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Summary for May 2023 Highest recorded temp. for May 2023: 89° on the 30th Current record for 48 years: 98° on May 19, 1992 Lowest recorded temp. for May 2023: 30° on the 2nd Current record for 48 years: 16° on May 2, 2013 Average high temp. for...

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;...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...