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By Dana Hess for the S.D. Newspaper Association Because of coronavirus caution, schools in South Dakota are closed until May 4. That’s not preventing the South Dakota High School Activities Association from making plans for state tournaments once...

The Marcus P. Beebe Library in Ipswich will be closed until further notice. You can access eBooks and audio books through South Dakota Titles to Go on your phone, tablet or computer. For more information contact Deb Gillick, 605-2...

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Katharine Drexel #2516 of Roscoe, Hosmer and Bowdle recently sponsored a local education contest. The winners of the contest were: • Art category - Division I, grades 4-5: first place Kearstin Pietz of...

Schools across South Dakota remained closed for a second week due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a March 24 media briefing Gov. Kristi Noem recommended that schools remain closed through May 1, 2020. The Ipswich and Edmunds Central School Districts...

Like the state’s schools, the South Dakota church services have also been suspended. Many local churches have turned to computers for worship opportunities. Ministers are talking in Facebook or other apps. One Aberdeen church is planning a...

Effective March 24 until further notice the Edmunds County Court House will have limited access. The Court House will be staffed, but in the interest of public health, we will be primarily conducting business by phone, fax, email or US mail. If you...

Governor Kristi Noem has declared a state of emergency, which allows state agencies to accept funding or other resources to treat and stop the spread of COVID-19. In a press conference on March 13, 2020, the governor announced several other...

In light of the new mandate of restricting visitation to its facilities and schools across the nation closing because of COVID-19, Avantara has started a “Letters of Love program” matching students with residents in its facilities. Although its...

The City of Ipswich is asking local residents to take their garbage to garbage centers in hopes of preserving the city streets this spring. Take your garbage bags to one of two locations: • The parking lot north of the swimming pool • Southern...

Spring is in the air and the Ipswich students will share that on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. The Middle School and High School Spring Concert is Tuesday, Mar. 17 at 7 p.m. in the School Theatre....

PRESCHOOL The Ipswich Public School is now accepting registration for all incoming preschool students for the 2020-21 school year. Children must be four years of age by September 1, 2020 to enroll. Children living both within and outside of the distr...

The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 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....

The annual Weather Spotter Class will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in the Roscoe Fire Hall meeting room. Kelly Serr Warning Coordinator Meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Aberdeen will be presenting the course. Anyone...

The Ipswich Lions Club recently began a new project making and selling beaded cancer bracelets to help support the second annual Camp Quality USA Cancer Camp. With the recent addition of Childhood Cancer as a new program initiative of Lions...

FEM Electric is adding solar power to its generation mix thanks to a 128 megawatt (MW) solar energy project that will be constructed near New Underwood, S.D., and is projected to be operational by 2022. On Feb. 18, Geronimo Energy, a National Grid...

PRESCHOOL The Ipswich Public School is now accepting registration for all incoming preschool students for the 2020-21 school year. Children must be four years of age by September 1, 2020 to enroll. Children living both within and outside of the distr...