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Participants at the 2025 Soil Health Workshop in Oelrichs watch as a large drone, carrying a spray tank, lifts off during a demonstration by AerSol, a Black Hills company specializing in the sale, service, and repair of drones.

Participants at the 2025 Soil Health Workshop in Oelrichs watch as a large drone, carrying a spray tank, lifts off during a demonstration by AerSol, a Black Hills company specializing in the sale, service, and repair of drones.

Annual Soil Health Workshop held in Oelrichs

Katie Merdanian
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body OELRICHS – Landowners and gardeners gathered at the Oelrichs Community Center on Friday, October 3, to learn how to create and maintain healthy soils.
GFP’s Loren Vande Stroet works with Hot Springs 5th grade students Anika Kindred and Nikki Cummings during an archery exercise as part of the recent JAKES event at Cold Brook Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

GFP’s Loren Vande Stroet works with Hot Springs 5th grade students Anika Kindred and Nikki Cummings during an archery exercise as part of the recent JAKES event at Cold Brook Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

NWTF hosts another JAKES Day event

News Staff
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body COLD BROOK – The Fall River Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) once again held its annual JAKES Day event at Cold Brook dam for area fifth grade students on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The event was originally set to take place on Wednesday, Sept.
Edgemont Senior Citizens Club President Lyle Rudloff tells the Fall River County Commissioners how the Meals on Wheels volunteer drivers deliver more than food, but provide vital “welfare checks.” Edgemont Mayor Rheta Reagan and Meals on Wheels area CEO George Larson also came to the Commission meeting October 2. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

Edgemont Senior Citizens Club President Lyle Rudloff tells the Fall River County Commissioners how the Meals on Wheels volunteer drivers deliver more than food, but provide vital “welfare checks.” Edgemont Mayor Rheta Reagan and Meals on Wheels area CEO George Larson also came to the Commission meeting October 2. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

Commission hears from meals program volunteers

Beth Bogart
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body HOT SPRINGS — In a dramatic turnaround during the October 2 Fall River County Commission meeting, as volunteers from the Meals on Wheels program were explaining the problems with the State’s substitution of weekly mailed frozen meal packs in place of daily delivered hot meals,...
Edgemont Community Garden members and volunteers Larry and Rose Mason, Mike Konopnicki (President), James Garmany and Tracy Petersen show off the brilliant selection of pumpkins they grew for the community pumpkin patch. Photo by Charity Maness / FRCHerald Star

Edgemont Community Garden members and volunteers Larry and Rose Mason, Mike Konopnicki (President), James Garmany and Tracy Petersen show off the brilliant selection of pumpkins they grew for the community pumpkin patch. Photo by Charity Maness / FRCHerald Star

Edgemont Community Garden welcomes visitors to their first Pumpkin Patch

Charity Maness
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body EDGEMONT – Members of the Edgemont Community Garden welcomed visitors of all ages Monday afternoon to their first pumpkin patch. Though the garden has been in existence for 5 years, located on C Street behind the fairgrounds, it is still a little unknown town gem.
After being deemed a nuisance property since 2020, this parcel of property located at 1270 S. 6th Street has now been cleaned up and getting prepared for an upcoming Sheriff’s Sale Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

After being deemed a nuisance property since 2020, this parcel of property located at 1270 S. 6th Street has now been cleaned up and getting prepared for an upcoming Sheriff’s Sale Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

City completes nuisance property cleanup

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body HOT SPRINGS – Last month, the City of Hot Springs wrapped a collaborative effort to cleanup a property at 1270 S. 6th Street which had been deemed a nuisance since 2020.
These static cling window stickers will be displayed in many of the historic buildings throughout town allowing one strolling by to access the buildings historic information through the QR code on the sticker.

These static cling window stickers will be displayed in many of the historic buildings throughout town allowing one strolling by to access the buildings historic information through the QR code on the sticker.

Saving our sandstone buildings through passion, education

Charity Maness
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Body HOT SPRINGS – If walls could talk, imagine the stories the old sandstone buildings that grace the City of Hot Springs would have to tell. Gazing down from us atop our many hills or dotting the streets we travel, these magnificent structures have withstood the test of time.
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Black Hills, Hot Springs, pose for a recent group photo during one of their bi-monthly meetings at the Winner’s Circle.

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Black Hills, Hot Springs, pose for a recent group photo during one of their bi-monthly meetings at the Winner’s Circle.

Local Kiwanis Club enrollment is growing

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Body HOT SPRINGS – As is the trend nowadays for many long-standing volunteer organizations, memberships were dwindling for the Kiwanis Club of Black Hills, Hot Springs. So much so, that the 103-year-old club was in danger of closing.

Edgemont Meals program at risk without more support

News Staff
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Body EDGEMONT — The Edgemont Meals program, a vital resource providing hot, nutritious lunches to local seniors and residents in need, is at risk of shutting down if it does not meet its minimum participation requirements.
Several members of the Angostura Rural Volunteer Fire Department pose for a group photo while standing in front of one of the department’s five trucks. Courtesy photo

Several members of the Angostura Rural Volunteer Fire Department pose for a group photo while standing in front of one of the department’s five trucks. Courtesy photo

Angostura Rural VFD raising funds for fire hall

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body ANGOSTURA – Concerned about the time it takes for neighboring fire departments to mobilize and respond to incidents in and around the 350 structures located at Angostura, several residents of the area came together in 2022 to form the Angostura Rural Volunteer Fire Department...
Ruby and Lydia McNare, with a combined service to Meals on Wheels of 13 years, face possible cuts in hours and/or position with the current funding cuts taking place October 1, 2025. Photo by Charity Maness / Fall River County Herald Star

Ruby and Lydia McNare, with a combined service to Meals on Wheels of 13 years, face possible cuts in hours and/or position with the current funding cuts taking place October 1, 2025. Photo by Charity Maness / Fall River County Herald Star

Meals on Wheels to see changes in Hot Springs, Edgemont

Charity Maness
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Body HOT SPRINGS – Changes will be coming in October to the current Meals on Wheels program as a result of shifts to program services and policies set by the South Dakota Department of Human Services (DHS).
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