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MEMORIAL DAY AREA PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MEMORIAL DAY AREA PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MEMORIAL DAY AREA PROGRAM SCHEDULE

News Staff
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Alpena – Owen Kunze American Legion Post 116 will have a Memorial Day Service with speaker, Irv Huber, Monday, May 26, 2025, in the Alpena Community Center at 4 p.m. assisted by the Wolsey Hershman-Gordon American Legion Post 59, with a freewill offering light lunch following the program.
The 2025 WSHS graduating class, shown left to right, back row: Holden Havlik, Blake Miller, Ranick Fjerstad, Ryder Michalek, Robert Hine, Landen Christensen, Karter Mebius. Middle row: Lucas Christensen, Sam Poncelow, Jaclyn Jungemann, Mariah Messmer, Taylor Braun, Bailey Yost, Richard Cardona. Front row: Will Bruckner, Branden Flowers, Mikaela Jones, Kennedy Kolousek, Ashlyn Weber, Kaitlyn Swenson, Ridge Roduner, Dylan Raterman.

The 2025 WSHS graduating class, shown left to right, back row: Holden Havlik, Blake Miller, Ranick Fjerstad, Ryder Michalek, Robert Hine, Landen Christensen, Karter Mebius. Middle row: Lucas Christensen, Sam Poncelow, Jaclyn Jungemann, Mariah Messmer, Taylor Braun, Bailey Yost, Richard Cardona. Front row: Will Bruckner, Branden Flowers, Mikaela Jones, Kennedy Kolousek, Ashlyn Weber, Kaitlyn Swenson, Ridge Roduner, Dylan Raterman.

Congratulations WSHS Class of 2025

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Shown during a check presentation at Weskota Manor Avera in Wessington Springs, left to right are: Brian Bergeleen, District 2 Venture Communications Board Member; Nikki VonEye, Weskota Manor Avera Administrator; Mary Knox, Marketing Manager at Venture Communications Cooperative; Scott Miller, Venture Communications IR Tech. COURTESY PHOTO

Shown during a check presentation at Weskota Manor Avera in Wessington Springs, left to right are: Brian Bergeleen, District 2 Venture Communications Board Member; Nikki VonEye, Weskota Manor Avera Administrator; Mary Knox, Marketing Manager at Venture Communications Cooperative; Scott Miller, Venture Communications IR Tech. COURTESY PHOTO

Venture Communications Donates Locally to Weskota Manor Avera

News Staff
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Venture Communications recently announced the donation of $5,000 to each nursing home located within the cooperative’s territory. These donations are intended to assist with facility upgrades and help enhance the quality of life for residents.
As kids earn points throughout the year by reading books and testing on comprehension, their names are entered into a drawing. This year, five winners were drawn. They are shown above, left to right: Leigha Hernandez, Kactus Coleman, Eric Denny, Adam Knippling and Tayden Huisman. Masons in attendance were Chris Schimke and Roger Dwyer. KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN

As kids earn points throughout the year by reading books and testing on comprehension, their names are entered into a drawing. This year, five winners were drawn. They are shown above, left to right: Leigha Hernandez, Kactus Coleman, Eric Denny, Adam Knippling and Tayden Huisman. Masons in attendance were Chris Schimke and Roger Dwyer. KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN

Mason Bike Giveaway Rewards WS Elementary School Readers

News Staff
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Five lucky elementary school students were this year’s recipients of brand new bikes as part of an annual program hosted by Masons from the Yelduz James Valley Shrine Club.The program rewards kids’ achievements in the school’s accelerated reading program.
The Future’s Looking Up: WSHS Class of 2025 Celebrates Commencement

The Future’s Looking Up: WSHS Class of 2025 Celebrates Commencement

The Future’s Looking Up: WSHS Class of 2025 Celebrates Commencement

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Wessington Springs High School graduates tossed their mortarboards high and far last week in celebration of the class of 2025’s commencement.Upholding True Dakotan tradition with each year’s WSHS graduating class, the newspaper asked the Class of 2025 where they wanted their cap-tossing photo taken.
KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Wessington Springs High School vo-ag teacher, Brady Duxbury, sits at the lone piece of furniture remaining in the vo-ag shop last Thursday, May 15, 2025. Since the board of education gave the green light for a renovation/addition project, the shop has been cleared to prepare for construction.

KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Wessington Springs High School vo-ag teacher, Brady Duxbury, sits at the lone piece of furniture remaining in the vo-ag shop last Thursday, May 15, 2025. Since the board of education gave the green light for a renovation/addition project, the shop has been cleared to prepare for construction.

SCHOOL PROJECTS A GO

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Decisions made at the May 12, 2025 Wessington Springs Board of Education meeting signal a busy summer when it comes to construction projects in the Wessington Springs School District.Under the agenda item, “Facilities Discussion,” the board first discussed bids for the elementary school parking lot.
Wessington Springs Volunteer Fire Department (WSVFD) responded to a grass fire on 370th and 227th Saturday afternoon and again later that night caused by electrical lines downed by strong wind. The 92-acre blaze was tamed by the combined efforts of WSVFD, Gann Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Spring Valley Colony. PHOTO COURTESY JIM VAVRA WSVFD

Wessington Springs Volunteer Fire Department (WSVFD) responded to a grass fire on 370th and 227th Saturday afternoon and again later that night caused by electrical lines downed by strong wind. The 92-acre blaze was tamed by the combined efforts of WSVFD, Gann Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Spring Valley Colony. PHOTO COURTESY JIM VAVRA WSVFD

Wind-Downed Power Lines Spark 92-Acre Blaze Near Wessington Springs

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Wessington Springs Volunteer Fire Department (WSVFD) responded to a grass fire on 370th and 227th Saturday afternoon and again later that night caused by electrical lines downed by strong wind.“The lines ended up arcing on the ground then started the fire.
Turning over the dirt: The next generation tends the garden

Turning over the dirt: The next generation tends the garden

Turning over the dirt: The next generation tends the garden

News Staff
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Wessington Springs Middle and High School students carried on the much-loved, longstanding tradition of turning over the dirt in Shakespeare Garden last week to prepare for the annual planting festival, scheduled to begin Wednesday, May 21.
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