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.

Challenges facing US health care

Assuring effective health care to a population is a challenge for every society. As care options become more complex – and expensive – the challenges increase.

City at the Foothills

No Cuppy’s Corner this week The True Dakotan was notified by Darleen Cuppy’s family that she is unable to write her news this week due to illness. Cuppy was experiencing abdominal pain and was admitted to the hospital. She ended up being transfered to Mitchell and underwent surgery.

ENJOYING SEASONS AND TIMES

One of the things I really love about South Dakota is the mostly relaxed attitude people have. The hurry-scurry rush of my native California seems to have been quashed here. On the one hand I think it stems from the lower population.

I COMMEND JOY IN LIFE

The author of Ecclesiastes wrote, “And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.” (Eccl 8:15, ESV) The man knew what he was talking about.