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Dr. Hazel Barton of the University of Akron collects the fossilized remains of a pine marten that was discovered in Wind Cave. The fossil was sent to The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs where radiocarbon dating estimates have shown it is...
Read more: Unknown cave formation and 11,100-year-old fossil among discoveries
Photo courtesy Troy Lurz
The Hot Springs School District’s Teachers of the Year awards were presented to three district staff members during the Monday, March 11, school board meeting. Pictured from left is Jeanie Dumire, Classified Staff Member of...
Read more: Hot Springs recognizes its 2021-22 Teachers of the Year
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Recipients of this year’s “Can Man” Scholarships, included, front row, from left, recipients: Levi Cunningham, Zephaniah Thompson, Tina Duran, Jillian Simunek, Weston Watson, Jaida Kramer. Back row, Organizing and Scholarship...
Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
The City of Hot Springs is currently in the midst of a “native waterway restoration project” along a stretch of Fall River, which will eventually go from Minnekahta Avenue and south, to just...
Photo courtesy Gary and Patty Schuh
A group of dedicated volunteers worked mostly on Thursday evenings for three years, from 1993 to 1996, on constructing the existing wooden playground at the Hot Springs Elementary School. A celebration was held...
Read more: Total of $18,000 raised for new Hot Springs Elementary School playground equipment
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Deep underground, a caver explores a new passage of Wind Cave beyond the edge of known cave. Explorers in Wind Cave recently discovered new passageways, bringing the total length of the cave to nearly 162...
