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2020 Ipswich Snow Queens crowned
South Dakota Snow Queen Aleah Steger, who was crowned 2019 Miss Ipswich last year, crowned her successor on Saturday night, Nov. 9 in the School Theatre. The 2020 Ipswich Snow Queen is Avery Sylte. Th...
Snow Queen Talent Contest
A new feature in this year's Snow Queen Festival was a Talent Contest. The junior and senior division winners will compete at the South Dakota Snow Queen Festival in January. The first place winners...
2020 Snow Queen to be crowned Saturday
The 2020 Ipswich Snow Queen will be crowned on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the School Theatre. The theme is "Once Upon a Time." The Festival is sponsored by the Ipswich Commercial Club. The senior...
IHS Honor Roll for first nine weeks
Ipswich High School first nine weeks honor roll has been released. Students on the list are: SENIOR 4.0 and Higher — Grace Beyers, Mckenzie Evans, Tessa Kilber, Jordan Richardt, Jayna Sanborn, Lexi Stafford, Avery Sylte 3.70-3.99 — Ashlyn Geier...
Veterans' Day program Monday
Veterans’ Day will be observed on Monday, Nov. 11. The Ipswich School is planning a program at 10 a.m. in the School Theatre. The Edmunds Central School will have a program at 2 p.m. Veterans and families and the public are welcome to...
Emergency training at ethanol plant
The Glacial Lakes Energy ethanol plant at Mina was the site of a domestic terrorism on October 24, 2019. Actually the event was an emergency training event. The Edmunds County Local Emergency...
Ipswich middle school musicians at music festival
Forty-three Ipswich middle school students participated in the 10th annual Northwestern Middle School Music Festival on Oct. 15, 2019 in the Northwestern High Scool. The Festival included a concert band of 70 middle school musicians and a 180-member...
Ipswich vocalists part of All-State Chorus this week
Over 1,000 of South Dakota's best high school vocal and instrumental musicians will gather in Sioux Falls for the 67th Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra on Friday and Saturday, Novemb...
Halloween treats and fun coming
Halloween is Thursday. Plans are underway to help youngsters celebrate. Avantara Ipswich will have Trick or Treat for youth on Halloween in the nursing home in Ipswich from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. This year’s Ipswich PTP Halloween Carnival will be...
Military Salute
The Ipswich volleyball team wore special flag T-shirts for Monday night's Military Salute. Four team members read special thanks to military members before the game. The names of present military and...
Ipswich singers in Honor Choir this week
Eight Ipswich elementary students were chosen to sing in the South Dakota Music Education Association (SDMEA) Elementary Honor Choir. Nearly 500 South Dakota students auditioned. Approximately 140...
Winter is here
Northern South Dakota was coated with a layer of white beginning last Thursday continuing through Saturday. Roscoe weather observer Leland Treichel recorded more than 11 inches of snow during the...
Ipswich Snow Queens and talent will be crowned Nov. 9
The 2020 Ipswich Snow Queen will be crowned on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. The theme is “Once Upon a Time.” Miss Ipswich and Junior Miss Ipswich will be chosen on Nov. 9. This year there will also be a talent contest. A junior and senior talent...
Help available for Medicare questions
Plan premiums, pharmacy networks and drug coverage change each year. The Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE) program encourages you to review your plan options each year during the annual open enrollment period beginning Oct....
Mobile Food Pantry here Oct. 22
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building in Ipswich. The Food Pantry distributes free food to individuals and families in need....
Ipswich Lions named District 5 SW Club of Year
The Ipswich Lions Club was recently named District 5 South West Lions Club of the year by District Secretary Neil Vollmer of Newell. The club received the honor during the recent District 5 South...
Consignment store opens in Ipswich
Kids Again Consignment is a new store in Ipswich, located in the ISB Agency/Dakota Insurance Solutions building across from the Subway. The business owner Laura Ptacek said the consignment store...
Tour of Kindness stopping here
The Tour of Kindness is coming to Ipswich on Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Ipswich School Theatre. The presentation, sponsored by the Ipswich School and Edmunds Central School, will begin at 8:45 a.m. for pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade students....
Literacy donation for Tiger Post
Northeastern Literacy Association (NELA) selected the Ipswich Tiger Post as the recipient of their annual donation of literacy materials to benefit young readers, writers, artists and poets. All...
Richland Church hosts Fall Festival
The Richland Church is hosting a Fall Festival for all children on Wednesday, October 16 from 7-8 p.m. All area children are invited to come and enjoy an outdoor carnival in the church parking lot. There will be a nmber of game booths, including a...
School Board receives award
Recently, members of the Ipswich School Board were presented their Silver Level award for their participation in the Associated School Boards of South Dakota's board recognition program: ALL, which...
Glo Fun Run
A 5K Glo Fun Run/Walk is planned on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ipswich Athletic Complex. Registration is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration is requested to guarantee you a T-shirt. The event is sponsored by the Ipswich Jr/Sr Post Prom...
"That Holiday Feeling" show coming to Ipswich
The Ipswich High School Theater will once again be filled with the sounds of Christmas. Mark Gramm of Gramm Funeral Home is bringing the "Sinatra and Company – That Holiday Feeling" show to the...
Gala Day parade winners
The 2019 theme was "Rock of Ages." The parade winners were: Elementary 1st place- 5th grade 2nd place - 1st grade Middle school 1st - 7th grade 2nd - 6th grade High school 1st - 10th grade 2nd - 11th...
National 4-H Week is next week
Over 100 years ago, 4-H became one of the first developed organizations for youth. This year National 4-H Week is October 6-12. This year’s theme is Inspire Kids To Do! They encourage everyone to explore the opportunities that are available. Watch...
