The 1881 Courthouse Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Veterans Day next week, and will have a special exhibit of military items. Veterans and the general public are invited to the museum to check out the display.
Wed, 11/05/2025 - 2:57pm
Custer County is getting ready to honor local veterans in a big way Nov. 11 and 13.
The town pride began in late October as the Home Town Hero banners were displayed along the City of Custer’s...
Rob McWhorter giving his retirement speech in January of 2000.
Wed, 11/05/2025 - 2:55pm
Sometimes men and women are called to the front lines to serve their country. Other times, they are asked to serve behind the scenes in ways that few people ever recognize. They don’t do it for the...
Wildcat Ava Jaure dives for the volleyball during the game against the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers Oct. 28. Kylee Ellerton is pictured in the backround.
Wed, 11/05/2025 - 2:24pm
The Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers came mining for a win Oct. 28 at the Armory, but the Custer Wildcats sent them packing with a three-set sweep.
Before the game the Wildcats celebrated Senior Night to...
Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:55am
Wednesday 11-5
Hill City Merchants Meeting
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
8 AM
Custer County Commission
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD
8 AM
Driver’s License Exams
Custer County...
Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:49am
The 13th annual Hill City Girlfriends’ Weekend is taking place Nov. 7-9, and with the 1990s theme, it’s an opportunity to show off a grunge style, listen to some boy bands and enjoy all the great...
Custer County Chronicle
11/05/2025 - 2:36pm
After a year of meetings, ideas and a 2025 legislative session that saw plenty of attempts but few results in curbing skyrocketing property taxes in South Dakota, the state’s Comprehensive Property Task Force has presented a bevy of suggestions for...
Hill City Prevailer
11/05/2025 - 9:48am
The Oct. 27 Hill City Common Council (HCCC) meeting focused on discussion items including how various properties would be categorized for water bills.
City administrator Nate Anderson said he was looking for guidance on how to balance large...
Community
Custer resident Gerldine Anderson celebrated her 100th birthday June 27. Anderson said her long life has been a blessing and she has many things to be grateful for from her two husbands to her seven children to all of her grandchildren. She is pictured holding some of the ceramics she made in years past. It was one of her favorite hobbies.
07/02/2025 - 1:06pm
“I’ve had cancer twice, and I’ve had two strokes. I had to learn to walk over again, and I raised my seven kids. And I’m still here. I don’t know why, but I am,” Custer resident Gerldine Anderson days before her 100th birthday. “There’s so many...
Obituaries
11/05/2025 - 2:20pm
Timothy Gene Norberg, 65, entered into eternal rest Oct. 28, 2025.
Tim was born in Mankato, Minn., Dec.7, 1959, to Harlow and Marlene Norberg. He grew up with three wonderful sisters, Tami, Sheri and Shani.
Tim graduated from Mankato East in 1978...
