The 2024 Miss South Dakota Court (L to R): 3rd runner-up Jensine Matson of Ramona, 2nd runner-up Emily Deinken of Sioux Falls, Miss South Dakota 2024 Joelle Simpson of Rapid City, 1st runner-up Katherine Milbrandt of Brookings, and 4th runner-up Sydney Morgan of Hot Springs.

A City of Hot Springs crewman works to remove an island in Fall River near Brookside Park which had created a waterflow issue that was eroding nearby Garden Street, according to City Administrator Bob Nelson, Jr. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Rounds of Mexican Dominoes played every Tuesday morning draw a robust group at the Springs Senior Citizen Center. (Players facing camera l to r: Pat Rowe, Orva Burke, Colleen Bowker.) Photos by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

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Andrea Powers with the Southern Hills Economic Development Corporation welcomes the more than 140 attendees of the SDSU Extension Energize Conference held in Hot Springs last week. Here, Powers speaks during a reception in the Mueller Center Theater but most of the breakout sessions were held in downtown businesses over the two day, May 22-23. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Local artist Gayle Tescher stands in front of her oil painting “Black Hills Sunset” at Art House Black Hills in downtown Hot Springs. The gallery’s “Women Artists of the Black Hills” exhibition began May 17 and runs through July 20. Photo by Marcus Heerdt/Fall River County Herald-Star

The first-ever recipient of the Superior Service Award was Tad Appenzeller (center) who works at The Dragonfly restaurant. He is pictured with Chamber Director Olivia Mears and Dragonfly owner Kara Hagen. Photo by Zoe Pattiani