Photo by Dick Kettlewell/Fall River County Herald-Star

Gerald Collogan, center, holds the plaque he was awarded at this past weekend’s Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Banquet after being named the 2023 Citizen of the Year. Standing to his left is fellow award nominee Shelley Hagans-Brown. Not pictured is nominee Rodnew Watts. Also pictured is Chamber of Commerce staff, from left, Zoe Pattiani, Olivia Mears and Jarrett Weimer. See page B2 for more photos of other award winners from the...

The fourth in a series of stories focusing on the law enforcement departments of Hot Springs and Fall River County

By Charity Maness

HOT SPRINGS – Now fully staffed with eight full-time police officers, the Hot Springs Police Department is actively being more visible in the community.

Last week, the newspaper profiled four of the departments newest officers. This week, we are featuring the remaining three men within the department.

Phillip Shively - Captain

Positive interaction with a...

Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Southern Hills Zonta member Ebun Adelona, far right, gifts a yellow rose to Boys and Girls Club child care providers, Candi Pattiani, Melanie Adcock (Director), and Elizabeth Davis for International Women’s Day. (Not pictured: Alivia Scearce, Tray Roberts, Ethan Johnson and Lidia Inskip)

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By Charity Maness

HOT SPRINGS – Members of the Southern Hills Zonta Club recognized child care workers at the Hot...

Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

John Van Beek with Avid4 Engineering, left, stands on stage while leading a public presentation about the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction project at the Mueller Civic Center on March 1. Seated at the table are representatives with Complete Concrete Construction, which is the general contractor on the project.

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By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

HOT SPRINGS – Given the visible progress made on the Hot...

Council accepts SD DOT Highway Fund Loan for up to $1.967 million at 1% interest

By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

HOT SPRINGS – As stated by John Van Beek with Avid4 Engineering at the Hot Springs Urban Reconstruction update meeting on March 1, the overall project – which includes seven different individual construction projects – still has a bid price of $31 million. This number includes a projected $25 million that the S.D. Department of Transportation will be spending on the highway...