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JOLENE KONECHNE

JOLENE KONECHNE

WSHS Alumna Named SDACTE Administrator of the Year

News Staff
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The South Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education announced last month that Jolene Konechne, Director of ESL, CTE, Federal Programs and Accreditation at the Huron School District, has been awarded the 2023 South Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education Administrator of the...
Abby Kolousek, a WSHS senior who is hosting a playday next weekend as part of her senior project, is shown with her horse Diesel. A frequent participant in horse competitions, her favorite event is hunter equitation over fences.

Abby Kolousek, a WSHS senior who is hosting a playday next weekend as part of her senior project, is shown with her horse Diesel. A frequent participant in horse competitions, her favorite event is hunter equitation over fences.

WSHS Student Plans Playday for Senior Project: Postponed to Oct. 1 Due to Weather

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
A love of horses and playdays motivated Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) senior Abby Kolousek to take on organizing one of her own, set for October 1, 2023 at the Jerauld County 4-H Grounds in Wessington Springs.
Buffalo County Rural Fire District received a $1,000 Operation Round-Up grant from Central Electric Cooperative for new gear. Pictured left to right: Central Electric Director Merl Bechen, Operation Round-Up Trustee Jill Ekstrum, Operation Round-Up Trustee Ellen Speck, Deandra Zastrow (front), Derek Zastrow, Raven Richardson (front), Ken Wulff, Ridge Roduner, Matt Sinkie, Tate VonEye, Lee Pawlowski, Allen Feugen, Jordan Waldner, Amos Stahl, Steve Roduner, Rodney Waldner, Pat Waskowiak and Jake Richardson.

Buffalo County Rural Fire District received a $1,000 Operation Round-Up grant from Central Electric Cooperative for new gear. Pictured left to right: Central Electric Director Merl Bechen, Operation Round-Up Trustee Jill Ekstrum, Operation Round-Up Trustee Ellen Speck, Deandra Zastrow (front), Derek Zastrow, Raven Richardson (front), Ken Wulff, Ridge Roduner, Matt Sinkie, Tate VonEye, Lee Pawlowski, Allen Feugen, Jordan Waldner, Amos Stahl, Steve Roduner, Rodney Waldner, Pat Waskowiak and Jake Richardson.

Central Electric awards grants to area groups in Kimball, Gann Valley

News Staff
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Central Electric Cooperative recently awarded a $500 grant to the South Dakota Tractor Museum, a $500 grant to the Gann Valley Community Center and a $1,000 grant to Buffalo County Rural Fire District through Operation Round-Up.
Two longtime employees were celebrated for their service at a celebration held August 12, 2023 at the Weskota Manor nursing home. LaVonne Cashman and Dave Bender worked for 41 and 19 years, respectively, at the nursing home, calling the staff and residents of the Manor their second families.

Two longtime employees were celebrated for their service at a celebration held August 12, 2023 at the Weskota Manor nursing home. LaVonne Cashman and Dave Bender worked for 41 and 19 years, respectively, at the nursing home, calling the staff and residents of the Manor their second families.

Nursing home staff, residents, family and friends honor two longtime Manor employees

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
On Saturday, August 12, the Manor dining room was buzzing with activity to celebrate two longtime employees that poured their heart into what they both called their “second family” at the nursing home.
WSHS alumni Isaac Kolousek

WSHS alumni Isaac Kolousek

WSHS alumni Isaac Kolousek

News Staff
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
WSHS alumni Isaac Kolousek, a senior at the South Dakota School of Mines, traveled with his print edition of the True Dakotan to Bayer Crop Science North American Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. He spent the summer there interning for the company.
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