Custer County Chronicle

Down Memory Lane May 24

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:19am

10 years ago, 2013 — The rain held off long enough for the Custer High School commencement ceremony during which 68 seniors graduated. Speaking at the ceremony was student body president Victoria Dahlstrom, senior class vice president Karrah Dawson and senior Logan Huntington.

Black Hills Live May 24

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:18am

Wednesday 5-24

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

Seniors Functional Fitness
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 3 PM
 
Hill City Evergreen Garden Club Seminar: Greenhouses
Super 8 Conference Room
Hill City, SD
1 PM

Congressional roundup: Rounds seeks solutions for classified document mess

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

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, is a cosponsor of a new bill proposing solutions to high-profile problems with the handling of classified information.
The sponsor of the bill is Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia. Four Democrats, three Republicans, including Rounds and an independent are cosponsors.
Rounds said in a news release the bill would “increase accountability and oversight of the classification system, limit over-classification and direct federal agencies to justify security clearance requirements,” all with a goal of modernizing decades-old practices.

Sheriff's Log May 1-7

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:09am

Thursday, May 4

6:59 p.m.: A deputy helped the driver of a broken-down Canadian semi-truck on Hwy. 16 near Lithograph Canyon Road. And before you ask, the truck did not contain maple syrup, hockey pucks or back bacon as far as we know. 

Camp Lejeune contamination leaves Marines with cancer—and resentment

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

When he left the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983, after spending six years at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Ronald Lawson was a strong, healthy man with a barrel chest, strong arms and a solid frame that carried his 220 pounds with ease.
He was a roofer and mechanic who loved to fish and camp and spend days at a time enjoying the outdoors.

Rule change would make foreign purchases near Ellsworth reviewable

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 9:55am

When a Chinese company was on the verge of building a corn milling plant last year near an Air Force base in North Dakota, people concerned about national security wondered why the federal government hadn’t stopped it.
As it turned out, a federal committee tasked with reviewing foreign investments in the U.S. lacked jurisdiction over the area around Grand Forks Air Force Base.

‘The Ups and Downs of Herb and Jan Conn’ premiers at the Custer Beacon

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:41am

“What you want is that fine line between exhiliration and utter terror,” laughed Jan Conn, in an on-screen interview for “The Ups and Downs of Herb and Jan Conn,” a new documentary produced by South Dakota Public Broadcasting, which premiered at the Custer Beacon last Thursday. Two packed screenings were held at 6 and 7:30 p.m. followed by Q&A with the producer of the film and others close to the Conns.

Down Memory Lane May 17

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:39am

10 years ago, 2013 — A landowner in the Spring Creek area was protesting the taxes he just paid to Custer County over his disgust with a local branch of government. However, it wasn’t the county he had the beef with. Richard Rausch came before the Custer County Commission at its regular meeting to say he was protesting his taxes due to the closing of Spring Creek School. “That’s all we have down there,” he said. “That’s our community.”...

Black Hills Live May 17

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:38am

Wednesday 5-17

Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
7:30 AM

Seniors Functional Fitness
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 3 PM

Custer Custer County Library  Board Meeting
Custer County Library
Custer, SD
1 PM

Feeding South Dakota
Buffalo Gap Fire Hall
Buffalo Gap, SD
1-2 PM

Sheriff's Log April 26 - May 1

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:31am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week

Saturday, April 29

10:24 p.m.: Idiot high-schoolers in a gray Chevy crew-cab pickup were reportedly jabbering curse words and other nonsense at pedestrians over some kind of loudspeaker in Custer’s downtown.  Deputies did not find the suspect vehicle but have pretty good pictures of it. If this sounds like someone you know, tell them to grow up.