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New tower considered

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:25am

Keystone might get a new tower to help communications with public safety officials.

“We’re here today looking at places where we could put them, “ said Ted Rufledt with Pennington County 911 on a recent visit to Keystone Town Hall.

Council tables sign ordinance first reading

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:25am

The Hill City Common Council had a busy meeting Monday night, tackling the planned use development (PUD) for the attainable housing project and the Hill City sign ordinance revision.

The council started out by discussing the PUD. The council did not need to approve the PUD, rather, it was discussing six required contributions for the PUD.

“This is the heart of the TIF (tax increment financing district),” said Dani Schade, development service coordinator for Hill City.

Legislators talk issues at crackerbarrel

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:25am

Six people attended Hill City’s crackerbarrel with guests Sen. Lance Russell and Reps. Julie Frye-Mueller and Tim Goodwin Feb. 8.

Issues discussed centered around hemp legislation, school funding and bills the legislators were sponsoring and about which they felt passionate.

The crackerbarrel started off with remarks from each of the legislators.

“We spent $170 million on a budget,” Russell said. “None of us voted for it.”

Airport improvements could take off

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:19am
Within the next 10 years, it’s possible the Custer County Airport could have 10 new hangars, a wider and longer runway and a new parking lot, according to a presentation given by Kent Penney of KLJ Engineering at the Feb. 5 meeting of the Custer County Commission.
The possibilities are dependent on what the county is willing to spend and how much money the state and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are willing to grant for the projects, but there is room for considerable growth and upgrades, Penney said while presenting the airport’s master plan.

Park receives $137,000 grant

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:17am
The Harbach Centennial Park renovation master plan got some good news at the Custer City Council meeting Monday, Feb. 3. Near the end of an usually brief meeting, Mayor Corbin Herman announced that the city had received notification from state officials that the park master plan qualified for a $137,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Herman said the fund is a federal program administered by the state. 

School to buy Hermosa land

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:17am
When construction begins on the new elementary school in Hermosa sometime in the next year, those building it could have a little more room to work, thanks to action by the Custer School District Board of Education Monday evening.
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the board approved a letter of intent to purchase property at 590 Whitney Street in Hermosa which adjoins the west end of the proposed building site which is already owned by the district. 

To mag or not to mag

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:16am
While new Custer County Highway superintendent Jesse Doyle has been on the job only a little over a month, he heard a years-old refrain from residents along Box Canyon Road and Ghost Canyon Road at last Wednesday’s Custer County Commission: the roads are dusty and dangerous and something needs to be done about it.

Former STAR at the fore at crackerbarrel

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:13am
A bill to require Gov. Kristi Noem to create a plan to repurpose the former State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy (STAR) property was among the issues discussed by the nearly 50 people who attended last Saturday afternoon’s District 30 legislative crackerbarrel at Custer Senior Center.

Work being done to bring fireworks to Mount Rushmore

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 10:35am

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is still in the process of evaluating holding fireworks there on July 3.

On Jan. 30, Patricia Trap, acting superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Rob Wallace, assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks for the Department of the Interior, and David Vela, acting National Parks Service director, met at Mount Rushmore to discuss the proposal.

Attainable housing takes step forward

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 10:35am

The attainable housing project in Hill City took another step forward at Monday’s Hill City Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

A public hearing was held to discuss the planned use development (PUD) needed to make the project happen.

“We want families to locate here,” said Dani Schade, development service coordinator for Hill City.