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The SACC Consignment Store table from the 2025 Festival of Tables is pictured above. This year’s event will feature a variety of door prizes and silent auction items. (TRUE DAKOTAN FILE PHOTO)

The SACC Consignment Store table from the 2025 Festival of Tables is pictured above. This year’s event will feature a variety of door prizes and silent auction items. (TRUE DAKOTAN FILE PHOTO)

Festival of Tables to Feature Silent Auction, Door Prizes

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Attendees of the 13th Annual Festival of Tables will have more than beautifully decorated tables and fellowship to enjoy this year, as a variety of door prizes and silent auction items have been lined up for the May 2 event at the Wessington Springs Senior Center.
Filmmaker Zeke Hanson captures footage of a floriculture activity led by Ranchy Stem’s Katie Jones inside the new agriculture lab at Wessington Springs High School as part of a documentary on 100 years of FFA in South Dakota. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Filmmaker Zeke Hanson captures footage of a floriculture activity led by Ranchy Stem’s Katie Jones inside the new agriculture lab at Wessington Springs High School as part of a documentary on 100 years of FFA in South Dakota. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Idea Born in Wessington Springs Leads to Statewide FFA Documentary

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
A documentary celebrating 100 years of FFA in South Dakota is now in production, and the idea for the project began in Wessington Springs.
WS, W-W FFA MEMBERS RECEIVE STATE FFA DEGREE

WS, W-W FFA MEMBERS RECEIVE STATE FFA DEGREE

WS, W-W FFA MEMBERS RECEIVE STATE FFA DEGREE

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
South Dakota FFA members from District 6 were awarded their State FFA Degree during the 98th South Dakota FFA Convention on Tuesday, April 21 during the second session at First Bank and Trust Arena, sponsored by SD Army National Guard.
City of WS Sets Spring Clean-Up for May 11

City of WS Sets Spring Clean-Up for May 11

City of WS Sets Spring Clean-Up for May 11

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The City of Wessington Springs will conduct its annual spring clean-up on Monday, May 11. Residents are asked to have items placed at the curb by 7 a.m.City crews will collect tree branches, appliances, furniture and carpet.

Absentee Voting Begins in Jerauld Co.

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Absentee voting for the June 2 primary election is now underway in Jerauld County as of April 24, according to the Jerauld County Auditor’s Office.Ballots are now available for both mail and in-person absentee voting after a brief delay at the start of the voting period.
Rapid flashing pedestrian beacons are being considered as part of a traffic study and proposed crosswalk improvements along Highway 281 in Wolsey. (SDDOT)

Rapid flashing pedestrian beacons are being considered as part of a traffic study and proposed crosswalk improvements along Highway 281 in Wolsey. (SDDOT)

Wolsey Pushes for Traffic Study, Safer Crossings on Highway 281

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Following concerns raised by residents, Wolsey city officials are taking steps to address traffic safety along Highway 281, including requesting a new study and potential crosswalk installations.
Fifth-grade students at Wessington Springs Elementary took part in a hands-on Arbor Day activity led by Lokesh Bhattarai of the State Resource Conservation Forestry Division and Lisa Sall of the Jerauld Co. Conservation District. (PHOTO COURTESY LEXI JOHNSEN)

Fifth-grade students at Wessington Springs Elementary took part in a hands-on Arbor Day activity led by Lokesh Bhattarai of the State Resource Conservation Forestry Division and Lisa Sall of the Jerauld Co. Conservation District. (PHOTO COURTESY LEXI JOHNSEN)

Students Celebrate Arbor Day with Hands-On Learning

News Staff
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
On Tuesday, April 21, Lisa Sall of the Jerauld County Conservation District and Lokesh Bhattarai of the Forestry Division of the State Resource Conservation office visited fifth-grade students at Wessington Springs Elementary School for the annual Arbor Day program.
A portion of the proposed site for a cryptocurrency mining facility north of Prospect Hill Cemetery is shown. The project will not move forward after power capacity limitations were identified.

A portion of the proposed site for a cryptocurrency mining facility north of Prospect Hill Cemetery is shown. The project will not move forward after power capacity limitations were identified.

Heartland: Power Limits Kill Proposed Crypto Mining Project in Wessington Springs

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
A proposed cryptocurrency mining project that recently drew significant public attention will not move forward in Wessington Springs, according to Heartland Energy officials.
Lily Roesler (playing Nancy Drew) peeks through her hands as Paisley Kapp (as Joe Hardy) clutches her in fear as they witness an altercation between Holden Jackson (playing Batman) and Frank Hardy (as played by Zandon Beyer).

Lily Roesler (playing Nancy Drew) peeks through her hands as Paisley Kapp (as Joe Hardy) clutches her in fear as they witness an altercation between Holden Jackson (playing Batman) and Frank Hardy (as played by Zandon Beyer).

No Shortage of Sleuths: WSHS Stages “Too Many Detectives”

News Staff
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Wessington Springs High School students brought mystery and comedy to the stage this past weekend with performances of Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion, a comedic whodunit by Ian McWethy.
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