Our Community

Friday, April 17

10:38 a.m.: An unwanted person was reported at Valley-Hi Apartments in Custer. Charges may be leveled on the person if they return. 

11:47 a.m.: A civil matter was reported in which neither the offended person nor the suspect resided in Custer County. The matter was referred to another place. 

Saturday, April 18

5:47 a.m.: A loose steer was reported on the shoulder of Hwy. 36 near Hermosa. The sinister steer disappeared before a deputy got there. 

­­10 years ago, 2010 — The music on Mt. Rushmore Road in Custer went silent. If the city wanted it back, it had to  pony up some cash. That’s because the city was  informed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers that it had been violating the law by transmitting music through loudspeakers via Sirius Radio for the past few years ... Custer City Council was weighing removing a power pole from Pageant Hill. The pole had become a safety concern, and needing power at the hill wasn’t much of an issue after the Pageant of Paha Sapa was discontinued.

April 16, 1993, was three days before the airplane crash on April 19, which was a tragic date in South Dakota  history.  

The South Dakota governor and a group of civic and business leaders were in Cincinnati, Ohio, the days before a unbelievable tragedy struck the state of South Dakota on April 19, 1993. The governor, George Mickelson, along with the pilots and a group of civic and business leaders, were killed in a plane crash in Iowa. 

­­10 years ago, 2010 — The historic Kleemann House in Custer was spared the fate of the wrecking ball. Clifford and Christine Mumm purchased the building and planned to renovate it ... The Custer County Chronicle set a record by winning 27 awards at the S.D. Newspaper Convention ... Custer’s Purple Pie Place had new owners in Bob and Kathie Yehle of San Clemente, Calif.