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County frustration grows on CSP expenses

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:34am

The State of South Dakota has the perfect business model when it comes to Custer State Park, according to the Custer County Commission and some officials with Custer County: collect all the money from the park while Custer County provides the services to the park.
“I’ve been very vocal with the state on this,” said Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley. “I’ve talked to everybody I can. I continually fight over this. I don’t think it’s right for taxpayers to keep funding all the services for the park and they (the state) keeps all the money (generated in the park).

Mechaley: Deputy pay insufficient

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:32am

Since April, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office has seen five deputies leave the office or announce their intention to do so in the future, while another dozen or so rejected offers to join the office after being offered a job or rescinded their applications. The office currently has four openings for deputies, and three deputies are eligible for retirement

Meat donations allow for free breakfast

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:32am

Custer School District has been the recipient of unprecedented levels of donated food, coming in the form of beef, bison and sweet corn already this year. The  donations from local farmers and ranchers total over $12,000.   

Home decorating contest announced

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:30am

Attention all you Christmas home decorators!
The Custer County Chronicle and Custer Area Chamber of Commerce are again teaming up to plan an exterior Christmas decorating contest, in which we want you, the reader, to submit either your decorated home/business or the home/business of an outdoor display you enjoy.
Entries will be collected by the Chronicle until 5 p.m. Dec. 15. The public will choose the winners via online voting. The top three place winners will be awarded prizes.

Not too cool for school (lunches)

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:27am

Made-fresh chicken-ranch pasta, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, 100 perent beef cheeseburgers, chicken tenders, homemade pumpkin bars, an all-you-can-eat buffet of fruit and veggies—is your mouth watering yet?
This was what the Custer School District Board of Education was served in a special meeting last Monday as they heard from Lunchtime Solutions, Inc. (LSI), which has been the district’s food service management company for 16 years.

Tretheway retires as CLF music director

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:25am

After 42 years in the position of music director at Custer Lutheran Fellowship, Margaret Tretheway is passing the baton. To celebrate her years of service to the church, she will be recognized during the Nov. 26 worship service.
Through her time in the position, Tretheway has touched hundreds of lives through her love of music—whether it be through organizing music for church, giving lessons, or even her time at Custer Elementary School.

Local artists win SDHCA awards

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:22am

The South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA) Dakota MasterWorks Art Show held its 26th annual exhibition on Nov. 2–3 at the Good Samaritan Society National Campus in Sioux Falls. The show featured art created by artists age 60 and older who are South Dakota residents. This year’s show included more than 120 artistic entries.

Downtrend in water from wells suggested

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 9:26am
It was back to water issues at the Nov. 15 Keystone Town Board meeting, a continuation of the discussion from the Nov. 1 meeting. Jerry Przybylski, public works director, reported on the work being done on wells in Keystone.

Noyes brothers named cross country coaches of the year

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 9:25am
The Hill City High School cross country team has one more thing to celebrate this season. About a week ago, head coach Joe Noyes and assistant coach Jared Noyes were named 2023 South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association Area Cross Country Coaches of the Year for western South Dakota. 
Joe is the Area 4 Class A Coach of the Year, and Jared is the Area 4 Assistant Coach of the Year.

Tie-breaker vote passes rezoning request for Ranger Square lots

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 9:21am
Every seat in city hall was taken with more people standing along the wall or around the door for the Hill City Common Council meeting Nov. 13. The group came to hear the results of the rezoning request for the four lots along Pine Avenue, Oak Street and Main Street.