The Black Hills will receive its first dose of winter weather of the season this week.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Hill City, Keystone and the surrounding areas.
Accumulating snow is expected Wednesday night through early Friday, according to a news briefing posted to the National Weather Service – Rapid City website.
The second annual Black Hills Plein Air Paint Out is in the books. The event was held from Sept. 24-28.
When interviewed Sept. 27, Tim Peterson, chairman of the event, said everything was going fantastically, growing participation from 19 artists last year to 30 this year with a waiting list.
As the Hill City sidewalk project enters its fourth week, crews are starting to have to deal with one of their biggest challenges: the weather.
However, at the city’s weekly sidewalk construction meeting, Dave Buck of Complete Concrete (the firm responsible for the project) said there have been no safety issues on the project so far, a sentiment echoed by Hill City mayor Kathy Skorzewski.
The Hill City Business Improvement District Board (BID board) did not have a quorum at its Sept 19 meeting. However, those present were still able to discuss the projects — paving the alleyway behind Hill City Senior Center and renovating the senior center.
The Hill City sidewalk project has entered its fourth week.
At a construction meeting on Monday, representatives from Hill City, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) and Complete Concrete (the company responsible for doing the work) met to discuss the project.
“I’ve heard positive things about the project so far,” said Kathy Skorzewski, Hill City mayor.
Keystone Chamber of Commerce Board President Julie Smoragiewicz asked the Keystone Town Board for fairness when dealing with the Chamber at the most recent town board meeting.
“It does not seem appropriate for the chamber to be held to a different standard,” Smoragiewicz said. “It seems that at every turn our heads are being turned under water. And we’re focusing on trying to breathe. It’s just incredibly challenging to try to navigate the ever changing turns of the town.”
