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Councilman Brent White (left) and Mayor Rheta Reagan (right) present a check for $250 to Joan Olson at the Nov. 19 Edgemont City Council meeting when she was surprised with the honor of being named Citizen of the Year. Photo by Linda Baird/FRC Herald Star

Councilman Brent White (left) and Mayor Rheta Reagan (right) present a check for $250 to Joan Olson at the Nov. 19 Edgemont City Council meeting when she was surprised with the honor of being named Citizen of the Year. Photo by Linda Baird/FRC Herald Star

Edgemont City Council honors Joan Olson as Citizen of the Year

Linda Baird
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Body EDGEMONT–OnTuesday, November 19, Edgemont City Council awarded the firstever Citizen of the Year award to Joan Olson, for service to the community.
Battle Mountain Avenue, shown above on Monday, Nov. 25, represents the final completed stretch of the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project which began Feb. 28, 2022, on the opposite side of town near Taco John’s. Originally slated for two years, the newly established official completion date is Dec. 20, 2024, based on a Settlement Agreement and Release signed by the SDDOT, Complete Concrete and the City of Hot Springs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Battle Mountain Avenue, shown above on Monday, Nov. 25, represents the final completed stretch of the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project which began Feb. 28, 2022, on the opposite side of town near Taco John’s. Originally slated for two years, the newly established official completion date is Dec. 20, 2024, based on a Settlement Agreement and Release signed by the SDDOT, Complete Concrete and the City of Hot Springs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Parties set official completion date for Reconstruction Project as Dec. 20

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – A lot was covered during last week’s Hot Springs City Council meeting on Monday, Nov.
Matthew Marshall, Jr., age 28, disappeared on July 24, 2024.

Matthew Marshall, Jr., age 28, disappeared on July 24, 2024.

Two-day search for missing Hot Springs man yields no clues

Beth Bogart
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS — More than a dozen volunteers spent twodaysonachillyNovember weekend searching for any trace of Hot Springs resident Matthew Marshall, Jr., who was 28 at the time of his disappearance on July 24.
Edgemont freshman Landon Harrod recently performed in the All-State Orchestra as one of 12 bass players from across South Dakota. Courtesy photo

Edgemont freshman Landon Harrod recently performed in the All-State Orchestra as one of 12 bass players from across South Dakota. Courtesy photo

Edgemont freshman Landon Harrod performs at All-State Orchestra

Garland Wright
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Body EDGEMONT – On November 2, 2024, Edgemont High School freshman Landon Harrod showcased his musical talents as part of the South Dakota All-State Choir and Orchestra performance at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Under the baton of Guest Orchestra Conductor Dr.
Prayer is held at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Brick Memorial Garden to bless the memorial as a place of healing and remembrance. Pictured on the front page of this newspaper during the ribbon cutting ceremony held November 11, is Dick Daily, American Legion Rider Director, Dan Harley, Ron Richards and Commander Moe Lamphere. Photos by Charity Maness Fall River Herald Star

Prayer is held at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Brick Memorial Garden to bless the memorial as a place of healing and remembrance. Pictured on the front page of this newspaper during the ribbon cutting ceremony held November 11, is Dick Daily, American Legion Rider Director, Dan Harley, Ron Richards and Commander Moe Lamphere. Photos by Charity Maness Fall River Herald Star

American Legion Family honors Veterans, serves community with pride

Charity Maness
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Veterans Day 2024 began with a pageantry of honor at all the local schools with State Home Veterans in attendance and ended with a brick memorial garden dedication and a free Veterans Feast at the American Legion.
Gerald Collogan sits on the edge of the fountain in Centennial Park, near where much of the flagstone has broken away on its circular cap and is in need of repairs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Gerald Collogan sits on the edge of the fountain in Centennial Park, near where much of the flagstone has broken away on its circular cap and is in need of repairs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Funds needed for repairs on Centennial Park fountain

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Body Publisher HOT SPRINGS – The Centennial Park water fountain is in need of repairs and local resident Gerald Collogan – whose father Don helped build it in 1976 – is raising funds to do it.
Presenters Glenn and Caroline Zerbst, center, pose for a photo with members of the Edgemont Historical Society and Edgemont Museum. Submitted photo

Presenters Glenn and Caroline Zerbst, center, pose for a photo with members of the Edgemont Historical Society and Edgemont Museum. Submitted photo

Edgemont Historical Society hosts program about ranching on the Cheyenne

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body EDGEMONT – The Edgemont Historical Society hosted an evening that showcased the rich roots of ranches along the Cheyenne River on Tuesday, October 22. There were 48 folks in attendance and many ranching families were represented from both Edgemont and other communities in Wyoming.
It was a crisp 30 degree morning on Saturday, Nov. 2, as members of Keep Hot Springs Beautiful (KHSB) and others joined together to decorate Centennial Park in festive lights. With soft Christmas melodies wafting through the air, the people and a table laden with treats and coffee all were ready to take on the task at hand and dispersed with lights, ladders and Christmas spirit. The previous night on Friday, Nov. 1, KHSB also hosted their annual banquet. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald-Star

It was a crisp 30 degree morning on Saturday, Nov. 2, as members of Keep Hot Springs Beautiful (KHSB) and others joined together to decorate Centennial Park in festive lights. With soft Christmas melodies wafting through the air, the people and a table laden with treats and coffee all were ready to take on the task at hand and dispersed with lights, ladders and Christmas spirit. The previous night on Friday, Nov. 1, KHSB also hosted their annual banquet. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald-Star

Gratitude: The focus of the annual Keep Hot Springs Beautiful banquet

Charity Maness
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Last Friday evening, Nov. 1, at the American Legion, the annual banquet for Keep Hot Springs Beautiful (KHSB) held a record number of attendees.
Staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Hot Springs includes, from left, Miracel Lucero (Youth Development), Lorelei Ball (Director of Operations for BGCBH) and Mattelyn Montoya (Hot Springs Unit Director). Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Hot Springs includes, from left, Miracel Lucero (Youth Development), Lorelei Ball (Director of Operations for BGCBH) and Mattelyn Montoya (Hot Springs Unit Director). Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Boys & Girls Club provides vital service to local families

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body 15th annual Wine & Wreaths benefit is Nov. 16 HOT SPRINGS – Over the past 15 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Hot Springs has evolved into one of the community’s most vital youth-oriented services.
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