HOT SPRINGS – The need for qualified nurses in the Southern Black Hills area got a shot in the arm last Tuesday, April 30, when Western Dakota Technical College(WDTC)announced they would soon be opening a Practical Nursing Satellite Program in Hot Springs.Through a partnership with the Michael J.…
HOT SPRINGS – The primary election is slated to take place on Tuesday, June 4, which is when area registered voters will decide a number of races, including who will be the two District 30 Republican nominees in the November General Election for the South Dakota House of Represenatives, as well as…
WALL -- Edgemont High School students recently enjoyed a field trip organized by their FFA and Spanish 1 classes. The trip took them from a meat processing plant in Wall, South Dakota, to a celebrated bike manufacturer in Rapid City.ThejourneybeganattheWall Meats Processing plant, where students…
Janet Rose (Guffey) Graham lost her short battle with pancreatic cancer on an April spring day with her husband at her side at their home in Greybull, Wyo., at the age of 76. Jan was born in Hot Springs S.D., the second daughter, to Leroy and Clara “Gull” Guffey. Jan grew up in Edgemont, S.D…
June 17, 1957 - April 26, 2024Jerry D. Cope, devoted Christian, son, husband, father, brother, grandfather, friend, and community leader, passed away at age 66 on Friday, April 26, 2024.Jerry, the third of four siblings, was born and raised on a ranch east of Hot Springs. He attended a two-room…
HOT SPRINGS – The primary election is slated to take place on Tuesday, June 4, which is when area registered voters will decide a number of races, including filling three seats on the Fall River County Commission along with the two District 30 House of Representative Republicans on the November…
HOT SPRINGS – On Tuesday April 23, 2024 at 5:05 p.m., the Fall River County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a deceased individual in a secluded area in Minnekahta Valley. The initial report was made by a neighbor of the property owner who had been out driving his UTV when he came across a…
HOT SPRINGS – In a pioneering endeavor to enhance internet connectivity and reliability, Golden West Communications has initiated an expansive project to introduce state-of-theart fiber optic internet to areas including the east side of Angostura, Hot Brook Canyon, and now extending into the rural…
HOT SPRINGS – What started as the Good News Sunday youth program at The United Churches in Hot Springs expanded to include an afterschool group for the community’s children ages 10 and above. The program is named the “Hang-out” and meets at the church at 342 N. Garden on Wednesdays at 4 p.m…

WDTC Practical Nursing program to open in Hot Springs this fall

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HOT SPRINGS – The need for qualified nurses in the Southern Black Hills area got a shot in the arm last Tuesday, April 30, when Western Dakota Technical College(WDTC)announced they would soon be opening a Practical Nursing Satellite Program in Hot Springs.

Six Republicans running for the two spots in District 30 House

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HOT SPRINGS – The primary election is slated to take place on Tuesday, June 4, which is when area registered voters will decide a number of races, including who will be the two District 30 Republican nominees in the November General Election for the South Dakota House of Represenatives, as well as three seats on the Fall River County Commission and the one District 30 Senate Republican candidate.

Two killed in car crash

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EDGEMONT – Two men died last Wednesday morning, at around 7:54 a.m., April 24, in a single-vehicle crash three miles south of Edgemont. Preliminary crash information indicates that 55-year-old Michael S.

Girls golfers host Pre-Regions

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HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Lady Bison golfers hosted the Pre-Region tournament at Southern Hills Golf Course last Thursday, May 2, where St. Thomas More won the team title with a four-person, 18-hole score of 384 followed by Custer in second place with 419 and Belle Fourche in third with 450.

Boys medley wins Howard Wood title

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SIOUX FALLS – It was a highly successful trip east to the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls this past weekend for the Hot Springs Bison boys and girls track and field teams. “The kids came in focused,” said Hot Springs head coach Mike Close.

Janet Rose Graham

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Janet Rose (Guffey) Graham lost her short battle with pancreatic cancer on an April spring day with her husband at her side at their home in Greybull, Wyo., at the age of 76. Jan was born in Hot Springs S.D., the second daughter, to Leroy and Clara “Gull” Guffey.

Jerry D. Cope

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June 17, 1957 - April 26, 2024 Jerry D. Cope, devoted Christian, son, husband, father, brother, grandfather, friend, and community leader, passed away at age 66 on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Robert Henry Moran Jr.

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July 20, 1948 - April 21, 2024 Robert Henry Moran Jr. ‘Boney’, 75, passed away April 21, 2024, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis, S.D.