Custer County Chronicle

Hartl brings business experience to chamber

Published by admin on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 9:50am

The Custer Area Chamber of Commerce’s new executive director is certainly no stranger to the Black Hills or their business and tourism environment. Monte Hartl, who took over his duties Nov. 10, was born and raised in Spearfish, most recently owned and operated businesses in Rapid City and has been involved in the hospitality industry for more than 30 years. He said it was a desire to get back to the friendly small town atmosphere Custer offers that prompted his move here, which began nearly two years ago.

City finds dog issue unfounded

Published by admin on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 9:42am

After receiving reports that a dog at a Pine Street residence was getting out of its yard and terrorizing man and beast alike at its Nov. 16 meeting, the Custer City Council heard an update on the issue from city attorney Terri Williams, with Williams saying a joint meeting was held between Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley, Battle Mountain Humane Society and city officials.
Ordinances regarding animals at large were discussed at the meeting, as was whether or not the residence in question had been the subject of complaints before, which it had been once in 2018.

A carp for Christmas

Published by admin on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 9:42am

If it’s Christmas Eve and you’re sitting down to a big family dinner of carp and potato salad while you wait for the Christ child to place your gifts under the tree in the other room, you’re probably in the Czech Republic. That’s how Christmas is celebrated in the eastern European nation according to Czech foreign exchange student at Custer High School, Adela Marakova.

Omicron variant appears in the U.S.

Published by admin on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 9:18am

A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announcedk.
The person was a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive on Nov. 29, according to a report by the Associated Press. The person was vaccinated but had not received a booster shot and was experiencing mild symptoms.

Boys team talented but inexperienced

Published by admin on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 9:12am

By Jason Ferguson

Christmas comes to Custer

Published by admin on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:48am

­­­­­­­With Thanksgiving now in the rearview mirror, the Christmas season kicks off in Custer this Saturday with a full slate of activities designed to touch the heart of even the most hardened grinch.

City seeks cost to raze community center

Published by admin on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:43am

The City of Custer has begun the process of finding out how much it would cost to raze the idle Custer Community Center.
That does not mean, however, that is what the city will end up doing with the property. Rather, city officials say, learning what it would cost to raze the building will provide them with yet more information needed to make a final decision on what to do with the building.

Community leaders envision a thriving Custer

Published by admin on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:41am

In a continuation of a process that began in the early 2000s in Custer, about 40 local leaders gathered in the Custer County Courthouse Annex Pine Room last Tuesday to celebrate community advancement and to do some envisioning of Custer’s needs in the years ahead.
Under the title “Exploring Custer’s Future Community Update,” the meeting was called and chaired by Custer Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) president Jeff Prior.

Daggett out as town marshall

Published by admin on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:40am

Former Custer County Sheriff Jim Daggett is no longer serving as Hermosa town marshal following recent actions by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission and the Hermosa Town Board.
At a meeting held on Nov. 10, the commission acted to revoke the certifications of both Spearfish police officer Justin Mowry and Daggett.

Easement vacation put on hold by county

Published by admin on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:19am

A request by Custer County landowners to vacate private access and utility easements off Eggers Lane was tabled for more information gathering following a hearing on the issue at the Nov. 24 meeting of the Custer County Commission. That hearing included an adjacent landowner to the property in question who spoke out against the vacation.