February 9 included: First place: Jaycee Reuer, Kaden Reuer, Tate Bukaske, Justin Rohrbach, Clayton Horst, Jaxon Horst, Jacob Volk Second place: Tucker...
Tigers stop Miller on the road
Ipswich got in some boys' high school basketball action last week with a 66-50 non-conference win at Miller last Friday. The Tiger boys indeed jumped out to a solid 19-13 first-quarter advantage and then fashioned a 23-14 second-quarter edge to furth...
IHS girls have a winning week
Ipswich snared a pair of girls' high-school basketball wins last week. One was a 61-22 league win at home vs. Leola/Frederick on Tuesday, Feb. 4, followed by a much closer 48-43 non-league win over...
