Custer County Chronicle

Farewell, senior Wildcats

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:25am

Life is messy. Life is bumpy. Life unfolds more than one picture or story or video clip at a time. Life, Hermosa School physical education teacher Casey Trandem told the Custer High School graduating Class of 2023, is about “way more than taking 82 pictures of our own face.”
Trandem was one of two guest speakers at last Saturday’s graduation ceremony, where 76 Custer High School graduates received their diplomas.

County talks Star Valley nuisances

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:24am

The owner of the three former State Treatment and Rehabilitation (STAR) Academy homes that now sit in the right of way on one of the streets in the subdivision on the property that was at one time STAR Academy said moving the homes has been “more of a challenge than he ever imagined.”
At the May 10 meeting of the Custer County Commission Tom McDill joined the meeting via phone from Austin, Texas, saying he has been working on moving the homes and would come to the next commission meeting to discuss the situation.

City considers TIF MOU

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:23am

The City of Custer is considering allowing a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district at the Bearded Buffalo property east of town in hopes of expediting the planned construction of housing at the site.

Brown, Carr are mayoral candidates

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:23am

City of Custer voters will have a pair of choices to lead the city for the next two years during the June 6 election, as current mayor Bob Brown will face challenger Gary Carr.
Brown, owner of Custer Heating and Air Conditioning, has lived in Custer since 2009 after over 40 years of coming to Custer for family and hunting vacations.
Brown said when he became mayor two years ago there were many challenges facing the community. He said his love for the city was the reason he sought to become mayor, and he is not yet done with what he wants to accomplish for the city.

Big Mick ride rolls around June 10

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:22am

Mountain bikers are encouraged to “bike it like you mean it” at the Big Mick trail ride. Registration for the “most epic mountain bike ride in the Black Hills” is offcially open. The 109-mile century ride, stretching the whole length of the Mickelson Trail from Deadwood to Edgemont, begins between 5 and 6 a.m. The 49-mile half-century ride, starting at the Mountain Traihead north of Custer starts from 11 a.m. to noon.

LunaFest June 3 at Custer Beacon

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:21am

LunaFest Custer, Zonta’s Women’s Film, Art and Music Festival, is once again coming to the southern Black Hills. The event will be held at the Custer Beacon from 2-10 p.m. on June 3,

Four seek two seats on Hermosa Town Board

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:21am

The Town of Hermosa may have only around 400 people located within its town limits, but there is no lack of interest in serving on its town board, as six residents are battling to fill three seats on the town board in a pair of races.
There are four candidates for a pair of three-year terms on the town board, with incumbent Vicki Henrichsen seeking reelection to one of those terms, while fellow board member Terri Schumack is not seeking reelection. The three other candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring are Shanna Harris, Jerry Styles and Chuck Irvine.

Ferguson, Westergard are Hermosa candidates

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 9:57am

Residents of the Town of Hermosa have a choice between two candidates for a two-year term on the Hermosa Town Board in the upcoming June 6 election.
The first candidate is Brad Westergard, who has lived in Hermosa for around nine years and during that time has been focused on the town and its well being.

Lewis, Ryan are council candidates

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 9:56am

Voters in Ward III in the City of Custer will take to the polls June 6 to decide between an incumbent and challenger for a two-year term on the Custer City Council.
Incumbent Peg Ryan seeks reelection; she has lived in Custer for 15 years.  She has been on the council for four years, and being on the council is something she said she considers as her “main job.”
Ryan said she seeks reelection because she is committed to continuing to serve the residents of Ward III and the city as a whole.  

City takes control of nursing home building

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:49am

Eighteen months after Monument Health announced it was closing the Custer Care Center, the City of Custer is on the home stretch of having a nursing home in Custer once more.
On May 3 the City of Custer and Monument Health signed an agreement that will see the nursing home facility at 1065 Montgomery Street become the property of the city, managed by a board of volunteers and run by a company that has a dozen profitable such facilities throughout the state.