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Custer gets Healthy Hometown grant

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:38am
Custer was one of two South Dakota communities to be presented recently with a 2020 Healthy Hometown Powered by Wellmark Community Award. The award was presented during the Chronic Disease Partners/Better Choices, Better Health Meeting which was held virtually on Oct. 20. The award is in recognition for Custer’s accomplishments in health improvement initiatives within the the community. The other community to be recognized was Rapid City and this was the second year the two communities have received the prestigious award.

Council passes transient merchant second reading

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:56am

There will officially be new restrictions for transient merchants and vendors in Hill City.

During its regular meeting on Oct. 13, the Hill City Common Council passed the second reading of an update to the regulations controlling transient vendors in town.

In short, the update to the code restricts transient merchants to one 12-day permit to operate in town with a fee of $150 per day or a maximum of $750 for the 12-day stay.

Staying safe when outside

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:54am

With pheasant and elk season underway and deer rifle season approaching, along with a good time of the year to hike, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office is reminding hunters to be aware of their surroundings as to not get lost while outside.

The amount of people who get lost hunting or hiking in Pennington County varies year-to-year, but last year there were “three or four” hunters who were identified as lost, according to Dustin Morrison, special operations lieutenant with the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.

Masks mandated for jr./sr. high

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:31am
In a two-hour special meeting held Saturday morning, the Custer School District Board of Education voted to mandate the wearing of masks by all students and staff at Custer Jr./Sr. High School for two weeks. The action was taken in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 primarily impacting junior high students. 

Conditional use, variance applications discussed

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:26am
Procedures for applications for a review of conditional use permits and variances will change slightly after amendments to the ordinances regulating them were changed at Monday’s  meeting of the Custer City Council.
The changes were made at the behest of county planning administrator Tim Hartmann, who said the changes requested regarded who sends mail notifications, how they are sent and to whom they are sent.

Boyer receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:25am
On a night when the titans of the Custer business industry were gathered and honored, it was one who wasn’t there who loomed largest at the event.
Brian Boyer was posthumously honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chamber Membership Banquet last Thursday at Sylvan Lake Auditorium, with Boyer’s friend and fellow Custer businessman, Mike Tennyson, presenting the award to Boyer’s widow, Janet, and son, Johnathan Stahl.

STAN auctioned for record price

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:24am
STAN, the tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) fossil  found in the Black Hills and which used to be on display at Black Hills Institute of Geology, has been sold for a record price.
Christie’s Auction House announced on its website that the fossil sold for a record $31.84 million.

Wildlife distraction blamed for crash

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:24am
The occupants of two vehicles walked away without serious injuries after a head-on collision in Custer State Park (CSP) which was the result of distracted driving last Wednesday. 
According to Custer County sheriff’s deputy Jeff McGraw, a family from Minnesota was eastbound in a Chevy Suburban at about 4:30 p.m. when they spotted some wildlife along the road about three quarters of a mile east of the park shop. Distracted by the animals, the driver allowed the Suburban to cross over the centerline of the road. 

Woman rescued

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:21am
Women Escaping a Violent Environment (W.E.A.V.E.) recently assisted an elderly woman named Sunshine who is nearly 80 years old and who was being isolated, intimidated and abused. The offender wouldn’t let her eat or get out to buy the food and supplies she needed. He was also trying to intimidate her to turn over her Social Security funds to him.
She called W.E.A.V.E. and a local minister went to her location and transported her to safety.

Online scheduling offered

Published by admin on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:20am
Patients with symptoms of COVID-19 can now go online and schedule drive-up tests at a Monument Health location in Custer, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City, Spearfish or Sturgis.
Until now, all patients had to schedule their tests by calling Monument Health’s Nurse Triage Line. The new online option is for those who do not need to speak with a nurse, but have symptoms and want to schedule a test.