Photos by Charity Maness & Brett Nachtigall Fall River County Herald-Star
HOT SPRINGS – Last Monday night’s April 8 regular meeting of the Hot Springs School Board featured an abbreviated 20-minute session open to the public, followed by an extended executive session to finalize some personnel matters which included the approval of contracts for certified staff and…
HOT SPRINGS – Dr. Dallas Wilkinson, of Vision Source in Hot Springs, recently returned from a medical mission trip to Mexico where he helped give the gift of sight to many.
“My first medical mission with VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) was while I was in optometry school in…
HOT SPRINGS – In preparation of this week’s State FFA Convention in Brookings on April 17-20, the Hot Springs School District hosted the District 5 Career Development Event (CDE) last Wednesday, April 10, which was attended by a total of 273 students from 11 different West River schools.
This…
The local youth groups at Wesleyan and Southern Hills Evangelical Free Church have joined forces to host a flamingo yard war event from April 10 through April 24th in an effort to help the youth raise funds for their combined summer trip.
“Anyone in town can participate,” said Southern Hills…
HOT SPRINGS – To build or not to build a new justice center and what size to build continues to be discussed at every Fall River County Commission meeting. Some of the ongoing discussion centers around whether a 50-bed or a 100-bed jail would best serve the county.
During the commission…
OELRICHS - A large crowd of approximately 55 gathered at the Oelrichs Community Center Friday evening, April 5, for the first of four 2024 Republican Candidate Forums hosted by the Fall River County Republicans. The seven candidates for Fall River County Commissioner introduced themselves and…
HOT SPRINGS – The students of Bethesda Lutheran School have had an exciting past few weeks. Believe it or not the Cat in the Hat was caught on the roof of the school. Yes, it is true– that sneaky Cat knew we were up to something and he surprised us all by hiding on the roof. The Hot Springs Police…
SPEARFISH – Edgemont had a good showing at the Spearfish Queen City Classic track meet on Friday, April 5. Many athletes set personal records (PRs).
For the field side it was Edgemont’s first time throwing the javelin as it was newly added to the High School level. Senior Brendan Nelson threw…
