Thanks for having me, Wessington Springs!

Small towns are a quintessential part of America. I recently visited Wessington Springs to meet with your community leaders and check the pulse of your town. These meetings are crucial to ensure all towns are represented in Washington, D.C., no matter the size.

JOY IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY

HUB KIESER, MEMBER WESSINGTON SPRINGS METHODIST CHURCH Recently I filled the pulpit in the absence of a pastor for our church. In January I had written a sermon driven by the thought of being filled with joy in the face of adversity.

Jerauld County Ambulance: Care For You – September 2023

Greetings all! We were recently dispatched to a local restaurant for a “choking victim.” Shortly after that, we were notified that “CPR was in progress.” UH OH! We arrived on scene six minutes after the page, and the patient was breathing on his own. Thank God!

City at the Foothills

Editor’s note: This week’s column was submitted by Becky Krueger, who helped typeset for Dar Cuppy as she continues to recover after surgery. On Sunday, August 27, 2023, Candi and Baleigh Sails visited me out in Weskota Hospital Swing bed in the evening.

Let’s Be Mindful of Mental Health, All Year Long

MONTHLY COLUMN FROM AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Anxiety, depression and other behavioral health conditions are serious. They require our attention as much as cancer, diabetes or a serious injury.

SERVING AS A RESPONSE TO FAITH

WESSINGTON SPRINGS METHODIST CHURCH When it comes to service, here’s what we know: it is one of the reasons why Jesus came and He set quite the example as can be read in Mark 10:42-45 .

City at the Foothills

“Cuppy’s Corner” by Dar Cuppy Editor’s note: This week’s column was submitted by Becky Krueger, who helped typeset for Dar Cuppy as she continued to recover after surgery. Krueger shared, “She’s back in town. Grandma Dar Cuppy is currently in swing bed out at the hospital.

FINDING THE RIGHT RECIPE FOR LOCAL NEWS

One of my favorite newspaper mottos is “the only newspaper in the world that cares about (insert community name).” Over the years, I have seen various newspapersprintitontheir front-page nameplate.

Letter to the Editor

Look forward to reading about hometown happenings True Dakotan, I am a former Jerauld County/Wessington Springs native and graduated from the Fauston School in 1948. I am 88 years young and still in good health.

MY NEXT THIRTY YEARS

I was 30 years old when Tim McGraw released the song with the same title as this article. It’s a great anthem for a person’s middle years of life. I can’t say I followed it too well, though. I still stay up late and don’t eat enough salads.