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Michael O’Leary came to Hot Springs to see where Edward Cohota had spent the last years of his life Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald Star

Michael O’Leary came to Hot Springs to see where Edward Cohota had spent the last years of his life Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald Star

Chinese-American Civil War Veteran’s unique story made into musical

Beth Bogart
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS — Among the thousands of veterans housed over the decades at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium (now the VA Hospital), all with tales of service and heroism, few have their lives memorialized for posterity in a musical.
Bronwyn Thomas from Tasmania, Australia, stands in front of the country school her grandmother, Ardath Gilpin, attended as a child. Thomas met with members of the Oelrichs Historical Society recently to search for information about her greatgrandparents, Abner and Ada Gilpin, who homesteaded in the Oelrichs area from 1908 to 1917. The Gilpin schoolhouse has been preserved by the Nick Bogner family. Photo by Katie Merdanian, Fall River County Herald-Star

Bronwyn Thomas from Tasmania, Australia, stands in front of the country school her grandmother, Ardath Gilpin, attended as a child. Thomas met with members of the Oelrichs Historical Society recently to search for information about her greatgrandparents, Abner and Ada Gilpin, who homesteaded in the Oelrichs area from 1908 to 1917. The Gilpin schoolhouse has been preserved by the Nick Bogner family. Photo by Katie Merdanian, Fall River County Herald-Star

Australian woman travels to Oelrichs to find her roots

Katie Merdanian
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Body OELRICHS - Bronwyn Thomas travelled over 9000 miles from the Australian island of Tasmania to stand on the same prairie her greatgrandparents stood over 100 years ago.
Land currently owned by Fall River Health Services, located just west of the Hot Springs Ambulance facility, was annexed into the city limits last week and represents the first step in the creation of a Planned Unit Development for future workforce housing. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Land currently owned by Fall River Health Services, located just west of the Hot Springs Ambulance facility, was annexed into the city limits last week and represents the first step in the creation of a Planned Unit Development for future workforce housing. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

City annexes 10 acres along Hwy. 71

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – After hearing a plea from the owners of the community’s only medical cannabis dispensary during last week’s council meeting, the City of Hot Springs is now considering some changes to its licensing and zoning ordinances to potentially allow cultivation and...
Edgemont City Council President Brent White, left, and Mayor Rheta Reagan, right, present George Darrow, center, with the official proclamation honoring Mr. Darrow. Photo by Linda Baird/FRC Herald Star

Edgemont City Council President Brent White, left, and Mayor Rheta Reagan, right, present George Darrow, center, with the official proclamation honoring Mr. Darrow. Photo by Linda Baird/FRC Herald Star

Edgemont honors local veteran George Darrow with Honor Flight

Linda Baird
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Body EDGEMONT – The City of Edgemont recently designated Sept. 25, 2024, as a day to honor Vietnam veteran George Darrow as one of our nation’s heroes, who was flown that day on the Midwest Honor Flight from Sioux Falls to Washington. D.C.
Last Friday morning, artists Matthew Carpenter and Morgan Fields put down the first layer of their mural design.

Last Friday morning, artists Matthew Carpenter and Morgan Fields put down the first layer of their mural design.

Painting the Town Beautiful: Work on new mural begins on University Ave.

Charity Maness
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – After almost two years of fund raising and finding the perfect artists and design, the mural on the north side of University Avenue is now underway. “I am very excited to see the mural coming to fruition,” said Petra Wilson.
Some of the early attendees of last week’s Afternoon Tea get served inside the 2nd Chances store on North River Street. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Some of the early attendees of last week’s Afternoon Tea get served inside the 2nd Chances store on North River Street. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Afternoon Tea raises funds to feed hungry schoolchildren

Beth Bogart
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – When tea enthusiast Judy Sweet was asked by 2nd Chances owner Carl Halls if she wanted to use his recently-relocated store on North River Street to host an afternoon tea amidst his vintage furniture and decor, she jumped at the chance to create a new fundraiser for...
A ranger with Wind Cave National Park works with Edgemont students as he demonstrates how the park is able to keep track of the park’s elk herd through the use of sonar equipment. Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

A ranger with Wind Cave National Park works with Edgemont students as he demonstrates how the park is able to keep track of the park’s elk herd through the use of sonar equipment. Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Area 5th graders celebrate nature at Cold Brook for JAKES Day

Garland Wright
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Body Fall River Chapter of NWTF hosting 30th annual banquet on Oct. 12 HOTSPRINGS–Thefifth-gradestudents from Hot Springs, Edgemont and Oelrichs had an unforgettable day of adventure last month on Wednesday, Sept.
Four Centenarians celebrated at Seven Sisters with a birthday bash. Left to right: Earnestine Colgan, Henrieta Ritzman, Margaret ‘Maggie’ May, and Mildred Kraemer. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Four Centenarians celebrated at Seven Sisters with a birthday bash. Left to right: Earnestine Colgan, Henrieta Ritzman, Margaret ‘Maggie’ May, and Mildred Kraemer. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Seven Sisters Centenarians celebrate a total of 412 years of knowledge

Charity Maness
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs celebrated the birthdays of four Centenarians on Tuesday Sept. 24 with balloons, cake and camaraderie.
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