More than 50 Edgemont area residents gathered at the Senior Citizens Center for an enCore presentation and Dewey-Burdock update on Monday, Jan. 26. Photo by Lance Borde/Fall River County Herald-Star

A ‘Sidewalk Closed” sign sits on the north end of the downtown suspended sidewalk due to a design flaw that placed a tower directly in the middle of the transition point leading to the regular sidewalk on the west side of North River Street. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Major General John Logan and his wife, Mary, are known to locals as Tom and Laura Inman, both of whom have been employed by the South Dakota State Soldiers Home. Photo by Peggy Sanders/FRC Herald-Star

Hot Springs Police Chief Ross Norton said he is proud of his staff and lower crime rate. Photo by Charity Maness

Crews clear a tree that had fallen in front of the Wind Cave National Park visitor center near some of the park’s vehicles. Only one structure was directly hit by a falling tree and none of the park’s vehicles sustained any damage. (NPS photo)

In Memoriam

The above graphic was provided to Hot Springs School Board members at a Jan. 8 special meeting to demonstrate how student enrollment has been steadily decreasing since 2000 when there were 909 students in the district. This year, Hot Springs had only 660 students enrolled in grades K-12.

Alt Text for ImageAmong the things needing replaced on the Kidney Springs Gazebo are the wooden columns and concrete bases, as shown here. City crews are currently working on a plan to begin dismantling the gazebo and rebuilding it with new parts which are already in possession of the City of Hot Springs. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

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FRC Sheriff Lyle Norton