Custer County Chronicle

SAR watch party is Saturday

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:22am

 Following two weeks of nationwide voting, Friends of Custer County Search and Rescue (CCSAR) has officially advanced to the Final Two in the 2026 Land Rover Defender Service Awards.
Out of hundreds of non-profit nominees nationwide, CCSAR is now one step away from winning a customized Land Rover Defender 130 rescue vehicle and a financial grant package valued at over $130,000 to serve the Black Hills region.

Black Hills Live Sept. 9, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:17am

Wednesday 9-9

Custer Area Economic Development Corp. 
Black Hills Energy
Custer, SD
7 AM

Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD 
7:30 AM

Custer County Commission 
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD
8 AM

Driver’s License Exams 
Custer County Courthouse 
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 4 PM

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Sheriff’s Log Aug. 15-25

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:11am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Sunday, Aug. 23
4:49 p.m.: A minor-damage, non-injury, private-property fender-bender happened in a motel parking lot on Custer’s north 5th Street. There are no leads or suspects in this highly-hyphenated incident.  

Constitution Bee at 1881 Courthouse Sept. 18

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:39pm

How many constitutional rights can you name? The 1881 Courthouse Museum is inviting children from around the area to test their knowledge in a Constitution Bee Sept. 18, and the public is invited to join the crowd in the courtroom.

Down Memory Lane Sept. 2

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:38pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2016

Sheriff's Log Aug. 7-15

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:24pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Monday, Aug. 10
2:49 p.m.: A deputy answered civil questions on Pleasant Valley Road. We don’t generally answer uncivil questions.    

Nonprofit strives to be PALS to veterans

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 9:40am

A local nonprofit organization is endeavoring to be PALS to veterans at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center and the Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota State Veterans Home. 
PALS’, or the Patriotic Alliance of Loyal Service’s, mission is to make a better community for veterans and their families by working to assist other veteran organizations in filling the gap for needs. 

Black Hills Live Sept. 2, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 9:38am

Wednesday 9-2

Driver’s License Exams 
Custer County Courthouse 
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 4 PM

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
10 AM

Seniors Lunch Bunch
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
11:30 AM

Keystone Town Board Meeting 
Keystone Community Center
Keystone, SD 
6 PM

Studebakers return to Custer Sept. 6

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:41am

Studebaker cars and trucks manufactured in five different decades will be on display at the upcoming free show at 6th Street and Mount Rushmore Road Sunday, Sept. 6.  The event is sponsored by the Dakotas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club. It will include vehicles from owners who are residents of 12 states. Also present will be Clayton Studebaker, who is a direct descendant of the family who first started making wheelbarrows, then wagons, and then automobiles in the early 1910s.  

Custer YMCA celebrates 40th year

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:40am

One hundred years ago the Custer Women’s Civic Club decided there was a need for a community building in Custer. They were the impetus that got the Custer Grace Coolidge Log Building built. They “sold” logs and took out a $7,000 loan at 7 percent interest to construct the large log structure, which was built by Berge Bergeland, a transplanted Norwegian who had made Custer his home since 1908.