Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

After jacks and pry bars were used to lift the backboards a bit, Jace Thomas and Gerald Collogan put their backs into it and pulled the backstop free. Looking on in the background is Jay Peterson.

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By Charity Maness

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Elks Lodge #1751 was formed in 1948 with a vision of serving youth, veterans and the community, today, 142 members strong, they have not wavered from that...

Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star

Liz Daugherty matched fabrics from Nuts and Bolts to her panel to create her one of a kind equine themed Villa Rosa quilt top.

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By Charity Maness

HOT SPRINGS– The fourth Saturday of every month from 9 am to 2 pm novice to advanced quilters meet at Nuts and Bolts Fabric in Edgemont to enjoy a day of quilting Villa Rosa designs, friendship and food.

“The best part is the food,” laughed Judy Hanzlick of...

Edgemont Senior Peyton Ostenson is loaded into a Life Flight helicopter as part of the Freshmen Impact Skit at Crazy Horse Memorial. Her injuries are artificial and the result of special effects makeup and prosthetics. The moulage team of Air Force personnel and EMTs constructed the wounds to represent injuries from a fatal car crash.

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By Garland Wright

EDGEMONT – On April 15, 2023, Edgemont, Hot Springs, and Custer high school students attended Freshmen...

LEFT: Tom McColley and Anne moved away from Hot Springs in 1991. This photo of the two of them was taken in 2000 when they lived in Colorado.

RIGHT: During a presentation held at the Mueller Civic Center last month, members of the McColley Vision Fund awarded checks to representatives of the Hot Springs Ministerial Association and The Scout Center. In the photo on top right, John Pence (The Scout Center Board President) accepts their check. Pictured on bottom right is JR Huddleston...

Edgemont High School senior Anna Hansen attended last week’s 33rd annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon in Pierre where she met Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden and Gov. Kristi Noem. Also recognized at the luncheon but unable to attend in person were Hot Springs senior Jaylen Nachtigall and Oelrichs senior Shayna Otteson.

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PIERRE – The academic achievements of the best and brightest students from the Class of 2023 were recognized recently at the 33rd Annual...