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Down Memory Lane April 2, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 9:53am
5 YEARS AGO, 2020
— Hill City had a plan in place as to how to handle businesses and COVID-19. At a special Hill City Common Council meeting  March 25, a resolution was passed that required businesses to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. “This serves as a signal that Hill City is serious, and we are being good neighbors with our surrounding communities,” said Kathy Skorzewski, Hill City mayor. “We’re working toward the same thing.”
10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Hill City serves up Restaurant Week

Published by admin on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 9:52am
Hill City Restaurant Week begins April 10. There are nine restaurants participating. Hill City Chamber of Commerce  executive director Erin Loder said that is a strong number, especially “considering we are not quite in our peak season yet.”
Restaurant Week is a way for people to support local restaurants and sample food.  

Black Hills Live March 26

Published by admin on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 9:50am

Wednesday 3-26

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

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
9 AM

Women’s Prayer
St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church
Custer, SD 
9:30 AM

Women’s Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
10 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 3 PM

Down Memory Lane March 26, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 9:22am
5 YEARS AGO, 2020
— The COVID-19 pandemic turned a bad situation for South Dakota beef producers into a crisis in which low market prices and corresponding revenue losses forced some ranchers into bankruptcy. Beef producers saw what in January was an $80 profit on each animal sold fall to a $75 loss per head in March. For a farmer with 400 head, that could mean a shift from a profit of $32,000 to a loss of $30,000 on the cattle they sell once or twice a year. 
10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Down Memory Lane March 19, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 03/19/2025 - 1:51pm
5 YEARS AGO, 2020
— President Donald Trump declared a national emergency while South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem declared a state of emergency over COVID-19, both last Friday ... For the first time in 23 years, the Hill City Rangers girls basketball team advanced to the state tournament. When the final buzzer went off in Kadoka March 9, the Rangers had defeated the Crow Creek Chieftains 45-43.  Head coach Wade Ginsbach said he was happy.
10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Black Hills Live March 19

Published by admin on Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:35pm

Wednesday 3-19

Morning Prayer
St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church
Custer, SD
7 AM

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

Driver’s License Exams
Custer County Courthouse
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 5 PM

Custer County Commission
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD
8 AM

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
9 AM

Black Hills Live March 12

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 2:40pm

Wednesday 3-12

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

Driver’s License Exams
Custer County Courthouse
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 5 PM

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
9 AM

Women’s Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
10 AM

Spring is in the Air in Hill City

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 1:45pm
Spring has sprung early in Hill City as the merchants host the Spring is in the Air event coming up March 15. 
They are encouraging shoppers to visit stores, check out new merchandise and collect seed packets as they shop. Each venue has an in-store promotion or discount along with a fun and creative gift for shoppers.

Down Memory Lane Mar. 12, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 1:43pm
5 YEARS AGO, 2015
— The Hill City Rangers girls basketball team punched their ticket to the state girls basketball tournmanet for Class A. The Rangers defeated Crow Creek 45-43 at a neutral site game in Kadoka as part of the SoDak 16. The Rangers were able to get to the SoDak 16 after advancing through regional play by defeating Hot Springs 58-12 March 2 and by defeating Belle Fourche 61-54 in overtime March 5.
10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Antiques show set for this weekend

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 1:41pm
The Hill City Antique, Railroad and Collectibles Show takes place this weekend at the Hill City Center.
This year there will be three days of antiques, collectibles, memorabilia and art by a wide variety of vendors from the region. The event is a fundraiser with proceeds benefiting the South Dakota State Railroad Museum (SDSRM). The show and sale is a smorgasbord of western and railroads, including several limited edition pieces  by artist Charles (C.M.) Russell and American sculptor Russell Jorgensen.