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Stances varied on IM 28 effects

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:35pm

The City of Custer, Town of Hermosa and Custer School District are among the entities that are wary of the possible passage of Initiated Measure 28 during the General Election this November, as all three entities say they stand to lose  significant portions of general fund money.
IM 28, otherwise known as the Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative, seeks to eliminate the state’s sales tax on “items sold for human consumption” other than alcohol and prepared food.

Let’s go ’Cats!

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:30pm

Custer High School Homecoming is next week, and there is a full line-up of activities for students and community members to enjoy all week long. One important change to note this year is that the Homecoming parade and pep rally will be on Thursday rather than Friday.
On Monday will be the Homecoming coronation, where it will be revealed who students have chosen to reign as homecoming king and queen over the week.

Commission says no to road district

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:26pm

There will be no Concho Trail Road District—at least not in the near future—after the Custer County Commission voted at its Sept. 11 meeting to refuse to allow four members of the Saddleback Road District secede from that district to form their own district.
Custer County state’s attorney Tracy Kelley told the commission it’s legal for the group to file a petition for a new district, but that she believed it was within the commissioners’ discretion to decide whether or not to approve the new district.

District CTE addition build has begun

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:26pm

The Custer School District Board of Education celebrated breaking ground on the new Career and Technical Education addition to the Custer Jr./Sr. High School last Monday before its September meeting, where it also got another update on the status of the project in more detail.

Leadership classes offered

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:25pm

Interested in developing your leadership skills? How about using those skills to benefit the Custer Community?
The Custer Area Economic Development Corporation is organizing another IMPACT leadership development course this fall to run over six weeks in October and November The classs will be every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., and from Oct. 10 to Nov. 21.
The course was established to encourage and equip present and future leaders in the Custer community.

Get out for the Paint Out

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:30am
For the seventh year in a row, artists will flood into Hill City for the Black Hills Plein Air Paint out Sept. 19-21.
The show will feature 20 artists, the maximum capacity that the Hill City Arts Council (HCAC) allows. Artists from South Dakota, Missouri, Mnnesota and even Pennsylvania will be on hand. HCAC board president Kristie Van Bogart says she is “pretty pumped” about the variety of artists coming in.

Council turns down T-shirt talk

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:28am
Is a T-shirt a sign and should the display of outside merchandise be regulated? 
This was discussed at the Sept. 9 Hill City Common Council meeting when the planning and zoning commission (PZC) resubmitted an ordinance amendment to prohibit the display of merchandise on exterior walls of the buildings, awnings or posts in the Central Business District (CBD). 

Erin Loder new chamber director

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:21am
Erin Loder is the new Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce (HCACC) executive director. Loder is taking over for former director Janet Wetovick-Bily who retired after 11 years with the chamber.
Raised in North Carolina, Loder is the daughter of a United States Army Green Beret. She moved to Guam in January 2020 just before Covid-19 hit. Shortly after, Loder started working for the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GWCC).

Sunset Creek project to begin Oct. 1

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:19am
A date was set for the Sunset Creek road resurfacing project. Construction will begin Oct 1. 
The plans prepared by Callen Hecker with city engineer AE2S were put out for bid and three responses were received. After the bids were opened Sept. 4, AE2S recommended the Hill City Common Council award the construction contract to Dakota Asphalt, LLC. 
The base bid came in at $357,496, and the ditch work came in at $27,075 making the total $384, 571. Council previously set aside $400,000 from a settlement agreement for this project. 

Town OKs haunting lease, talks marketing strategy

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:15am
A special Keystone Town Board Meeting resulted in the approval of the Haunting of Keystone lease.
Trustees voted to approve the lease at the Sept. 11 meeting.