Articles from the September 16, 2020 edition
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Documenting history for folks now
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...
By Medical, recreational marijuana on November 3 ballot
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 A...
Highway Patrol investigates fatal accident
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...
Fiddlin' Around
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...
Feeding SD mobile pantry comes to county on Sept. 22
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...
90th Birthday
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...
Library news
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 M...
Paula Kleinsasser
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.... Full story
J. David Williams
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... Full story
Edna Schumacher
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... Full story
Ipswich hosts Cross Country Invitational
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...
Tigers get win in tourney here
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...
Busy week for IHS volleyball team
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...
Deadwood bets on sports wagering
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...
I/EC gridders get win over Langford
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...