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New Hot Springs School Board member Colleen Venner, left, takes the oath of office from Business Manager Wendy Bilbruck during last Monday night’s regular board meeting. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

New Hot Springs School Board member Colleen Venner, left, takes the oath of office from Business Manager Wendy Bilbruck during last Monday night’s regular board meeting. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

New Hot Springs school board member sworn in to office

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – New Hot Springs School Board member Colleen Venner took the oath of office during the district’s regular board meeting last week on Monday, Dec. 9.
A group of turkeys stand alert in the front yard of a home on Lincoln Avenue in Hot Springs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

A group of turkeys stand alert in the front yard of a home on Lincoln Avenue in Hot Springs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Hot Springs City Council: Stop Feeding the Turkeys!

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Body GFP to conduct turkey trapping; urge need for residents to stop feeding HOT SPRINGS – Many people in Hot Springs love seeing wildlife like deer or turkeys when they look out the windows of their home, but at what point are there just too many?
Workers with Complete Concrete last week began replacing the sloped sidewalk boulevard with a new ‘double curb’ design to help with the transitionally safety from the storefronts to the lower roadway. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Workers with Complete Concrete last week began replacing the sloped sidewalk boulevard with a new ‘double curb’ design to help with the transitionally safety from the storefronts to the lower roadway. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Crews correcting sloped portions of sidewalk boulevard on North River

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Concerns about the sloped concrete boulevard on the new sidewalk along the business side of North River Street got addressed last week, as crews with Complete Concrete began putting in a “double curb” in several locations.
Shirley Schumacher, left, and Robert Paul – coordinators of a new group known as Tax Relief for Property Owners – address attendees of a recent meeting held at the Hot Springs Public Library. Courtesy photo

Shirley Schumacher, left, and Robert Paul – coordinators of a new group known as Tax Relief for Property Owners – address attendees of a recent meeting held at the Hot Springs Public Library. Courtesy photo

New group attempts to tackle tax relief for property owners

Beth Bogart
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS — A quickly-growing group of Fall River County area residents has launched a grassroots effort to get “timely, reasonable and meaningful legislation for property-valuation relief” from the South Dakota statehouse, said cocoordinator Robert (Bob) Paul.
The Edgemont School District issued a lockdown last week when a student directed a verbal threat at a teacher. Photo by Garland Wright/FRC Herald-Star

The Edgemont School District issued a lockdown last week when a student directed a verbal threat at a teacher. Photo by Garland Wright/FRC Herald-Star

Edgemont Superintendent praises handling of Dec. 3 lockdown

News Staff
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Body EDGEMONT – According to a press release from the Fall River County Sheriff’s Department, shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec.
Jaclyn Kelsey

Jaclyn Kelsey

Hot Springs alumna hired as new City Administrator

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – New Hot Springs City Administrator Jaclyn Kelsey officially started in her position at city hall on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after her hire was unanimously approved by the City Council last Monday night, following a 45-minute executive session prior to personnel actions.
The line was long but the mood was merry as more than 550 people were served and enjoyed a Thanksgiving Feast at the American Legion on Thanksgiving Day. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

The line was long but the mood was merry as more than 550 people were served and enjoyed a Thanksgiving Feast at the American Legion on Thanksgiving Day. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Thanksgiving feast feeds 550 in Hot Springs

Charity Maness
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Body Plans now set for Christmas feast on Sunday, Dec. 22 HOT SPRINGS – It was a feast for the community, the family and the soul Thursday, Nov.
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