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Teagan and Carissa Scheel carefully spray paint hay bales along Highway 281 with the inspiring “Go Blue, Love Big” message, that not only supports the Spartans but also honors the memory of the Spartans’ biggest fan, the late Lisa Bergeleen.

Teagan and Carissa Scheel carefully spray paint hay bales along Highway 281 with the inspiring “Go Blue, Love Big” message, that not only supports the Spartans but also honors the memory of the Spartans’ biggest fan, the late Lisa Bergeleen.

Community Rallies Around State-Bound Spartans

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Ever since the Spartans Boys Basketball Team earned a spot to compete in the State Bs last Tuesday, March 11, support for the Spartans can be found just about everywhere.
KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Mike and Terri Mebius hold stacks of detailed sports calendars and basketball tournament brackets as they stand on Main Street in Wessington Springs. They use the tools to guide them across the state as they follow their grandchildren play basketball. In an exciting turn of events, all three of their grandsons’ varsity teams made it to the state tournaments, scheduled to be held in Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and Rapid City.

KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Mike and Terri Mebius hold stacks of detailed sports calendars and basketball tournament brackets as they stand on Main Street in Wessington Springs. They use the tools to guide them across the state as they follow their grandchildren play basketball. In an exciting turn of events, all three of their grandsons’ varsity teams made it to the state tournaments, scheduled to be held in Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and Rapid City.

Hoops, Highways, and Heart

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Parents and grandparents who follow their children and grandchildren in basketball know how busy the season can get, especially when you’re following grandsons from Class B Wessington Springs, Class A Hartford and Class AA Sioux Falls at the varsity level.
Students demonstrated how electricity is made with a pedal bike generator that powers light bulbs.

Students demonstrated how electricity is made with a pedal bike generator that powers light bulbs.

School Presentation Sparks Enthusiasm for Electricity

News Staff
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
The room buzzed with excitement as Wessington Springs fourth and fifth graders learned the fundamentals of electricity and electrical safety on March 12.
Shown left to right are Carson Finn and Hayes Christensen, high school winners for their project, “Sires.”

Shown left to right are Carson Finn and Hayes Christensen, high school winners for their project, “Sires.”

Bright Ideas Shine at Science Fair

News Staff
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Best Visual Displays (as picked by local Artist Kenzee Schafer)1. Bake it until you make it - Rosalyn Klein, Annuka Huemueller, Selah Havik2. Mindful Memory - Taryn Bartel and Madilyn Gaikowski3.
No 2025 Election for BOE, Alpena or Lane Town Boards Election Slated for Wards 2 and 3 in City of WS

No 2025 Election for BOE, Alpena or Lane Town Boards Election Slated for Wards 2 and 3 in City of WS

Election Slated for Wards 2 and 3 in City of WS

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025 marked the deadline to submit nominating petitions for board vacancies on the Wessington Springs School District Board of Education, Towns of Alpena and Lane, as well as the City of Wessington Springs.
Community Invited to Hazard Mitigation Meetings

Community Invited to Hazard Mitigation Meetings

Community Invited to Hazard Mitigation Meetings

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Blizzards, tornadoes, and floods are a few of the natural hazards that strike this part of the country. Events like this have the potential of causing thousands of dollars annually in damage to property.
Don Zilverberg, a third-generation cattle rancher in Hyde County, S.D., returns from working the fields to bale alfalfa on July 24, 2023 in Holabird, about 40 miles east of Pierre. (Photo: Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch)

Don Zilverberg, a third-generation cattle rancher in Hyde County, S.D., returns from working the fields to bale alfalfa on July 24, 2023 in Holabird, about 40 miles east of Pierre. (Photo: Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch)

Trump's tariffs: South Dakota farmers prepare for impact

Stu Whitney South Dakota News Watch
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
During his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs as a core economic and political strategy, adding a message to the agricultural community.
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