Finding a person, people or family with a take on the situation unfolding around the country regarding the death of George Floyd isn’t hard to do. Finding a family with members who have both protested in Minneapolis and arrested people rioting over the situation — well, that’s a different story.
The colorful Custer buffalo herd will make its annual spring migration from winter pasture on south 8th Street to downtown street corners again this year, thanks to the Custer Area Arts Council.
The move was left in doubt at the end of last season when the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce decided not to sponsor the display for another year because of insurance and liability concerns. So the arts council stepped up under the leadership of treasurer Laurie Arthur to take responsibility for the painted fiberglass bison and facilitate the display.
On the weekend of our Custer High School non-traditional graduation, KOTA television interviewed a 1948 Sturgis High School graduate, who was part of another class which had no ceremony for her year. Why? The polio pandemic was devastating in 1948.
The 911 Misdial of Day: A person called from a Rapid City apartment complex asking for police assistance. As neither they nor the apartment complex were in Custer County the person was referred to another agency.
12:26 a.m.: A deputy hit the bricks in downtown Custer, checking doors and snooping around the the area. No problems were found.
3:45 a.m.: A possible drunk driver was reported on Hwy. 79 somewhere between Rapid City and Hermosa. No one was in position to intercept the vehicle.
If there is a bright side to the coronavirus pandemic, it may be this. The situation is providing local healthcare professionals and even medical students with unique opportunities to learn and put into practice new techniques for taking care of patients.
Nicholas Wilde of Sioux Falls is a third-year medical student from the University of South Dakota (USD) who spent the last four weeks working at Custer Clinic helping out and observing as the clinic has undergone significant changes to its procedures due to COVID-19.
Two incumbents, two newcomers and one familiar face will greet voters on the ballot in the face for two seats on the Custer County Commission during this year’s June 2 primary.
All of the candidates are Republican, and no Democratic candidates filed, although Independent candidates still have time to file.
1:50 a.m.: A deputy patrolled the mean morning streets of Custer on foot. No one was about and everything was quiet.
7:11 a.m.: A deputy checked on a Bluebell Lane resident after an emergency medical alert went off there. The person was fine and the alarm was false.
8:35 a.m.: A white pickup was reportedly “all over the road” on Hwy.79, south of Hermosa. A deputy shadowed the motorized menace but saw no legal violations.
11:53 a.m.: A deputy helped a motorist with a flat tire on Hwy. 79 near Lame Johnny Road.
