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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.
A pair of Americorps workers cut and remove cattails from Fall River last Tuesday, Aug. 20, below the suspended sidewalk near the Jennings Avenue bridge. There are a total of eight workers here currently, from all over the country. They will remain in Hot Springs for about four weeks, with their primary focus to clean up the cattails. The man pictured above in the water is utilizing one of the city’s four new rotary scissor trimmers. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

A pair of Americorps workers cut and remove cattails from Fall River last Tuesday, Aug. 20, below the suspended sidewalk near the Jennings Avenue bridge. There are a total of eight workers here currently, from all over the country. They will remain in Hot Springs for about four weeks, with their primary focus to clean up the cattails. The man pictured above in the water is utilizing one of the city’s four new rotary scissor trimmers. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Americorps workers are busy removing cattails in Fall River

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Americorps workers began last Tuesday, Aug. 13, on cleaning up the Fall River channel at the Jennings Bridge and are working their way north to the Minnekahta Bridge removing cattails and other debris along the way.
Newly elected Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief Riley Stevens (left) at work on a fire with his brother Seth. Courtesy photo

Newly elected Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief Riley Stevens (left) at work on a fire with his brother Seth. Courtesy photo

Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Dept. welcomes new Chief Riley Stevens

Charity Maness
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Riley Stevens, a 2016 graduate of Hot Springs High School, was elected this past June as the new Chief of the Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department (HSVFD), bringing with him years of firefighting experience and a humble view of his elected position.
Master Gardener Kerry Pile stands at the edge of the area designated for the Seven Sisters Youth Garden beside the Hot Springs Public Library. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Master Gardener Kerry Pile stands at the edge of the area designated for the Seven Sisters Youth Garden beside the Hot Springs Public Library. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Seven Sisters Youth Garden receives ‘go ahead’ from Hot Springs City Council

Charity Maness
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – On Monday, August 5, the Hot Springs City Council unanimously passed a Resolution of Support to Master Gardener Kerry Pile and the Seven Sisters Youth Garden Board to begin the creation of the Seven Sisters Youth Garden on the grounds between the Hot Springs Public...
In an effort to enhance the existing no cell phone policy at Edgemont School, the District is introducing Yondr pouches. These pouches lock students’ phones up for the duration of the academic day, as demonstrated here by Becky Harding, who serves as the Student Advisor for the district.

In an effort to enhance the existing no cell phone policy at Edgemont School, the District is introducing Yondr pouches. These pouches lock students’ phones up for the duration of the academic day, as demonstrated here by Becky Harding, who serves as the Student Advisor for the district.

Edgemont School strengthens cell phone policy with Yondr pouches

Garland Wright
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Body EDGEMONT – In an effort to minimize classroom distractions and promote a more focused learning environment, Edgemont School District is implementing Yondr pouches as part of its existing cell phone policy.
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