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KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Shown left to right in front of the new concession stand the Jerry Higgins family purchased for the ball field in Wessington Springs are, back row: Randy Shultz, Mike Mebius, Jerry Higgins Jr.. Front row: Terri Mebius, Betty Higgins and Jean Shultz.

KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Shown left to right in front of the new concession stand the Jerry Higgins family purchased for the ball field in Wessington Springs are, back row: Randy Shultz, Mike Mebius, Jerry Higgins Jr.. Front row: Terri Mebius, Betty Higgins and Jean Shultz.

A legacy lives on Family of Jerry Higgins Continues Tradition of Giving With Gift of New Concession Stand at Ball Field

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Excited laughter and expectant grins met the delivery driver of the new concession stand the Jerry Higgins Family recently purchased in his memory for the ball field in Wessington Springs.
Filmmakers Austin Kaus and Jesse Yost at the movie premiere for their documentary The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story.

Filmmakers Austin Kaus and Jesse Yost at the movie premiere for their documentary The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story.

WS native to bring acclaimed documentary to Springs this November

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
With a deep obsession for music and passion to pay tribute to the storied history of a Sioux Falls bar and live music venue, Wessington Springs native Austin Kaus and fellow filmmaker Jesse Yost set out to tell a uniquely South Dakota story in their recently-released documentary, “The Pomp Room: A...
 Escape to Emerald Isle  

 Escape to Emerald Isle  

Traveling with the True Dakotan

News Staff
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The True Dakotan traveled to Ireland with Cathy and Jason Holzwarth and Gary, Stephanie, Sarah and Molly McEldowney. “We covered all of Ireland top to bottom and included a trip by ferry to an island called Arranmore where Gary’s grandmother was from,” Kathy said.

Cinema Falls presents The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Cinema Falls invites nostalgic rock fans and former patrons of a nowclosed watering hole to the film premiere of The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story, a feature length documentary written, produced and directed by South Dakota filmmakers Austin Kaus, originally of Wessington Springs, and Jesse...
After spending a year studying in the Wessington Springs School District and living with local host families, this year’s foreign exchange students Patri Menendez, Carla Powell and Sofia Borras Mas, all from Spain, reflect on their time in America including “real life” school curriculum, farm living and family time.

After spending a year studying in the Wessington Springs School District and living with local host families, this year’s foreign exchange students Patri Menendez, Carla Powell and Sofia Borras Mas, all from Spain, reflect on their time in America including “real life” school curriculum, farm living and family time.

Spanish Foreign Exchange Students Reflect On Their Year in Springs

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Although their reasons for choosing to study in the United States are very different for Spanish students Sofia Borras Mas, Patri Menendez and Carla Powell, they all agree that after a year in Wessington Springs, their minds and hearts are forever changed.
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