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Incidents expose loophole excluding comment at public meetings

Published by admin on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 9:04am

Two seemingly harmless words added to a state open meetings law in 2019 have sparked a debate over the rights of citizens to publicly comment at official government meetings in South Dakota, with several school boards at the center of the conflict.

Friends of the Library hosts traveler

Published by admin on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 9:02am
Adventure traveler, author and filmmaker Bruce Junek spoke at the March 9 Friends of the Hill City Library meeting. 
Junek shared photographs and stories of his vast explorations throughout Asia, Central and South America and Africa.
His travels are unique, almost all having occurred simply, traveling by bicycle with his wife, Tass. The two found off the beaten paths that took them to remote villages and isolated landscapes. 

Custer native’s book is No. 1

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

If early sales are any indication, a non-fiction book by a first time author originally from Custer appears to be taking off like a shot. The book, “A Caregiver’s Guide to Communications Problems from Brain Injury or Disease,” written by Custer native Connie Porcaro and her co-author Barbara O’Connor Wells, was only released on Feb. 22 (2/22/22) but has already risen to the top of Amazon’s list of health care books.
As of February 26 the paperback version of the book, written expressly for caregivers, was No. 1 and the hardcover edition was at No. 3.

Down Memory Lane March 9

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:53am

10 years ago, 2012 —The Custer City Council voted 5-1 to do away with vendors on N. 6th Street when Custer Cruisin’ rolled around...Homes and commercial buildings experienced an average of 15 percent rise in their annual assessments...The Custer County Sheriff’s Office began a 30-day trial of a metal detector at the entryway of the Custer County Courthouse courtroom.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:52am

Thursday, Mar. 10
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport
ADD/ADHD Support Group, 6:30 p.m.,
Monument Health Custer Hospital Conference Room

Friday, Mar. 11
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library

Saturday, Mar. 12
Custer Community Action Team Food Distribution, 2-5 p.m., CAT building, corner of N. 6th and Lincoln streets
Cowboy Up For Kids YMCA Fundraiser, 4-9 p.m., Custer Beacon

Sheriff's Log Feb. 25 - March 4

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:45am

Thursday, Feb. 24
4:10 p.m.: Deputies transported a male and his mobility scooter back to his apartment after it ran out of battery juice in the Custer area. And they say that electric vehicles are the future. Ha!
Friday, Feb. 25
8:05 a.m.: A deputy dealt with a juvenile matter in Custer County.
1:44 p.m.: A deputy assisted another agency with a stolen vehicle investigation.
2:28 p.m.: An unidentified vehicle hit a real estate sign on Jasper Lane and then disappeared, leaving only tail light pieces behind.

Elementary artwork on display at courthouse

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:43am

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
This Maya Angelou quote is Custer County Elementary schools’ art educator Nikki Yeigh’s overarching personal objective in every art classroom. And students do feel mighty fine doing art with Yeigh.

Backers of Native education reform will press forward

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:23am
The latest setback in a bid to create state-funded Lakota immersion schools in South Dakota will not deter Native American educators from pursuing that vision in the future, according to one of the proposal’s key supporters.
State Sen. Troy Heinert, D-Mission, expressed disappointment after the March 2 failure of a bill to fund charter schools focused on Oceti Sakowin language and culture in the state’s public school system, especially since he is leaving the state legislature after this session.

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:13am
5 YEARS AGO, 2017

Hill City/Keystone Happenings

Published by admin on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:11am
Thursday, Mar. 10: 
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 
Chamber Mixer, 5 p.m. Chute Rooster
Friday, Mar. 11: 
Community Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Little White Church