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Down Memory Lane Dec. 17

Published by admin on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 2:50pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Sheriff's Log Dec. 5-13

Published by admin on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 2:38pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Friday, Dec. 5
2:01 p.m.: A purple-colored vaping device full of synthetic THC was found on Custer’s Rosse Street. If you lost your stoner gadget and want to claim it, come see us. Of course—there’s a catch.

Two Christmas bingo benefits this Saturday

Published by admin on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 1:12pm
Bingo fans have two options for play this week as both Hill City and Keystone host a Christmas Bingo—both for great causes—Dec. 20.
The Hill City Lions Club bingo kicks off at 5 p.m. with a meal of sloppy Joes at the Hill City Center. Play begins at 6 p.m. with cards priced at $1.50 per game. For $15, players can play all 10 games. The bingo is a cash bingo with the exception of blackout games, which will be played for a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.
The evening is a fundraiser for the Angel Fund.

Down Memory Lane Dec. 17, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 10:52am
5 YEARS AGO, 2020

Black Hills Live Dec. 17, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 10:45am

Wednesday 12-17

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
8:30 AM

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

Seniors Board Meeting
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
10 AM

Black Hills Live Dec. 10, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:42am

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 5 PM

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

Down Memory Lane Dec. 10

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:41am

10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Sheriff's Log Nov. 22-Dec. 4

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:34am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Friday, Nov. 28
6:09 a.m.: A small baggie of methamphetamine was turned in from a Hermosa truck stop. Someone’s going to miss their little “pick me up” this morning.

Hispanic population thrives in one small SD town

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:32am

Of the just 768 people who call Plankinton home, 163 identify as Hispanic, according to the 2023 American Community Survey. That's 1 in 5 people – far higher than the state's total proportion of Hispanic individuals, which sits at around 4 percent of the population.

Stitched with love by Heart of the Hills Quilters

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:00am
“Busy hands are happy hands,” as the saying goes.  
If that’s true, the Heart of the Hills Quilters must be absolutely ecstatic. 
The guild is home to 57 members, mostly from the Hill City community with others spanning as far as Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana and even Alaska, some with over 20 years of membership. The quilters are deeply active in the community, making and donating quilts, pillowcases and even dog beds to a variety of individuals and organizations.