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Hot Springs Star – March 1, 1994

Past and present-day Herald-Star contributor honored 

Richard Anderson, who is a current contributing writer to the Fall River County Herald-Star, was named Wyoming Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. At the time, Anderson was the assistant sports editor of the Laramie Daily Boomerang in Laramie, Wyo. Anderson graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1977 and Black Hills State College in 1982. He worked briefly after graduation as a sportswriter for the Hot Springs Star before moving to Wyoming.

City sued by local motel

The newspaper reported that “the Hot Springs Common Council found more than normal city business awaiting them at their Feb. 22 meeting; a Fall River County Sheriff’s Deputy served summons on each member as they arrived, and on the city itself.” According to the summons, Agri-Tech Marketing, Inc., doing business as El Rancho motel, charged the City of Hot Springs and its city council with a complaint pertaining to the recent tax increment district established for the construction of a new Comfort Inn hotel. Agri-Tech claimed that the tax consequences associated there were the product of illegal actions by the Planning Commission and Common Council which would cause irreparable harm and damage to the plaintiff and owners of real property within the City of Hot Springs. The complaint also asked the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court to restrain the city from pursuing any action whatsoever in furtherance of the implementation of the tax increment district, implementing any tax levies or participating in the issuance of any bonds, and issue a writ of prohibition thereby restraining any proceedings in furtherance of the tax increment district.

Hot Springs Star – February 27, 1964

Company strikes oil north of Edgemont

The newspaper reported that a fifth well to produce oil in the Barker Dome field north of Edgemont was discovered. The well was the project of M.L. Carpenter of Scottsbluff, Neb., who has hit oil producers in eight of his last 13 wells. Oil bearing sand was found between the 1,400 and 1,541-foot levels. Pumping operations had not been started and no figures as to the amount of a daily production were available at the time.

Girls track comes to Hot Springs

Plans were recently completed for girls track to begin as a spring sport, and interested girls were asked to register for the sport at the school. At the time of publication, only one girl’s track meet had been planned for the year so far.

The Edgemont Tribune – February 28, 1934

Newspaper determines who’s at fault in car accident 

While driving to Custer the previous Friday evening to a basketball game, George Highley’s automobile hit a fully-loaded lumber truck. Highley was attempting to pass the truck. Both vehicles were damaged, but there were no human injuries. The newspaper reported that “the truck driver attempted to place the blame on Mr. Highley, but George’s version sounds fairly reasonable to us, as we know that it is an aggravation after so long a time of signaling by various methods, asking for a chance to pass, and to have a heavily-loaded truck attempt to have the road ahead of a passenger car.”