Custer County Chronicle

Blazes burn bales, barn

Published by admin on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 10:09am

Fires on opposite sides of Custer County within the same hour destroyed a large amount of hay and burned over 50 acres of public and private land last Wednesday.
The Hazelrodt Cutoff fire two miles southeast of Custer was reported at 1:06 p.m. and fire crews from Custer and surrounding agencies were on the scene in minutes.
The fire, whipped up by swirling winds, destroyed a barn and two other outbuildings on property owned by Carl Cundy, then spread to nearby national forest land.

Victim says exposure laws too lax

Published by admin on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 10:07am

The woman who reported an incident of indecent exposure in Custer County last month says she is willing to testify against the man in court, but also wants state laws changed to get serial exhibitionists off the street.

Change order OK’d for Hermosa School

Published by admin on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 10:07am

The Hermosa School project once again took center stage at the February meeting of the Custer School District Board of Education on Monday, as the board heard a construction update and approved a nearly $17,000 change order on the project.
Architect Jeremy Altman of Architects, Inc. told the board a mistake had been made which resulted in the steel decking on the second floor of the building being kinked during the pouring of concrete. He said workers had put a piece of equipment in the wrong place which caused the deformation of the deck.

Beware vaccine scams

Published by admin on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 10:03am

The FBI, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warn of scams that are circulating as the Unites States continues to roll out COVID-19 vaccinations.
Know that you won’t have to pay to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s your turn. If you’re asked to pay or provide private information, that’s not legit.

County rescinds firearms in courthouse

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 9:22am

The general public is once again no longer allowed to carry firearms into the Custer County Courthouse after a resolution that allowed them to do so was rescinded by the Custer County Commission at its Jan. 27 meeting.
“I really don’t feel this is all worth this,” said commissioner Travis Bies, who was serving at the first meeting of his new term as a commissioner. “All this media...cost back on the taxpayers, the inconvenience for everyone having to go to Pennington County—I think we should go back to where we were.”

Theatre set to return

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 9:20am

If the stars (or perhaps in this case, the stage lights) align as hoped, community theatre may return to Custer as early as this spring. The Custer Area Arts Council has announced a partnership with local playwright Wally Steele to produce Steele’s original play “The First Practice of ‛He’s Dead, He’s Dead!’” later this month with an opening set for April.

Bies sworn in after confusion

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 9:19am

Travis Bies was sworn into his new term as a Custer County Commis-sioner at the commission’s Jan. 27 meeting, but he wasn’t sworn into the two-year term for which he was elected. Rather, Bies will serve only two years before his term expires.

Land transfer for CCH project approved

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 9:19am

A project to bring more affordable housing to Custer took another step forward at Monday evening’s meeting of the Custer City Council when the council approved transfers of land and related documents that will provide Custer County Housing (CCH) with land on which to build said affordable housing.

Vaccine waiting list offered

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 9:18am

Monument Health is rolling out a new way for patients to schedule a vaccination or to place their names on a waiting list to be notified when they can receive the vaccine.

Crackerbarrel set for Feb. 13 at school

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 9:05am

A crackerbarrel featuring all three South Dakota State Legislature District 30 representatives will take place next Saturday, Feb. 13, at 3:30 p.m. at the Custer Jr./Sr. High School Theatre.
The event is sponsored by the Custer County Chronicle and is being held at the theatre so attendees are able to socially distance more readily. It is traditionally held at Custer Senior Center.
Reps. Tim Goodwin and Trish Ladner, along with Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller, will all be on hand to discuss what is happening with this year’s legislature as well as to answer questions.