This colorful fence surrounds the playground at the Hot Springs Elementary School. Beginning next year, the district plans to add a second section to its preschool program to double its capacity to more than 30 students aged 3-5. However, to cover the cost of an additional preschool teacher, the district is hoping to fund raise from the community to avoid having to utilize Impact Aid funds. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

The PBS production crew meets with Edgemont residents at the Senior Center. L-R: Brittany Neiles, Delainey LaHood-Burns, Edgemont Mayor Rheta Reagan, Jaxon Thornson, and Tim Davison Photo by Linda Baird/FRC Herald Star

The sign remains the same: Mayor Rheta Reagan, and her husband Troy, outside of the Mayor’s office after learning of her re-election on Tuesday, April 8. Photo by Linda Baird/FRC Herald Star

Large piles of trash adorn the property at 1270 S. 6th Street, located along Fall River and near a trailer park in the southeastern part of Hot Springs. Photo courtesy HSPD

Former State Senator Julie Frye-Mueller (far right), her husband Mike Mueller (second from right), economist Mike Sulhoff (second from left) and former candidate for SD state office Matt Smith (far left) told an enthusiastic crowd at the Mueller Center about their plan to abolish property taxes in the state. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald Star

The entrance to the Hot Springs School District’s Administrative Offices is located in the Bison Center 1747 Lincoln Avenue. At a meeting held here last week, the administration announced an opportunity for homeschool parents to enroll their students in an accredited program called Acellus which makes it possible for students to earn a high school diploma through Hot Springs High School. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/FRCHS

Aside from a row of engines, the tracks sit mostly empty in this photo taken of the Edgemont rail yard on Monday afternoon, April 7. While nothing has been officially announced by railroad, a planned meeting by BNSF in May could give a projected timeline of how things will be handled, should they decide to close the Edgemont terminal, according to reports coming from union members. Photo by Samantha Miller

Sue Brenna, US Army Nurse 1969-70, 95th evac hospital, enjoyed a hug from Jace Thomas, Battle Mountain Adjutant Squadron 71. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Helping Jim Woehl, young Weston Wright reaches into a bowl and draws out the name of Don Olstad as the winner of a pistol donated by Woehl during a fundraiser of the RJ Wright Family this past weekend. Also pictured is Tara Walz, far left, and Morgan Wright, far right. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star