Phil Lampert was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at at last Thursday evening’s Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. Lampert could not be in attendance so his son, Wade, accepted the award. Presenting was Amanda Carlin.
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 1:20pm
Some of Custer’s best were honored last Thursday evening in Custer State Park, as the annual Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet was held at the park’s event barn near the State Game...
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 1:19pm
The Custer Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau invites residents and visitors to celebrate a special holiday occasion as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree makes a stop in Custer Tuesday, Nov...
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 12:03pm
Wednesday 10-21
Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
7:30 AM
Custer County Commission
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD
8 AM
Driver’s License Exams
Custer...
The Custer Jr./Sr. High School varsity boys cross country team won the SDHSAA Region 5A Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch Thursday, Oct. 15. The boys will compete at state on the same course Saturday. From the left are Adam Hohn, Zach Cooper, Carter Cooper, Peyton Krueger, Easton Dooley, Zane Gunnell and Conner Lundy.
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 11:59am
In a tight race, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School girls cross country team placed third at the South Dakota High School Activities Association Region 5A Cross Country Meet, punching its ticket for the...
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 9:54am
The Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce is calling all “little ghouls, goblins, witches and superheroes,” to this year’s Boo Bash and Pumpkin Festival, Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9-11 a.m. at the Hill...
Custer County Chronicle
10/22/2026 - 3:20pm
JoAnn Stearns claims she has the best office view in the Midwest, and she’s probably right.
For the last three years Stearns as been the lookout at Bear Mountain, which is one of six active fire towers in the Black Hills. It’s a great job with a...
Hill City Prevailer
10/21/2026 - 1:09pm
Scaffolding stood in the center of South Dakota’s Capitol building for six months, but now the work is done and the reviews are coming in.
Pierre resident Mary Keeler, who works for the state Bureau of Finance and Management, stood looking up...
Community
01/07/2026 - 9:18am
Rhoades, Wilma, 90, Custer, died Dec. 7, 2024.
Loghry, Gene, 74, Fairburn, died Dec. 27, 2024.
Daggett, Jimmy, 72, Hermosa, died Dec. 28.
Pepper, Lois, Lake Andes, 89, died Dec. 30, 2024.
Plaisted, Rhea, 47, Mesa, Ariz., died Dec. 30, 2024....
Obituaries
10/21/2026 - 11:53am
Michael A. Davidson, age 78, of Custer, S.D.,, passed away while fishing in Custer State Park Oct. 8, 2026.
Michael was born in Rapid City, S.D., Nov.17, 1947, to the late Frank and Edna Davidson. He spent his childhood growing up in Keystone, S.D...
