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Hill City/Keystone Happenings

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 11:36am
Thursday, Mar. 3: 
Hand & Foot, 12:30 p.m. Community Lutheran Church 
Imagination Club, 3:30 p.m. Hill City Public Library 
Women’s Bible Study Fellowship, 8:30 a.m. The Little White Church 
Hill City Community Garden Meeting, 6 p.m. Community Lutheran Church 

Dusty Johnson visits Krull’s Market

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 11:21am
Congressman Dusty Johnson came to Hill City this week to discuss supply chain issues that still plague the region.
Johnson toured Krull’s Market with owner Eric Lind. Lind described the challenges his store has faced since the pandemic started. The fill rate in the  store is 65 percent. That means Lind is unable to get 35 percent of the goods he and his customers expect. He also said it takes a lot to keep the shelves filled.
“People have gotten accustomed to ‘I just have to take this’” versus a specific brand they may be looking for, he said.

Veteran graves to get headstones

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 10:58am

After having been buried for over 130 Black Hills winters in Custer’s city cemetery, Civil War veteran Joel Nelson Lillie is finally getting a headstone to mark his grave this spring. The grave stones for Lillie and nearly a dozen other U.S. military veterans buried in Custer are to be installed largely thanks to the efforts of American Legion member Glen Talley and Custer County Veterans Service Officer Todd Fish. The stones for three of the veteran graves, including Lillie’s, have already been delivered and will be set when the weather warms up this spring.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 10:57am

Thursday, Mar. 3
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport
Hot Springs Area Concert with David Shannon, 7 p.m., Mueller Center, Hot Springs

Friday, Mar. 4
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
PowerPoint on Spain, 6:30 p.m., Custer Senior Center
Bingo, 7-9 p.m., Hermosa American Legion Auxiliary

Saturday, Mar. 5
Amateur Radio License Exams, 10 a.m., Hot Springs Library
History of Outlaw Ranch Presentation, 2:30 p.m., Custer County Courthouse Annex

Down Memory Lane March 2

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 10:54am

10 years ago, 2012 —A downtown business owner received a $95 bill from the city after it removed the snow from in front of his building in downtown Custer, and he isn’t happy about it.

Sheriff's Log Feb. 18-24

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 10:49am

Friday, Feb. 18
2:47 p.m.: Deputies took a Custer County person to Monument Health in Custer for treatment of possible mental health issues.
3 p.m.: A car was reportedly on fire east of Custer on Hwy. 16A. Everyone searched for it but found no fiery vehicles in the area.
5:50 p.m.: Deputies assisted a helpful neighbor with feeding a resident’s cats while they were in the hospital just west of Custer.
6:26 p.m.: More car/deer carnage came about on Hwy. 16 near the Wyoming line. The car didn’t make it, and neither did the deer.

Rising anger, violence hampering patient care

Published by admin on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 10:34am

Increasing anger and even violence toward healthcare workers in South Dakota and across the U.S. is adding great stress on practitioners who are already enduring the pain and hardship of providing care during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthcare workers in South Dakota have been called offensive names, faced threats at work or at home, had things thrown at them, and occasionally have endured direct physical violence. The aggression is being displayed by both patients and family members.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 10:10am

Thursday, Feb. 24
Custer Restaurant Week Continues
Book Chat, 4:30 p.m., Custer County Library
Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group, 6 p.m., Custer VFW
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Friday, Feb. 25
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library

Saturday, Feb. 26
Custer Trade Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Custer Armory

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 9:57am
5 YEARS AGO, 2017
— On Tuesday, Feb. 21 the Pretty Flower Fire was spotted and grew to about 40 acres within a couple of hours due to the wind. Around 20-30 resisdents were asked to voluntarily evacuate but were able to return shortly after. The fire was determined to be human-caused by a slashpile burned a couple weeks earlier that started back up due to the wind and dry receptive fuels on the ground. About 75 firefighters were on the fire from local, state and federal.
10 YEARS AGO, 2012

Down Memory Lane Feb. 23

Published by admin on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 9:52am

10 Years ago, 2012 — Janet Randall was the leader out of the gate in the Custer County Chronicle’s “Biggest Loser” contest. In the first month Randall shed 6.88 percent of her body weight...Drug court was being discussed as an alternative to prison in Custer County in the wake of “Operation Pharm School,” a drug bust that saw 20 Custer County residents arrested on various drug charges.