Custer County Chronicle

Hot pursuit ends with hot vehicle

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 9:32am

Custer County deputy Sheriff Seth Thompson got involved in the hot pursuit of a stolen vehicle recently that got so hot he ended up calling in the fire department. It certainly was a far different chase than is often pictured in movies and TV shows.

They said it: The most quotable quotes of 2022

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 9:32am

The following is a list of some of the standout quotes that happened in the first part of 2022.
“He’s one of these people who’s an anonymous citizen. He doesn’t want to get credit for it. He’d just as soon everyone else get credit. He isn’t arrogant or cocky. He’s a humble servant.” - South Dakota District 30 Rep. Tim Goodwin discussing Charley Najacht, who along with wife Norma  were named the Custer County Chronicle Citizens of the Year for 2021.

No decision made on county letter

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 10:19am

Saying it would pit Custer County against the City of Custer, Custer City Council alderwoman Peg Ryan implored the Custer County Commission at its Dec. 14 meeting to reconsider sending a formal letter to the city opposing the city’s plans to relocate its wastewater plant effluent discharge to French Creek.

Churches schedule Christmas services

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 10:17am

Houses of worship across Custer County are planning special services this week to celebrate the birth of Jesus. And, with Christmas Day falling on a Sunday this year, it appears most will be holding services on the day itself.
Mountainview Baptist Church of Custer is starting its celebration on Thursday evening with Christmas caroling at 6 p.m. The church will also hold a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. on the 24th and its regular Sunday morning worship service on the 25th. There will be no evening service that day, however.

County reverses course on line vacation

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 10:15am

Saying he held a lot of faith in the county’s planning department, Custer County Commission chairman Jim Lintz cast the third and deciding yes vote for a vacation of a section line, a vacation request that was denied by the commission  at its Sept. 28 meeting.
The request was made by Lila Streff, who asked the county to vacate a section line between two parcels of her property off Windsong Valley Road west of town.

Social studies standards discussed

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 10:15am

The new social studies standards being proposed for the State of South Dakota by the state’s Department of Education were touched on briefly at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Custer School District Board of Education, with a larger discussion looming.
Because district curriculum development director Nora Smolnisky was unavailable for the meeting the broader discussion was tabled until the board’s January meeting but superintendent Mark Naugle did touch on the subject, giving board members a pop quiz on what grade level they thought proposed standards were planned for.

Lintz: feel ‘misled’ regarding proposed manufacturing business

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 10:14am

At the Nov. 30 meeting of the Custer County Commission, Joe Raver came before the commission with partners in a venture he said would see a hand sanitizer manufacturing business put in the former National Museum of Woodcarving building west of town, with the hopes of being up and running by March.

Cheerleaders march in Pearl Harbor parade

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 10:06am

“I never knew cheer was gonna bring me this far!” says Custer competitive cheer team member Chloe Carder.
Just how far is that? Well, Hawaii for starters.

After months of delay, STAR buildings to be leveled

Published by admin on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 10:09am

A full 10 months after local businessman Mark Nielsen announced a plan to demolish three former STAR Academy buildings by implosion, the demolition is finally scheduled to take place before the end of the year. Opportunities to push the button setting off one of the three explosions are being auctioned off right now and the proceeds of the auction will be split between a trio of local non-profits.

Lack of child care a ‘crisis’

Published by admin on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 10:07am

A group of several local, state and national entities are joining forces to brainstorm solutions to the child care crisis in the area, and county library director Jessie Phelps said Early Learner South Dakota is inviting more entities, including the Custer County Commission, to join in the fight to secure more child care for communities, including Custer.
At the Nov. 30 meeting of the Custer County Commission Phelps told the commission about Early Learner South Dakota (ear