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Elks members Jace Thomas and Ted Wick pre-drill holes in the wood and make sure they match up prior to children hammering the nails in. Photo by Charity Maness /Fall River County Herald Star

Elks members Jace Thomas and Ted Wick pre-drill holes in the wood and make sure they match up prior to children hammering the nails in. Photo by Charity Maness /Fall River County Herald Star

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Hot Springs Elks Lodge 1751 hammers in a good time at Festival

Charity Maness
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body HOT SPRINGS – At the annual Main Street Arts and Crafts Festival held June 26-28th members of the Hot Springs Elks Lodge 1751 helped local and visiting youth build a birdhouse for themselves.
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WWII Veteran finally receives grave marker appropriate for a hero

Charity Maness
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body HOT SPRINGS – Wayne Leonard Wells passed away May 31, 2011, with little fanfare, the kind a hero would deserve. Laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery in Hot Springs, Wells’ resting place was marked with a simple metal stake bearing his name, date of birth and date of death.
An American Flag waves from the North River Street suspended sidewalk in Hot Springs as the sandstone architecture of City Hall provides a beautiful backdrop for this scene in The Veterans Town. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

An American Flag waves from the North River Street suspended sidewalk in Hot Springs as the sandstone architecture of City Hall provides a beautiful backdrop for this scene in The Veterans Town. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Hot Springs architecture showcased in a celebration of America’s 250th

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body Hometown History Hunt contest featured inside on pages B4-B5 HOT SPRINGS – The annual Fall River Fourth of July Celebration will kick off in Hot Springs with the traditional July 3rd Street Dance this Friday night beginning at 7pm in Centennial Park.
Hot Springs’ Lance Russell addresses the SD Republican Convention just prior to winning the party’s nomination for attorney general. Photo by Seth Tupper/SD Searchlight

Hot Springs’ Lance Russell addresses the SD Republican Convention just prior to winning the party’s nomination for attorney general. Photo by Seth Tupper/SD Searchlight

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Fall River County States Attorney will be new Attorney General

News Staff
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Body RAPID CITY – This past weekend at the South Dakota Republican Convention in Rapid City, Lance Russell, the state’s attorney of Fall River and Oglala Lakota counties, won a three-way contest for the attorney general nomination that took two rounds of voting to decide.
Heavy equipment recently began moving dirt at the future site of the Cascade Hills Subdivision. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Heavy equipment recently began moving dirt at the future site of the Cascade Hills Subdivision. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

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City denies request to waive impact fees for new subdivision

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Body HOT SPRINGS – Last week’s Hot Springs City Council meeting on Monday, June 15, began with an approximate 20 minute Executive Session for Legal.
Eight new oil paintings by native son Charles Hargens, who gained national fame as a western-themed illustrator, augments the section devoted to him at the Pioneer Museum’s top-floor gallery, a seasonal loan from the Dakota Discovery Museum. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

Eight new oil paintings by native son Charles Hargens, who gained national fame as a western-themed illustrator, augments the section devoted to him at the Pioneer Museum’s top-floor gallery, a seasonal loan from the Dakota Discovery Museum. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

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Charles Hargens paintings enliven Pioneer Museum Art Gallery

Beth Bogart
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Body HOT SPRINGS - For the second year, the Dakota Discovery Museum in Mitchell has loaned some of renowned artist Charles Hargens’s oil paintings to the Pioneer Museum, where the eight new canvases are showcased in its art gallery for the season.
This property, which at one time was home to Bill’s Heating & Cooling and is adjacent to current county property used for parking, is being discussed for purchase by the Fall River County Commission. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

This property, which at one time was home to Bill’s Heating & Cooling and is adjacent to current county property used for parking, is being discussed for purchase by the Fall River County Commission. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

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County moving towards a plan to purchase land for future jail

Beth Bogart
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Body HOT SPRINGS - During the final minutes of the June 18 Fall River County Commission meeting, the Commissioners discussed next steps for purchasing the “Tanner Properties North of the East Parking lot of the Courthouse,” as the agenda described the parcel.
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A brief history of Angostura Dam

Peggy Sanders
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Body ORAL – Later this summer, Angostura Dam will celebrate 80 years when construction first began on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project, located on the Cheyenne River, about six miles as the crow flies from Hot Springs.
Fall River Health Services staff and board of board of directors, as well as the Community Health and Development, Inc., City of Hot Springs, Southern Hills Economic Development and Scull Construction of Rapid City take part in a ground breaking on Monday, June 15, for the new Cascade Hills Subdivision. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Fall River Health Services staff and board of board of directors, as well as the Community Health and Development, Inc., City of Hot Springs, Southern Hills Economic Development and Scull Construction of Rapid City take part in a ground breaking on Monday, June 15, for the new Cascade Hills Subdivision. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

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Ground breaking held for FRHS’s Cascade Hills Subdivision

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Body HOT SPRINGS – Ground was officially broken on the new Cascade Hills Subdivision, located within the city limits of Hot Springs and near Fall River Health Services (FRHS) on Highway 71 (Cascade Road).
Puddles of water lay stagnant in the main canal during the temporary irrigation shutdown, which will end on June 19. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/FRCH-S

Puddles of water lay stagnant in the main canal during the temporary irrigation shutdown, which will end on June 19. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/FRCH-S

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Irrigation District temporarily shuts down main canal to conserve water

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Body ORAL – For the first time in recent history (and possibly ever), the Angostura Irrigation District has temporarily shut down the main canal as a way to conserve water for its customers.
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