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The Wolsey-Wessington Warbird Competitive Cheer Team will compete at state this Friday. Pictured are, front row, from left: Taryn Rainford, Abigail Huntsinger, Raya Toupal, Skye Tschetter, Ciera Stevens. Back row, from left: Brandee Kelsey, Annie Allerdings, Manon Houze, Allison Hulst, Carson Walters, Preslie Jensen, Amanah Woodruff, Lily Hoverson, Shae Uttecht and Kylie Martin. PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WOLLMAN

The Wolsey-Wessington Warbird Competitive Cheer Team will compete at state this Friday. Pictured are, front row, from left: Taryn Rainford, Abigail Huntsinger, Raya Toupal, Skye Tschetter, Ciera Stevens. Back row, from left: Brandee Kelsey, Annie Allerdings, Manon Houze, Allison Hulst, Carson Walters, Preslie Jensen, Amanah Woodruff, Lily Hoverson, Shae Uttecht and Kylie Martin. PHOTO COURTESY CRAIG WOLLMAN

Warbirds Bound for State Cheer Championships

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The Wolsey-Wessington Competitive Cheer team is statebound. After a strong season, the Warbirds will take the mat at the 19th Annual State Competitive Cheer and Dance Championships in Watertown on Friday, Oct. 24, competing in the Small Team Stunting/ Tumbling division.
2025 4-H Homesite Team including Max Klein, Remie Roduner, Ella Fagerhaug, Kohen Mebius.

2025 4-H Homesite Team including Max Klein, Remie Roduner, Ella Fagerhaug, Kohen Mebius.

Local Students Advance to National Land and Range Judging in Oklahoma

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Three Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) teams qualified for the National Land and Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma next spring: the 2025 4-H Homesite Team including Max Klein, Remie Roduner, Ella Fagerhaug, Kohen Mebius; the 2025 FFA Range Team including Hayes Christensen, Brooklyn Caffee,...
WS Elementary students to help create mural with artist Mary Wipf

WS Elementary students to help create mural with artist Mary Wipf

WS Elementary students to help create mural with artist Mary Wipf

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The walls of Wessington Springs Elementary will soon become a canvas for creativity as students work alongside renowned South Dakota artist Mary Wipf to design and paint a new mural in the school’s elementary building.Wipf will be in residency Oct. 27 through Nov.
The newly completed Wolsey-Wessington School District track and football complex glows at dusk following the board of education meeting held on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. The finished project is part of a multi-phase capital improvement plan, which also included a new elementary playground installed before the start of the school year. Next up for the district are plans for a new crow’s nest, bleachers and concession stand at the site. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN )

The newly completed Wolsey-Wessington School District track and football complex glows at dusk following the board of education meeting held on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. The finished project is part of a multi-phase capital improvement plan, which also included a new elementary playground installed before the start of the school year. Next up for the district are plans for a new crow’s nest, bleachers and concession stand at the site. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN )

Wolsey-Wessington School District Completes Track and Field Upgrades

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The Wolsey-Wessington School District has completed several major improvements to its outdoor facilities as part of an ongoing capital project aimed at enhancing safety and accessibility across campus.
WSACF grant application deadline is October 30

WSACF grant application deadline is October 30

WSACF grant application deadline is October 30

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Applications for the Wessington Springs Area Community Foundation (WSACF) fall grant cycle must be submitted by October 30, 2025.Applications may be picked up at the Wessington Springs Chamber & Development office or obtained online at sdcommunityfoundation.org.
A semi loaded with freshly harvested soybeans makes its way east along 221st Street toward the Agtegra elevator in Alpena on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. With harvest in full swing and pheasant season opening this weekend, motorists and visiting hunters are reminded to use extra caution and patience when sharing rural roads with farm equipment and grain trucks. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

A semi loaded with freshly harvested soybeans makes its way east along 221st Street toward the Agtegra elevator in Alpena on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. With harvest in full swing and pheasant season opening this weekend, motorists and visiting hunters are reminded to use extra caution and patience when sharing rural roads with farm equipment and grain trucks. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

Harvest season meets hunting opener: motorists urged to use caution on rural roads

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Farm equipment has been rolling steadily across the region this month as area producers push through soybean harvest and prepare to begin corn harvest in the weeks ahead. The busy harvest season coincides with another South Dakota tradition, the opening of pheasant season on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Wessington Springs horseman Brett Borkowski rides his home-raised mare “Dasha Latte,” affectionately nicknamed Angelmuffin, during their record-setting run at the CMSA Open Derby in Shelbyville, Tenn. The pair’s win completed an unprecedented three-year sweep — the 2023 Open Futurity and back-to-back 2024 and 2025 Open Derby titles — a feat never before achieved in the sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. (PHOTO / MOUNTAIN EMBER PHOTOGRAPHY)

Wessington Springs horseman Brett Borkowski rides his home-raised mare “Dasha Latte,” affectionately nicknamed Angelmuffin, during their record-setting run at the CMSA Open Derby in Shelbyville, Tenn. The pair’s win completed an unprecedented three-year sweep — the 2023 Open Futurity and back-to-back 2024 and 2025 Open Derby titles — a feat never before achieved in the sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. (PHOTO / MOUNTAIN EMBER PHOTOGRAPHY)

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Wessington Springs Horse, Rider Make CMSA History

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
A six-year-old red mare that no one wanted as a foal has just galloped into the history books for both her rider and her hometown.
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