True Dakotan

The True Dakotan
TypeWeekly newspaper
Format6 col. x 21
OwnerKristi Hine
Founder(s)Dennis "Duke" Wenzel
Craig Wenzel
Founded1975
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters113 East Main
P.O. Box 358
Wessington Springs, South Dakota 57382-0358
USA
Circulation1,338
Websitetruedakotan.com

The True Dakotan is a weekly newspaper in South Dakota. The paper services the cities of Lane, Alpena, and Wessington Springs. It publishes every Wednesday with a circulation of 1,338.

History

In 1975, brothers Dennis "Duke" and Craig Wenzel founded the True Dakotan in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. In 2015, the Wenzel family sold the paper to Kristi Hine. In 2020, the paper's office was damaged in a fire. In 2023, Hine was elected president of the South Dakota Newspaper Association.

References

  1. ↑ "Participating Newspapers in the South Dakota Classifieds - Community Target Program". US Newspapers. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "True Dakotan". South Dakota Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brothers To Begin Newspaper Service". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 27, 1975. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Denouden, Candy (February 5, 2015). "Springs paper has new owner". Mitchell Republic. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Gade, Matt (July 1, 2020). "News won't stop: Springs newspaper keeps reporting despite office fire". Mitchell Republic. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Wessington Springs publisher elected to lead state's newspaper association". The Madison Daily Leader. May 17, 2023. pp. A8.