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Smokehouse Sports Bar and Grill competition crew Galen Ballasy, Chef Daniel Valdivia and Mercedes Uehling stand with their Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off 1st place prize ‘Buurnice’ a 250 gallon reverse flow smoker. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Smokehouse Sports Bar and Grill competition crew Galen Ballasy, Chef Daniel Valdivia and Mercedes Uehling stand with their Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off 1st place prize ‘Buurnice’ a 250 gallon reverse flow smoker. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Hot Springs’ own Smokehouse takes home the gold at Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off

Charity Maness
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – On Sept. 15, in the wee hours of the morning, the Smokehouse Sports Bar and Grill crew from Hot Springs – Chef Daniel Valdivia, Mercedes Uehling and Galen Ballasy – hit the road with high hopes of bringing home a win at the Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off.
Alex Nelson with Communities That Care, pictured here at a recent event held at Custer High School, brings experience and empathy to a new youth outreach program. Courtesy photo

Alex Nelson with Communities That Care, pictured here at a recent event held at Custer High School, brings experience and empathy to a new youth outreach program. Courtesy photo

Communities That Care aims at early intervention to prevent addiction

Beth Bogart
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Alexander Nelson, age 39, calls himself “the helpful type,” and after working with troubled youth at the now-defunct Star Academy and with the state’s child-protection services, he’s taken on trying to prevent the problems he encountered during those years with a...
Jolyn Harder, Pine Hills Retirement Community Lead Med Aide, stands by the wall of heroes she created at Pine Hills honoring residents who served our great country. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Jolyn Harder, Pine Hills Retirement Community Lead Med Aide, stands by the wall of heroes she created at Pine Hills honoring residents who served our great country. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Pine Hills Retirement Community honors its heroes on wall display

Charity Maness
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Earlier this month, Jolyn Harder, lead med aide with Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs, wanted to create something to honor the veterans entrusted in their care at the facility. So she created a comprehensive hero wall.
Dick Termes poses with two of his Termespheres, Santa Fe La Fonda Hotel and London’s Shakepeare’s Globe Theater, at the Hot Springs Public Library. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Dick Termes poses with two of his Termespheres, Santa Fe La Fonda Hotel and London’s Shakepeare’s Globe Theater, at the Hot Springs Public Library. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Termespheres, geometrical spherical art, comes to the City of Hot Springs

Charity Maness
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – The Dick Termes art exhibit, Termespheres, is now on display at the Hot Springs Public Library and Chautauqua Artisans Market. Termespheres is a play on words with Termes being Dick’s last name and his chosen blank slate being polyethylene plastic spheres.
Members of the American Legion Riders and community ready for the ‘Run for the 22’ Sunday Sept. 22, to raise awareness of veteran suicide and funds for the Mission 22; a national non- profit offering outreach to Veterans and their families when they need it, now. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Members of the American Legion Riders and community ready for the ‘Run for the 22’ Sunday Sept. 22, to raise awareness of veteran suicide and funds for the Mission 22; a national non- profit offering outreach to Veterans and their families when they need it, now. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Suicide Awareness Month recognized by local groups in September

Charity Maness
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. These thoughts, which can often create actions, have a ripple effect throughout a family and community.
Master Sergeant Tyrell Whitcher (right) says he feels “blessed” to be able to meet Medal of Honor recipients in his capacity as Commandant of the Marine Corps Parade Staff as Senior Enlisted Advisor, Enlisted Parade Commander and Senior Swordsman. Courtesy photo

Master Sergeant Tyrell Whitcher (right) says he feels “blessed” to be able to meet Medal of Honor recipients in his capacity as Commandant of the Marine Corps Parade Staff as Senior Enlisted Advisor, Enlisted Parade Commander and Senior Swordsman. Courtesy photo

HSHS alumnus serving as Commandant of USMC Parade Staff

Charity Maness
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Master Sergeant Tyrell Whitcher, 2004 Hot Springs High School (HSHS) Alumnus, has been proudly serving in the United States Marine Corps since 2004, calling the prestigious Marine Barracks Washington DC 8th and I his current home.
Keep Hot Springs Beautiful members Caitlyn Mosset, Christine Fraser and Shelley Hagans-Brown pose amongst the colorful flowers showcased in the bump-out located at the street corner across from Ace Hardware and in front of the Pioneer Building. This particular bumpout – one of 20 currently in the city – is being cared for by a group of neighbors who live in the Eagle Valley subdivision and call themselves the “Valley Girls.” Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Keep Hot Springs Beautiful members Caitlyn Mosset, Christine Fraser and Shelley Hagans-Brown pose amongst the colorful flowers showcased in the bump-out located at the street corner across from Ace Hardware and in front of the Pioneer Building. This particular bumpout – one of 20 currently in the city – is being cared for by a group of neighbors who live in the Eagle Valley subdivision and call themselves the “Valley Girls.” Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

‘Bumpout Brigade’ is helping keep downtown Hot Springs beautiful

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – While it’s the concrete that creates the foundation of Hot Springs’ new downtown roadway, it’s the beautifully colored vegetation and landscaping located at each street corner which engrains it altogether into the community.
Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) President Frank Star Comes Out (left), Dr. Lilias Jarding with the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance (seated) and OST attorney Mario Gonzalez address a group of more than 30 people at a meeting held at the Hot Springs American Legion on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) President Frank Star Comes Out (left), Dr. Lilias Jarding with the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance (seated) and OST attorney Mario Gonzalez address a group of more than 30 people at a meeting held at the Hot Springs American Legion on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Photo by Beth Bogart/Fall River County Herald-Star

Meeting held to organize intervention of proposed uranium project

Beth Bogart
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Three dozen people attended a meeting last Wednesday evening in Hot Springs regarding a proposed uranium exploration project on state land near Craven Canyon north of Edgemont.
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