1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁name ▁Gast on ▁was ▁adopted ▁when ▁the ▁rail road ▁was ▁built ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁Gast on ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁pr esch ool , ▁elementary , ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Wes - Del ▁community ▁school ▁district . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁few ▁churches , ▁an ▁ice ▁cre am ▁par lor / r estaur ant ▁called ▁The ▁B ark ing ▁Cow , ▁a ▁fun eral ▁home ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁c em eter ies ▁located ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁center , ▁a ▁volunte er ▁fire ▁department ▁and ▁police ▁department , ▁a ▁D ollar ▁General ▁and ▁several ▁small ▁business es . ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Vo ice , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁every ▁other ▁week ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁after ▁producing ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 ▁volumes ▁and ▁ 1 2 4 ▁newsp apers ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁Wes - Del ▁Middle / High ▁School ▁has ▁produced ▁W DN , ▁a ▁week ly ▁video ▁featuring ▁students ▁reporting ▁the ▁current ▁events ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁released ▁it ▁on ▁YouTube . ▁Wes - Del ▁Middle / High ▁School ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁to ▁let ▁students ▁work ▁on ▁personal ▁projects ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁if ▁desired ▁and ▁give ▁out ▁awards ▁red ▁car pet ▁style ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁motor cade ▁transport ing ▁Vice ▁President ▁Mike ▁P ence