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For that handful of intrepid runners who tackle the challenging half marathon, organizers of this year’s Stars, Stripes & Steps are excited to announce the return of the secret staircase, the Grandstone Windmill Wobble, which is on private land and only accessible to the half-marathoners. 

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HOT SPRINGS – Registration is open for the 9th Annual Stars, Stripes & Steps stairclimbing race, to be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May...

TOP PHOTO: Lloyd Jenniges, Kay Jenniges Flock and Donna Jenniges hold the original Norm Jenniges Field sign surrounded by the Hot Springs Bison baseball team, their coaches and Mayor Bob Nelson during the unveiling of the new sign dedication on Tuesday May 9 at the main baseball field; the Norm Jenniges Field. (Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star)

BOTTOM LEFT: Norm Jenniges was born to play ball, pictured here in 1913 at the age of four with a catchers mitt, his chosen...

Photos courtesy Masha Fehr

LEFT: Stanley Walking Jr., a senior at Oelrichs High School, takes a shot during the 2023 Lakota All Star Games on Saturday, April 29, in Rapid City.  TOP: T’lea Rouillard, right, poses with her mom, T’mara Twiss, during the 2023 Lakota All Star Games.  T’lea is a a senior at Oelrichs High School and second-generation all star.  T’mara was a member of the 1994 Lakota All Star team, shown below, second from the...

Photo by Kel Lorenz

Members of the 2022-23 Hot Springs Bison Boys Basketball Team include, from left, Head Coach Aaron Noteboom, Assistant Coach Lindall Janis, Tyler Remington, Aidyn Janis, Braden Peterson, Colin Iverson, Modes Kerr, Blake Hanes, Camron Maciejewski, Landon Iverson, Kayden Hansen, Brayden Vandenberg, Preston Iverson, Teagan Erskin, Josh Kleinsasser, Will Gilbertson, Matt Close, Assistant Coach Max Jirsa, Managers Madysen Mundorf and Lynnea...

Photo by Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate

Members of the Hot Springs Bison boys basketball team pose for a photo in the Chamberlain Armory after defeating the Winner Warriors by a score of 47-43 last week on March 7 in the SoDak16. Also pictured is Assistant Coaches Lindall Janis (far left) and Max Jirsa (back row on right) along with Head Coach Aaron Noteboom (far right).

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By Brett Nachtigall

Publisher

CHAMBERLAIN – After not qualifying for a state...