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I can’t believe its that time of the year (summer). Yes, June is almost over and we finally got some much welcome rain. I hope you were able to avoid getting too wet in Leola or Bowdle if you went to either. Now we look forward to the various 4th...

Edmunds County Producers May be Eligible for Fence Repair Winter Storms have caused severe damage in Edmunds County. If you’ve suffered severe damage to fences, you may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) admin...

The Trail Days weekend offered a variety of events (except rain which we desperately needed). Even if you chose to participate in only one or two of them! Kudos to everybody on the Trail Days committee. There looks like a few more area events which...

When you’re in the vicinity of the Trail Days Arena this weekend drive by Schriver’s Funeral Home. They have a new cool sign announcing their identity. It was designed and set up by Bryan Scherr. We hope to have more about his new project in a...

Deadlines June 16 — NRCS Deadline to file an EQUIP application for tree renovation June 19 — Office closed in observance of Juneteenth June 26 — Deadline to report prevented plant acres for soybeans July 4 —  Office closed in observance of...

We were driving in the evening over the weekend for a weather check. Big clouds surrounded us. But there were no rains coming, but what did we see? A bright half rainbow! It showed up when it hadn't even rained yet. But it did manage a little...

There is more high school sports to mention in this column again this week, even though the 2022-23 school year has ended. You guessed correctly that I would congratulate the newly-crowned Ipswich boys track and field team that indeed tied with Grego...

You can get a lot of fresh air at an outdoor sports event. The problem is though that some days the air has been anything but fresh. And they even had to postpone the Class A region in Mobridge for one day because of that! That wasn't really the...

Can you believe this? Believe it or not, it is nearly time for the 2022-23 school year's varsity athletic events to conclude with their respective post-season schedules. This will indeed be do or die time in both track and field action and golf. So...

To the Editor: Ipswich School Board Today, in Biden’s economy, everyone is affected in one way or another. Well just about everyone. My following comment here is one of a concerned taxpayer in which our hard-earned money keeps the Ipswich School...

Congratulations to the Class of 2023, no matter what school you attend. The Class of 2023 encompasses quite an area, not just geographically, but all different levels of education as well. Today’s students have more educational opportunities than...

DEADLINES May 26 — Deadline to signup up for 2023 Grassland Conservation Reserve Program May 29 — Office Closed for Memorial Day June 2 — Deadline to sign up for ERP 2 and PARP June 19 — Office Closed for Juneteenth         July 17 ...

May Day was May 1 and it was significant for several reasons. We could begin with our newspapers and our other office related events or projects. Including all the end of year school related events just to name a few! Believe it or not May has been...

You could probably put away your snow shovels now but in this country you never know. Especially in the hilly areas to the east and west and north of us. But south is pretty straight and level at least in our county. But old timers can recall that...

This Saturday, April 22 is annually recognized as Earth Day. And you can probably guess that the earth including all the people in it could definitely use recognition!!!! That day and all the rest of the year for that matter! I'm not sure if there...

To the Editor: Justice has a Price I have been in contact with an attorney regarding the curb, gutter and sidewalk assessment and the decision by the City Counsel to disregard the petition to bring the resolution to a vote. I raised a couple of...

We certainly don't mind a gradual thaw such as we are starting to experience. In fact that is sort of ideal and we'll have to keep an eye on the sky in the next few days. The South Dakotans that live in the southern part of the state are really warm...

Here we go again! As I am writing this brief little column on Sunday, April 2, we are being requested by our printers from Ortonville, Minn. to publish our papers a day early due to the impending possible wintry weather that the National Weather...

Ipswich City Residents — I have lived in this community my whole life and have been a member of the Ipswich Fire Department for over 40 years and the Ipswich Ambulance Service almost that long. I am currently a member of the Ipswich City Council...

The weather has been showing a little improvement but still not that great for this time of the year. I guess we live too close to North Dakota in the spring and fall. Have you heard or seen your first robin? I think that I have! But you can always...

To the Editor: In regards to the Storm Sewer Project, I’m not saying that we don’t need it. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t do it. The question that comes to my mind is why isn’t the city council budgeting for Ipswich’s infrastructure...

Monday was allegedly the first day of spring, believe it or not. Up in this neck of the woods, you wouldn't necessarily believe it with the chilly weather we have had to endure lately. But South Dakota's snow cover seems to melt away quite faster in...

Since the introduction of the SoDak 16, State Tournament teams are more matched from top to bottom than in the “Good Old Days!” That seventh place game can even be exciting because nobody but nobody wants to go home winless. But when it was all...

Senate Report by Bryan Breitling 2023 Legislative Session Review WOW! What a busy and exciting nine weeks of the 2023 South Dakota Legislative Session! We were able to accomplish many good things for South Dakota this year. For starters, operationall...

Upcoming Meeting In case you missed it, I would like to remind everyone that the City Council is going to have an informational meeting regarding the sewer plans. It will be held on Monday the 20th at 6:00 pm. Please try to attend the informercial if...