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Down Memory Lane Nov. 5

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 2:30pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2015
— Jon Dahlstrom left Edward Jones in Custer after 19 years for a promotion in St. Louis, Mo. B.J. Shipp stepped into the opening at the office, moving from Laramie, Wyo. Shipp started working for Edward Jones at Ft. Collins in September of 2001 and then moved to Laramie. He and his wife, Shannon, have a daughter, Raeleigh and a son, Sean ... Blaine and Joey Kortemeyer of Custer honored one of their favorite Christmas movies, “A Christmas Story,” by dressing as the infamous leg lamp and fragile box it came in during the Merchants’ Trick or Treat Oct. 31. 

Sheriff's Log Oct. 16-19

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 2:21pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Saturday, Oct. 18
10:17 a.m.: A gas drive-off was reported at a downtown Custer convenience store. And here we thought these sorts of crimes were a thing of the past, what with most stores implementing a “pay before you pump” policy.  

Black Hills Live Nov. 5, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:55am

Wednesday 11-5

Hill City Merchants Meeting
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
8 AM

Custer County Commission 
Custer County Courthouse 
Custer, SD 
8 AM

Driver’s License Exams 
Custer County Courthouse 
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 5 PM

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

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

Girlfriends are gonna party like it’s 1999

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:49am
The 13th annual Hill City Girlfriends’ Weekend is taking place Nov. 7-9, and with the 1990s theme, it’s an opportunity to show off a grunge style, listen to some boy bands and enjoy all the great Main Street merchants of Hill City.
Angie Ross, one of the event organizers this year, said Hill City Girlfriends’ Weekend is the one event that the downtown merchants group puts on that does what it’s supposed to do: bring people from out of town into town to see how “awesome we are.”

Hill City seniors support veterans gift shop

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:42am
Making spirits bright. That is exactly what the Hill City Senior Citizens set out to do for the upcoming holiday season. The organization once again led a community-wide effort to collect gifts to benefit veterans at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center.
Chaired by Pat Forrer, the charitable initiative gathered gifts, wrapping materials, gift cards and cash donations to support the American Legion Auxillary’s (ALA) pop-up Christmas Gift Shop. The shop allows veterans to “shop” for Christmas presents for their loved ones at no cost.

Down Memory Lane Nov. 5, 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:40am
5 YEARS AGO, 2020

Volunteers needed to light up Hill City

Published by admin on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:39am
In an effort to light up Hill City for this holiday season, Pete Stach is asking for volunteers for the second phase of the light service project, hanging the lights. Lights need to be strung on street poles along Main Street.
A meeting will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, at 9 a.m at the Hill City Center to line out the project and volunteers. A boom lift has been donated for one weekend to help with the initiative.
For more information, contact Stach at 605-209-8413. 

Down Memory Lane Oct. 29

Published by admin on Wed, 10/29/2025 - 4:50pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2015

Sheriff's Log Oct. 9-16

Published by admin on Wed, 10/29/2025 - 12:56pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Wednesday, Oct. 15
3:48 p.m.: A suspicious man in a suspicious van was seen at several Custer-area gas stations doing…something suspicious, apparently. The suspicious man and van disappeared without a trace.  

Black Hills Live Oct. 29

Published by admin on Wed, 10/29/2025 - 9:41am

Wednesday 10-29

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

Wednesday Life Group
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD 
10 AM - 12 PM

Kidzlife 
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
3:15-5:15 PM

Youth Group 
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
5:30 PM

Adult Bible Study 
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
6 PM

Bingo
Custer Beacon
Custer, SD
6:30 PM