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Students Place Focus on Honoring, Memorializing for Senior Projects

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Celebrating memories of loved ones lost is the focus for two upcoming community events later in February.

Ukrainian Farmers Tour Wessington Springs’ MPM Seed Plant as Part of U.S. Study Trip

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Ukrainian farmers participating in a study tour across South Dakota made a stop in Wessington Springs last Wednesday, visiting MPM Seed located on the corner of SD Highway 34 and 383rd Avenue.

Shop and Celebrate Local This Valentine’s Day

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News Staff

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

With plenty of opportunities to shop and celebrate Valentine’s Day with local offerings, True Dakotan readers are encouraged to peruse through the pages of this and next week’s print and e-edition for gift ideas plus dining and entertainment options for a fun Valentine’s night out.

Benefits Planned for Area College Student in Springs, Letcher

News Staff

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Two benefits are scheduled for an area college student facing a long road to treatment after receiving the diagnosis of Severe Aplastic Anemia.

Area Students Attending National Rural Electric Youth Tour

News Staff

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Central Electric Cooperative is sending four high school juniors to the National Rural Electric Youth Tour this June. The annual educational trip to Washington, D.C., is hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

At last week's special school board meeting, the BOE voted to move forward with bid design packet for vo-ag shop and ag lab.

School Board Moves Forward With Bid Design Packet for Vo-Ag Shop and Ag Lab

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

In a special meeting held Wednesday, January 22, the Wessington Springs School District Board of Education met to discuss information gathered to date from Ciavarella Architects, the firm hired during the December board meeting to evaluate the full scope of the project.

WSHS Athletic 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

News Staff

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

The 2025 Wessington Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees have been announced and will be recognized at the Spartan’s home doubleheader basketball game vs. Tripp/Delmont/Armour, Saturday afternoon, February 8 in between the girls varsity and boys varsity games.

Community Invited to Encourage Literacy through Imagination Library

News Staff

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

In 2019, former Wessington Springs resident Jessica Kingery, with the help of Springs Area Community Club and Wessington Springs Area Community Foundation, spearheaded an effort to help grow the love of reading among young children with the arrival of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Augustana University Fall 2024 Dean’s List Recognizes 981 Students

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Augustana University announced that Chase Anthony Linn of Wessington Springs is among the students who have been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year.

SD State Announces Fall 2024 Dean’s List

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

More than 3,900 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the Dean’s List.

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