Brookyn Caffee in action at the South Dakota State Fair Sept. 2-7 in Huron, SD. (PHOTO COURTESY ERIN YOST)
Warbirds ready to celebrate Homecoming
Four generations of hunter safety come together at the Jerauld County Trap Club. Pictured, from left, are Dayle Winter, Jason Weber, Steve Winter and, in front, Hadley Weber. (PHOTO COURTESY JERAULD COUNTY TRAP CLUB)
Presley Wilde was among the wagon train’s young riders, smiling and waving as she left camp Saturday morning.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
New memories were made and old traditions honored as 19 horse-drawn wagons and 40 horseback riders came together for the two-day Kyle Evans Memorial Wagon Train across the Jerauld County prairie.
Jim and Carolyn Ferguson stand inside the former United Church of Christ in Wessington Springs, where they have spent the past several years transforming the historic church into their home. The large west-facing windows behind them will eventually be replaced with double doors, creating the home’s new main entrance and opening onto a covered deck.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Fergusons give historic Wessington Springs church new life while honoring the memories held within its wallsFor generations, people walked through the doors of the former United Church of Christ in Wessington Springs to worship, celebrate marriages, baptize children, mourn loved ones and gather as...
Wessington Springs will celebrate Homecoming Sept. 21-25. Queen candidates are Brooklyn Caffee, Kendall Kolousek, Kaitlyn Braun and Alexis Roesler. King candidates are Haiden Boschee, Nathan Gaikowski, Wesley Molnar and Tucker Thompson. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
WSHS journalism students Teagan Scheel, Brooke Mohling and Shayden Harmdierks are teaming up this year to tell the stories of their school through news and feature writing, photography and video.
Entries sought for Dakota MasterWorks Senior Art Show
Bucks players line up with the American flag flying beyond the field during their Sept. 11 game against Mobridge-Pollock in Forestburg. A moment of silence was held before the game in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 25 years after the attacks. (PHOTO COURTESY J. VON EYE IMAGES)
Raygen Teveldal finished the match with seven attacks, seven digs and three service aces in the 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 victory.
From the halls of WSHS: Artist’s Corner
FROM WESSINGTON SPRINGS TO NEBRASKA LAW: Doering earns honors for service, career
From the halls of WSHS: Artist’s Corner
