HOT SPRINGS – On Tuesday, June 7, area voters will go to the polls for the Primary Election to cast their selections for a number of city, county, state and national races.

Over the next four weeks, the Fall River County Herald-Star will provide profiles of the various candidates on the ballot while featuring a different set of races each week. This week, we will be featuring a total of six candidates for three different races, including District 30 Senate, Hot Springs Mayor and Hot Springs...

Photo by Charity Maness

Lane Ostenson, Wildland Urban Interface Technician with S.D. Department of Public Safety Wildland Fire, explains the need for the reduction of ladder fuels and hazardous fuels to create a survival space for a residence.

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By Charity Maness

HOT SPRINGS – On Tuesday April 26, the South Dakota Department of Safety Wildland Fire held a press conference to highlight Country Club Estates in Hot Springs as only one of eight Firewise...

Photos by Cathy Nelson/Fall River County Herald-Star

The title holders surround Miss South Dakota Kaitlin O’Neill and Miss South Dakota Outstanding Teen Kianna Healey at the tables of beautifully decorated cakes that were donated for the Miss South Dakota Dinner and Cake Auction held at the Red Rock River Resort on Sat., April 30. From left is Miss Badlands Outstanding Teen (OT) Jordyn Conlon, Miss Fall River Balloon Festival OT Amare Bertelson, Miss Rolling Plains OT Karina Novotny, Miss Hot...

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Volunteers including Edgemont School staff and students, Edgemont YMCA staff, and members of Mtn. View Lodge #161 helped conduct the annual South Dakota Masonic Child Identification Program at Edgemont School on Wednesday, April 13.

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By Eric Harrold

Staff Writer

EDGEMONT – On Wednesday April 13, Mt. View Lodge #161 members in conjunction with the Massa Dental and the Edgemont YMCA held a South Dakota Masonic Child Identification Program at...

Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Exchange students take Hot Springs by storm. Pictured left to right: Janet Becker, regional coordinator for Education First, Filippa Enderlein of Denmark, Tabea Kuechler of Germany, and Ida Villumsen of Denmark.

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By Charity Maness

HOT SPRINGS – Exchange students Tabea Kuechler (17) of Bederwitz, Germany, Filippa Enderlein (16) of Frederiksberg, Denmark and Ida Villumsen (16)  Knebel, Denmark have called...