Custer County Chronicle

Gold Discovery Days Street Closures

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 9:06am

Street closures for Gold Discovery Days weekend will begin next week. The carnival will be set up on Washington Street between 8th Street and 6th Street, as well as on south 7th Street. Those streets will be closed from 6 a.m. Sunday, July 13, until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22 to allow for the setup and takedown of the carnival. Additionally, Washington Street from 6th Street to 4th Street will be closed from 8 a.m. Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, July 20, for the placement of the arts and crafts fair vendors, including food trucks.

Sheriff's Log June 17-24

Published by admin on Wed, 07/09/2025 - 8:50am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Friday, June 20
9:39 p.m.: Deputies were called to a downtown Custer drink den for a report of two kids abandoned by their adult relative in a van there while he drank inside. A deputy brought the kids to the sheriff’s office to be picked up by another relative and took the intoxicated 40-year-old Denver, Colo., male to the Detox Center in Rapid City.              

Austad wins poster model contest

Published by admin on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 1:16pm

If you see this year’s Buffalo Chip poster model and swear she looks familiar, you’re probably right.
That’s because this year’s contest winner is Denaye Austad, a part-time Custer resident, content creator for a variety of brands on social media and bartender at the Gold Pan Saloon.
In fact, it was at the Gold Pan where Austad initially qualified to advance in the competition to become the poster model, as she began her journey to beat out dozens of other girls for the right to be the face of the Buffalo Chip Campground during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Library opens food pantry

Published by admin on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 1:14pm

The Custer County Library has launched a new food pantry in partnership with the Storehouse, expanding access to food for local children and families.

Sheriff's Log June 9-17

Published by admin on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 1:09pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Tuesday, June 10
6:40 p.m.: Over the course of the evening, a 59-year-old Minnesota male called the dispatch center numerous times to talk about China, asteroids, impending disasters and other nonsensical non-sequiturs. A deputy learned that the male was prohibited from calling any public safety centers as part of his bond conditions for a prior arrest. The deputy told the male to stop bothering the dispatchers or he would be go back to jail. This seems to have worked, so far.              

Governor commits funding to revive training program for inmates

Published by admin on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 1:08pm

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden is giving new life to a training program for inmates that was shelved recently.
“Being Open for Opportunity means investing in people and believing in second chances,” Rhoden said in a statement Monday, referencing a slogan he often uses to promote economic development.
The program will bring on-site instruction to the state penitentiary so inmates can earn a certificate to work on diesel heavy equipment.

Black Hills Live July 2, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 9:48am
Wednesday 7-2
 
Morning Prayer
St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church 
Custer, SD
7 AM
 
Men’s Breakfast
Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD 
7:30 AM
 
Merchant Meeting
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
8 AM
 
Driver’s License Exams 
Custer County Courthouse 
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD

Starstruck in South Dakota

Published by admin on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 2:12pm

By Esther Noe

Down Memory Lane June 25

Published by admin on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 12:07pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Sheriff's Log June 4-9

Published by admin on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 12:00pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Saturday, June 7
The 911 Misdial of the Day: An out-of-stater called 911 to report people were feeding the donkeys on the Wildlife Loop Road. This doesn’t really sound like an emergency to us.