The Hill City Area Community Foundation (HCACF) hosts its first major fundraiser, a casino night, to be held at the Diamond Spur Event Center Oct. 14.
The Hill City Area Community Foundation was created to provide financial support to charitable and nonprofit organizations in the Hill City area. It achieves its goals by creating a foundation fund whose interest can be used in perpetuity to distribute grants for applying-organization projects.
A record number of 22,590 people came out to Custer State Park last Friday to view the stampede of 1,500 bison being herded for their yearly management at the 58th annual Buffalo Roundup.
Crazy Horse Memorial will host its annual Native American Day celebration Monday, Oct. 9. The all-day event features a Native American Day program, hands-on activities and performances by Pamyua, a nationally-acclaimed Alaska Native performance group.
A public hearing was held in Buffalo Gap last Tuesday for the reading of a proposed ordinance, No. 2023-03, which would create some new regulations for cannabis establishments within the town.
A special meeting of the Custer School District Board of Education was held last Monday, Sept. 25, to continue exploring the Career and Technical Education (CTE) expansion project.
Tony Deblois, “the eighth wonder of music,” has been bringing his cool jazz to The Hills Finest on Thursday and Saturday evenings.
“Only 20 people in the world can do what I can,” said Deblois.
Pastor Matt Furse knows there is a retirement date in his near future. He just doesn’t know when.
“I’m not 30,” he said with a laugh.
Furse is pastor at Mountainview Baptist Church, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and Furse has been pastor for all but five of the years it has existed.
“I really do enjoy the community. I appreciate Custer,” Furse said. “We have been treated well and we enjoy the time (we’ve been here).”
Former Hill City business owner Joshua Aaron Ripley will spend just over five years in federal prison after being sentenced for receipt of child pornography.
Ripley, owner of the former Desperados restaurant, was sentenced Sept. 29 at the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Courthouse in Rapid City by Chief Judge Roberto Lange to 64 months in federal prison for his crime.
Why is it important to elect a new vice president of the Hill City Council? Why did the position need to be filled right away? Why did the council not appoint another alderman first?
All these questions were posed at council’s Sept. 26 meeting.
During public comment a Hill City citizen requested the council table the appointment of a vice president until the vacant Ward I position was filled and four council members were voting.
With the resignation of Ward I alderman and council president Carl Doaty, the Hill City Common Council needs to appoint another alderman.
According to city administrator Brett McMacken, the remaining council members are actively working on outreach to potential candidates and conversations are being had.
