Custer County Chronicle

Crazy Horse Scenic Byway proposed

Published by admin on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 9:09am
 
A scenic byway proposed by the Oglala Sioux Tribe includes parts of Hwy. 40 and 16A in Custer County.

HAHA  requests more county money

Published by admin on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 9:08am
The Hermosa Area Historical Society (HAHA) has big plans for the 1889 schoolhouse it calls home. But to make those plans reality, members told the Custer County Commission at the commission’s Nov. 6 meeting, it needs some help.

Trying to find normal temperatures

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:31am
“It’s not even Thanksgiving, but it already feels like January!” 
If you have found yourself saying something like that in the last couple of weeks, you’re not alone and you are also absolutely correct.
According to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City, the average temperature in Custer for the month of October was only 35.1 degrees, which was 7.8 degrees below normal for the 10th month of the year. 

Veterans Day events set

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:30am
Veterans Day is approaching, and with it comes a variety of events around Custer County to honor those who served the United States through military service.
As always, the centerpiece of the day will be the annual Veterans Day program put on by Custer School District next Monday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Armory. This year marks the 25th annual ceremony.

Elk poached

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:29am
Two bull elk have been poached on Boles Canyon Road in Custer County five miles north of Hwy. 16 near the Wyoming state line and authorities seek information about who committed the crime.
Jeff Edwards, conservation officer for South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks (GFP), said the elk were discovered Oct. 29 by a man who was in the area cutting firewood. Edwards said judging by the condition of the bodies and the fact they were covered in snow means the two were likely shot the evening of Oct. 26 or 27.

Walk in the Woods to see changes

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:26am
Big changes are coming to the 500 block of Mt. Rushmore Road and A Walk in the Woods. 
Owner Koko Ward said, “Krystal Hegerfeld will join the management and buying team in November and we look forward to her contributions to the business.” 
Hegerfeld owned and operated A Walk in the Woods Minnesota prior to 2007 before becoming the director of retail in Custer State Park where she worked for 13 years. She was raised in the retail industry and is an active member of the Custer community.

County works to preserve history

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:25am
Since Monday morning, Oct. 28, US Imaging has been working 24 hours a day in the Custer County Courthouse with a singular goal: preserving the county’s history one page at a time.

Bison prices drop at auction

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:23am
The Custer State Park Fall Classic Buffalo Auction brought in $605,250 last weekend, down around $80,000 from 2018.
Prices were down across the board for the 12 classes of buffalo offered, with drops averaging between 26 percent up to 45 percent for light heifer calves.
“Prices were unfortunately down this year,” said Kobee Stalder, visitor services program manager at Custer State Park. “Markets like the bison industry fluctuate; some years are up and some years are down. You aren’t always going to have an up year.”

City revises parade rule

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:23am
Who is responsible for  spectators — especially children — along a parade route in downtown Custer?
It’s not the driver of a float, argued Custer Area Chamber of Commerce director Dolsee Davenport at the Nov. 4 meeting of the Custer City Council, as she lobbied for a change to the recently-adopted city parade rules.
“Is it my responsibility for a kid running out for candy? No, it’s not,” Davenport said. “I don’t think it’s the driver’s responsibility to watch kids whose parents are not watching them.”

B-21 expected to impact Hermosa

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 9:19am
The new B-21 bomb wing coming to Ellsworth Air Force Base east of Rapid City could have a major impact on enrollments at Hermosa School and that’s one of the reasons the Custer School District is eager to get started with building a new elementary school in the town along Hwy. 79. That was one of the points being made by district board members and administrators at a public information meeting held at Hermosa Monday night.