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Quilters Karen Meston, Delores Hickman, Sandy Taylor and Marilyn Eighmy hold up the Minnekahta Quilters Guild 2024 raffle quilt ‘Dizzy Geese’ at their weekly hand quilters meeting. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Quilters Karen Meston, Delores Hickman, Sandy Taylor and Marilyn Eighmy hold up the Minnekahta Quilters Guild 2024 raffle quilt ‘Dizzy Geese’ at their weekly hand quilters meeting. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Quilting: not just a labor of love, but a passion for local group

Chariy Maness
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – While one might think the days of women joining together around a floor quilt frame quilting a new quilt for a loved one, newlyweds, or a good friend are of a bygone era the fact is quilting is alive and well in Hot Springs.
Personnel with the South Dakota Department of Transportation and members of the public discuss the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project over large maps of the project in the Mueller Center Annex during an open house event last Wednesday, March 6. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Personnel with the South Dakota Department of Transportation and members of the public discuss the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project over large maps of the project in the Mueller Center Annex during an open house event last Wednesday, March 6. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Reconstruction project still slated for completion in 2024

Brett Nachtigall
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Body HOT SPRINGS – Despite what most casual observers may have assumed, there are no current plans to extend the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project beyond the end of this calendar year.

Legislature passes bill aiming to increase teacher salaries

News Staff
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Body Opponents worry legislation will have unintended consequences By Makenzie Huber South Dakota Searchlight and Brett Nachtigall Fall River County Herald-Star PIERRE — School districts may soon be required to raise average teacher compensation each year by a rate nearly equal to...
A graduate of Edgemont High School’s Class of 2012, Cassandra McCall recently won Teacher of the Year for the College of Engineering at Utah State University.

A graduate of Edgemont High School’s Class of 2012, Cassandra McCall recently won Teacher of the Year for the College of Engineering at Utah State University.

Edgemont grad named Engineering Teacher of the Year at Utah State

Garland Wright
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Body LOGAN, Utah -- In a celebration of educational excellence and innovative teaching, Utah State University’s College of Engineering has awarded Cassandra McCall the esteemed Teacher of the Year Award.
The Oelrichs dancers, Ashlynn Red Cloud, Naomi Phelps-Herman, Ta’Sina New Holy, and Eli Black Bear, during the Grand Entry, led by Jessica Eagle Hawk, co-organizer of the event. More dancers arrived throughout the afternoon. Photos by Katie Merdanian/Fall River County Herald-Star

The Oelrichs dancers, Ashlynn Red Cloud, Naomi Phelps-Herman, Ta’Sina New Holy, and Eli Black Bear, during the Grand Entry, led by Jessica Eagle Hawk, co-organizer of the event. More dancers arrived throughout the afternoon. Photos by Katie Merdanian/Fall River County Herald-Star

Black Bear honored at Oelrichs Powwow

Katie Merdanian
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Body OELRICHS - Saturday, February 24, was a busy day for youth from all over Western South Dakota. They came from near and far to the Oelrichs school to participate in HandGames,followedbyaPowwow. Dr. Mitch Stone, Superintendent/ CEO, said he estimated around 300 in attendance.
Hot Springs High School senior Kyle Sanders was recently presented the Jacob Scott Memorial Award for his volunteer service to South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures. Here, Kyle holds a Canadian goose he harvested in Fall River County as part of a recent youth hunt with the organization. This particular goose is a rare speciman known as a “Quill Lake” goose and recognizable by the unusual white feathers on its belly. Submitted photo

Hot Springs High School senior Kyle Sanders was recently presented the Jacob Scott Memorial Award for his volunteer service to South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures. Here, Kyle holds a Canadian goose he harvested in Fall River County as part of a recent youth hunt with the organization. This particular goose is a rare speciman known as a “Quill Lake” goose and recognizable by the unusual white feathers on its belly. Submitted photo

Sanders presented award from S.D. Youth Hunting Adventures

Brett Nachtigall
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Body ORAL – The criteria for receiving the South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventure’s Jacob Scott Memorial Award is having a positive attitude, a willingness to help others, resiliency, being a role model to youth hunters, being a good steward of wildlife and natural resources, and being...
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