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DELIA ATKINSON / TRUE DAKOTAN Santa, the Grinch and friends visited the center on Saturday, December 3 to greet all the children in town and pass out goody bags donated by Sandy and Denny Beckman. A meal was served by the Senior/Community Center during and after Santa’s visit.

DELIA ATKINSON / TRUE DAKOTAN Santa, the Grinch and friends visited the center on Saturday, December 3 to greet all the children in town and pass out goody bags donated by Sandy and Denny Beckman. A meal was served by the Senior/Community Center during and after Santa’s visit.

Senior Center Moments

News Staff
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The monthly Wessington Springs Senior/Community Center meeting was held on Monday December 11, 2022. The Minutes and Treasurer’s reports were read and approved.

HURDLES TO HOMEOWNERSHIP

Bart Pfankuch South Dakota News Watch
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
HURDLES TO HOMEOWNERSHIP: Why buying a home is out of reach for many South Dakota residents By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch A series of economic factors has coalesced over the past two years to make it extremely difficult or even impossible for many people in South Dakota to achieve the...
Warming and Feeding the “Heart” of our Community

Warming and Feeding the “Heart” of our Community

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Warming and Feeding the “Heart” of our Community

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
With a goal to help combat hunger and clothing needs this holiday season, the Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) Student Council, FFA, Senior and Junior High Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapters, have teamed up to launch four projects to benefit area children and...
KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Sales were swift at the SACC Consignment Store Monday night during Holiday Spectacular, as community members flocked to the business district for a night of food, fellowship and shopping local. Brenda and Jim Deines ring up Reina Ford’s purchases while Todd Meek waits in line to pay for his finds.

KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Sales were swift at the SACC Consignment Store Monday night during Holiday Spectacular, as community members flocked to the business district for a night of food, fellowship and shopping local. Brenda and Jim Deines ring up Reina Ford’s purchases while Todd Meek waits in line to pay for his finds.

Holiday Spectacular kicks off week-long “celebrate and support local” effort

News Staff
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The fifth annual Holiday Spectacular set the stage again this year for a bustling night of local shopping, food and fellowship. Friends and families strolled together along Main Street with bags from local shopkeepers in hand, greeting neighbors and sipping hot chocolate.
WSHS Family and Consumer Sciences/Technology Skills teacher Charlotte Mohling teaches eighth graders the basics of pie making with help from senior Riley Roduner.

WSHS Family and Consumer Sciences/Technology Skills teacher Charlotte Mohling teaches eighth graders the basics of pie making with help from senior Riley Roduner.

Long-standing Local Thanksgiving Tradition Carries On

News Staff
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
As area families sit down to enjoy their Thanksgiving meal together this Thursday, chances are they’ll be savoring a pie made by Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) and middle school students, as part of a long-standing local tradition.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Taylor Braun, Zoe Fettig and Ashlyn Weber at the District Oral Interpretation Contest held in Huron.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Taylor Braun, Zoe Fettig and Ashlyn Weber at the District Oral Interpretation Contest held in Huron.

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Oral Interpretation Students Advance to Compete at Districts

News Staff
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
On Wednesday, November 2, three Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) sophomores competed in the District Oral Interpretation Contest in Huron at James Valley Christian School.
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...
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