NAMING WRITES: Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive named for former South Dakota Governor

On left is the official portrait of Former Governor Leslie Jensen that hangs in the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. Former Governor Dennis Daugaard and two of Jensen’s children unveiled this new portrait in a small ceremony in 2016. (Photo by...

Thanksgiving Feasts planned for throughout Fall River County

Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald-Star

The golden hearts behind the Community Thanksgiving Feast: Tanya Daunt (Hot Springs Ministerial Assoc), Kay Birkholt (Hot Spring Food Pantry), Carol Harvey (American Legion Auxiliary), Ruby...

Oelrichs School votes to not have winter sports

File photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

Oelrichs' Jada Rouillard dribbles the ball upcourt in a game played last year at Case Auditorium versus the Hot Springs Lady Bison. This year, both Hot Springs and Edgemont plan on...

Duty, Honor, Country emphasized in Hot Springs on Veterans Day

Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

State Veterans Home Physical Plant Manager Ton Inman, right, portrayed Civil War General John Logan during the Veterans Day program at Case Auditorium last week on Wednesday, Nov. 11. General...

Edgemont School Veterans Day program altered but undeterred by Covid-19

Guest speakers for the Edgemont Veterans Day Program were Joshua Joint (left) and Capt. Shannon J. Johnson (right). Joint enlisted into the Army on Jan. 11, 2011 as a Cavalry Scout. His military service spans just under seven years and includes a...

FALL RIVER FOUNDATIONS: Hat Creek: a creek, valley and town

Courtesy photo

Photocopy of an oil painting created by Mrs. George Christian circa 1880 of the Hat Creek Stage Station and Fort, which is actually located in Wyoming on Sage Creek, an unfortunate frontier history...