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A horse-drawn wagon makes its way through a snow-covered city park during last year’s event. The popular tradition returns for the 2025 Winter Magic in the Park kick off. (TRUE DAKOTAN FILE PHOTO)

A horse-drawn wagon makes its way through a snow-covered city park during last year’s event. The popular tradition returns for the 2025 Winter Magic in the Park kick off. (TRUE DAKOTAN FILE PHOTO)

Wessington Springs to Host Winter Magic in the Park Dec. 7

News Staff
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Wessington Springs will continue its holiday festivities on Sunday, Dec. 7, with Winter Magic in the Park from 1 to 3 p.m., or until the horses get tired. The family event will feature horse-drawn wagon rides around Winter Park along with a winter craft activity for children.
WSHS Vo-Ag Instructor Brady Duxbury (right) is awarded a grant from Architecture Incorporated.

WSHS Vo-Ag Instructor Brady Duxbury (right) is awarded a grant from Architecture Incorporated.

WSHS Agriculture Program Wins Creative Solutions in Education Grant for Maple Syrup Project

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Wessington Springs High School Vo-Ag Instructor Brady Duxbury has been selected as one of this year’s recipients of Architecture Incorporated’s Creative Solutions in Education Grant, an initiative created in 2021 to support innovative K–12 educators across South Dakota.
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) students, as part of a long-standing local tradition. Pictured hard at work Tuesday during the annual service-oriented pie baking project are Tierney Knipfer and Kendall Kolousek, separating egg whites and measuring out sugar.

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) students, as part of a long-standing local tradition. Pictured hard at work Tuesday during the annual service-oriented pie baking project are Tierney Knipfer and Kendall Kolousek, separating egg whites and measuring out sugar.

FCCLA Bakes Their Way To An All-Time Pie Record With 325 Homemade Pies

News Staff
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Holiday pie-baking action was once again in full swing at Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) and this year, the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students made history.
Bethany Schimke, Marcella Andersen, and Ryan Jensen stand with this year’s Caring Rose Week donation at the Jerauld County Food Pantry. The 2025 campaign brought in hundreds of non-perishable items along with a matching contribution from Springs Food Market. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Bethany Schimke, Marcella Andersen, and Ryan Jensen stand with this year’s Caring Rose Week donation at the Jerauld County Food Pantry. The 2025 campaign brought in hundreds of non-perishable items along with a matching contribution from Springs Food Market. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Annual Caring Rose Week Helps Stock Jerauld County Food Pantry Shelves

News Staff
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Wessington Springs florist Bethany Schimke, owner of 2nd & Bloom, partnered with Springs Food Market for the annual Caring Rose Week campaign and the 2025 effort proved to be one of the most generous yet.
Wessington Christmas Parade of Lights Set for Dec. 13

Wessington Christmas Parade of Lights Set for Dec. 13

Wessington Christmas Parade of Lights Set for Dec. 13

News Staff
Monday, November 24, 2025
The annual Wessington Christmas Parade of Lights will return Saturday, Dec. 13, with this year’s theme, “Santa’s Workshop.” The parade begins at 6 p.m.The procession will start at the south end of Wessington Street and travel north through the business district.
Troy Duxbury speaks to attendees during the Nov. 7, 2025 Destination Development community meeting at the Springs Inn in Wessington Springs. Standing beside him, from left, are Alix Collins and Seleni Matus of the International Institute of Tourism Studies at George Washington University, and Kirk Hulstein and Ciara Forest of Travel South Dakota. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Troy Duxbury speaks to attendees during the Nov. 7, 2025 Destination Development community meeting at the Springs Inn in Wessington Springs. Standing beside him, from left, are Alix Collins and Seleni Matus of the International Institute of Tourism Studies at George Washington University, and Kirk Hulstein and Ciara Forest of Travel South Dakota. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Destination Development Program Moves Into Next Phase as Community Input, Survey Results Shape Vision Forward

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
During a follow-up community meeting held at the Springs Inn Café on November 7, members of the Wessington Springs Destination Development Core Team and residents gathered to review findings, reflect on progress, and outline the next steps for the Old Grade Nature Trail and broader tourism...
Farmers Union Board members are gifted Star Quilts by Team Buche Cares for their donation to the non-profit focused on feeding the hungry in rural and tribal communities. Left to right: David Reis, Chad Johnson, Jeff Kippley, Doug Sombke, Anna Halverson, Pass Creek Tribal Council Representative of the Oglala Sioux Tribe; Gail Temple, Karla Hofhenke, Larry Birgen, RF Buche, Team Buche Cares; Scott Kolousek and Oren Lesmeister. (COURTESY OF TEAM BUCHE CARES)

Farmers Union Board members are gifted Star Quilts by Team Buche Cares for their donation to the non-profit focused on feeding the hungry in rural and tribal communities. Left to right: David Reis, Chad Johnson, Jeff Kippley, Doug Sombke, Anna Halverson, Pass Creek Tribal Council Representative of the Oglala Sioux Tribe; Gail Temple, Karla Hofhenke, Larry Birgen, RF Buche, Team Buche Cares; Scott Kolousek and Oren Lesmeister. (COURTESY OF TEAM BUCHE CARES)

State’s Largest Farm Organization Teams Up with Grocery Store-Led Food Distribution Non-Profit

Lura Roti For South Dakota Farmers Union
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Months before more than 74,000 South Dakotans caught up in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) uncertainty due to the government shutdown, South Dakota Farmers Union contributed to Team Buche Cares, a non-profit focused on feeding the hungry in rural and tribal communities and led by...
4-H Beef Project Enthusiasts Gather for the 17th Annual Springs Showdown Calf Show

4-H Beef Project Enthusiasts Gather for the 17th Annual Springs Showdown Calf Show

4-H Beef Project Enthusiasts Gather for the 17th Annual Springs Showdown Calf Show

News Staff
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
On a brisk Sunday, October 26, 2025, the Jerauld-Buffalo County 4-H grounds were filled with excitement as over seventy young participants showcased one hundred and thirteen breeding heifers and thirty-eight market prospects at the 17th Annual Springs Showdown Calf Show.
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