Wessington Springs High School Scholarships 2026

Wolsey-Wessington High School Scholarships 2026

Mercedes Jones

Carolyn Ferguson pulls weeds in a garden bed during the Shakespeare Garden Planting Festival in Wessington Springs. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

A road closure sign blocks traffic at the intersection of First Street and Barrett Avenue in Wessington Springs as crews continue work on the city’s water main replacement project. City officials are asking residents to respect all road closures and allow extra travel time while construction is underway. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

A Feistner Gravel and Excavation crew installs pipe along the hillside west of City Park during construction of the Mid-Dakota Rural Water connection project. The route extends from the park area toward the city’s blue water tower and will serve as a key link in bringing Mid-Dakota water to Wessington Springs. (PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WENZEL)

Wessington Springs FCCLA members are shown at the 2026 State Leadership Conference. Shown back row, left to right are: Lily Roesler, Drake Tobin, Micah Orth, Grayson Finn, Cole Wenzel, Londyn Mikkelson, Emmitt Feistner. MIDDLE ROW: Sutten Jensen, Tierney Knipfer, Kendall Kolousek, Katie Hernandez, Kenzie Kolousek, Tenley Olinger, Eiza Ciciliano, Jalene Reiner. FRONT ROW: Kaitlyn Braun, Mercedes Jones, Tregen Jensen, Sydney Richardson, Hayes Havlik. PHOTO COURTESY CHARLOTTE MOHLING)

Timothy Bjork’s Army portrait. From June 11-14, Tim and a few dozen other South Dakota veterans will be feted in Brookings when “The Wall that Heals” arrives to honor veterans killed in Vietnam and those who served there and have died since.

Moments of Remembrance 2026