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They said it: The most quotable quotes of 2022

Published by admin on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 9:35am

The following is a list of some of the standout quotes that happened in the second part of 2022.
“I don’t want my haircuts to look like garbage on TV.” - Gary Carr, owner of A Dude’s Place barbershop in Custer, on giving a haircut to Major League Baseball umpire Charlie Ramos. Carr had met Ramos when Ramos was a minor league umpire and promised to give him a haircut when he broke into the big leagues. That happened in June when the two met in Denver for the haircut.

Vehicular homicide charge filed in Rapid City wreck

Published by admin on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 9:34am

A Custer man is facing vehicular homicide charges following an early-morning rollover in Rapid City Dec. 31.
The crash took place on East North Street in Rapid City and claimed the life of a Custer teenager who was a passenger in the vehicle and two others were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Driving under the influence of alcohol is among the factors suspected as factors in the crash.

County softens tone on city project

Published by admin on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 9:34am

French Creek is an important asset to the entirety of Custer County, and the county will remain vigilant in making sure the City of Custer’s effluent does not contaminate the creek when it is discharged into the creek in the coming years.

Girls drop Chadron for tourney crown

Published by admin on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 9:23am

Defense and timely shooting was the name of the game for the Custer High School girls basketball team last weekend at the Chadron (Neb.) Rotary Classic at the Chicoine Center on the campus of Chadron State College, as the Wildcats won a pair of low-scoring affairs on their way to the tournament championship.
Like their male counterparts, the girls squared off against the Chadron Cardinals in the championship game, coming away with a 34-25 win.

Legislators, school officials discuss session

Published by admin on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 9:13am

School funding, public funding for private schools, transgendered issues and a weakened juvenile justice system in the state were among the wide swatch of issues discussed during a meeting with District 30 legislators and school superintendents, board members and administrators Dec. 27 at the Custer School District Administration building. Representatives from Custer, Hill City and Hot Springs school districts were all present at the meeting.

Town of Keystone will dig deeper

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 11:37am
Well six has been drilled to 760 feet and is producing almost the amount the Keystone Public Works Department hopes for. The Keystone Town Board voted at its Dec. 21 meeting to continue drilling on the current site until 40 gallons/minute of  flow or a depth of 1000 feet is reached. The well is currently at 30 gallons/minute. 
Trustee Matt  Fullilove, who works for Alexander Drilling, explained drillers were not even tapping into fractures of Battle Creek. Going deeper “increases chances of picking up adequate water.”

Pillar Project honors, blesses women

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 11:28am
 
After years of dreaming, Stevie Cummins, owner of Jewel of the West in Hill City, announced the beginning of The Pillar Project. The Pillar Project is an annual award designed to honor and bless women who are resilient, supportive, selfless, courageous and stand strong under the pressures of life.

Pheasant season off to strong start

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 11:10am
Few if any people in South Dakota will argue that the state’s vaunted pheasant hunting industry in 2022 is as strong as in the past.
Compared to prior decades, the slow and steady declines are apparent in both license sales and bird numbers and, to some extent, how out-of-state visitors who pump millions into the East River economy plan their trips.

South Dakota to issue new license plates

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 10:40am
Starting Jan. 1 the State of South Dakota will issue a new plate design for non-commercial and emblem plates with the titling of motor vehicles and registration renewals. The reissue will include standard non-commercial, motorcycle, emblem, emblem motorcycle, personalized, personalized motorcycle, amateur radio and low speed plates.

Air quality board member sought

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 10:34am
The Pennington County Board of Commissioners is  accepting applications from individuals who are interested in serving on the Rapid City Area Air Quality Board. One member at large is needed to fill a three-year term running thru Aug.31, 2025.