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"Summer Camp"
Ipswich elementary students presented "Summer Camp" on April 25. The musical told about the good and not-so-good things about the annual summer activity. The 4-5 grade band, and Preschool and Jr....
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One job for 64 years - cleaning at Ipswich State Bank
(Written by Gary Wietgrefe, an old family friend.) Gladys Rohrbach has cleaned the Ipswich State Bank for nearly 64 years and counting. The octogenarian is not letting dirt get in her way. When...
Ipswich City Council appointment made
The Ipswich City Council appointed a council member during their April 22 meeting. They accepted the resignation of Chris Gillick effective May 7, 2024. The Council voted to approve Mayor LeRoy Kilber’s appointment of Kayla Hartwell to fill the v...
Safety Day Camp for local youth
Edmunds County and McPherson County 4-H/Extension Offices are sponsoring a Safety Day Camp on Wednesday, May 29, from 9 a.m. -1 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Ipswich. All youth ages 5-12 are invited to attend. Youth do not have to be a 4-H member to...
IHS Awards Night
Ipswich High School Awards Night is planned on Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the School Theatre. Academic and athletic awards will be presented....
Parade planned for Trail Days 2024
Ipswich Trail Days 2024 will have a parade on June 15 at 10:30 a.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “Happy Holidays.” The entries will be judged in one of three divisions: Most Patriotic, Religious and Around the World. Sign up forms can be fo...
Richland Church activities planned
Graduates honored The Richland Church will be honoring the graduates from several area high schools during their morning worship service this Sunday, May 5. This year seven high school graduates will be honored. Pastor Stephen Duncan will be...
Murder at the Orient Express
Crime was in the air at the Orient Express restaurant. Seymour Twitt had enemies. And they were in the Orient Express, each of them in disguise. The secrets were revealed by the detective Dudley...
Amazing Race planned in June
The Wily Wizards 4H Club will once again host an Amazing Race on Friday, June 14 at 5 p.m, with registration beginning at 4:30 p.m. (note change of time in order for this event to conclude before the Three-on-Three basketball begins.) This...
Reconstruction project to begin this week on Highway 12
On Monday, April 22, 2024, asphalt concrete paving work was scheduled to begin on U.S. Highway 12 from Bowdle to Roscoe. The contractor was scheduled to set signs and cold mill asphalt concrete. Paving was set to begin Monday, April 22, 2024. The asp...
Ipswich Elementary concert Thursday
Ipswich Elementary School students will perform their Spring Concert Thursday, April 25, at 2:15 and 7 p.m., in the Ipswich High School Theater. The concert will feature the fourth and fifth grade band and Preschool through fifth grade students...
Trail Days 2024 to feature Sherwin Linton performances
Sherwin Linton will present three free performances Saturday afternoon, June 15 during Trail Days 2024 in Ipswich. Linton will play at the Trail Days complex at 12:30-1:15, 1:45-2:30 and 2:45-3:30....
MOMentum Friday in Roscoe
The Edmunds Central Parent Advisory Committee (P.A.C.) is planning their annual MOMentum, an event open to all area women, on Friday, April 26 in the Roscoe American Legion. The speaker will be Desri...
Photography exhibit profiles 15 years of Onaka
An exhibit of photography profiles "Our Place" - 15 years of Onaka is planned in June. A photography exhibit by Claudia Barondeau Laws will be held June 22, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and June 23, noon to 4...
Young Entrepreneurs
The Edmunds Central P.A.C. Spring F.O.C.U.S. Showcase was held on April 15. As part of the event the Entrepreneurial Fair was held. Students created their own business plans and had items to sell....
Ipswich cast presents murder mystery spoof
Ipswich High School will be presenting Murder at the Orient Express on Friday, April 19 in the Ipswich School Theatre. There is a 1:30 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. performance. The all-ages murder...
Puzzle Contest fundraiser
Roscoe American Legion Auxiliary hosted a "Purple Up Day for Military Kids" event on April 14 in the Roscoe Legion. Part of the afternoon of festivities was a Puzzle Contest. There were two divisions...
Purple Up
Members of the Roscoe American Legion Auxiliary admire the variety of school supplies donated for the "Purple Up Day for Military Kids" on Sunday, April 14. The supplies will be taken to Ellsworth...
Ipswich elementary contest
Ipswich Elementary School students will perform their Spring Concert Thursday, April 25, at 2:15 and 7 p.m., in the Ipswich High School Theater. The concert will feature the fourth and fifth grade band and Preschool through fifth grade students...
Roscoe Legion kitchen work coming
The Roscoe American Legion and Auxiliary will begin the Legion Kitchen remodeling project. The process will begin with taking everything out of the kitchen. Kitchen cupboards and countertops have been ordered. The remodeling will include new...
South Dakota science students travel to Texas for eclipse study
by Spencer Cody EC Science teacher Seventeen Edmunds Central and Bowdle students and two teachers traveled by bus to view the eclipse in totality in Texas as part of an effort to increase each...
Ipswich City Council Election Results
Unofficial Results from April 9 election WARD I 65 - Mike Hammrich 56 - James Hoyle WARD II 46 - Mike Steen 55 - Tracy Hutson...
Ipswich Library receives funds for summer reading
The Stephanie Miller-Davis Library Summer Reading Grant Program is now in its fifth year of supporting summer reading programs in small rural communities in partnership with the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) and the South Dakota State...
Missoula Children's Theatre and Edmunds Central presents King Arthur's Quest
Edmunds Central students presented King Arthur's Quest twice on April 6 in the Edmunds Central School. The EC students worked with the Missoula Children's Theatre staff last week for the musical. The...
Purple Up at Roscoe Legion
April 15 has been designated “Purple Up Day for Military Kids.” To promote the new project, the Roscoe Legion Auxiliary will celebrate on April 14 at the Puzzle Contest/Pie and Ice Cream Social between 2 and 4 p.m. at the Legion Post in Roscoe. Eve...
