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Incest charges filed

Published by admin on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 9:03am
A Custer County man faces up to 10 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines after being arrested on two counts of incest, a Class V Felony.
John Frederick Hildebrand, Jr., 64, is alleged to have committed the acts March 17-18.
The incidents were reported by a third party and Hildebrand was placed under arrest after interviews were conducted by Custer County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
Hildebrand was then transported to the Pennington County Jail. Hildebrand has yet to be arraigned on the charges.

Man questions property class

Published by admin on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 9:02am
A Custer County man seeking clarity on how his property is classified by the county and, more importantly, how much he has to pay in taxes on that property came before the Custer County Commission at the commission’s March 25 meeting to say he was getting conflicting information regarding the status of his property and taxes owed.

Employees support courthouse closure

Published by admin on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 8:59am
In an effort to protect themselves and the public, Custer County Courthouse employees told the Custer County Commission at the commission’s March 25 meeting they are in favor of closing the courthouse to the general public while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the country.

Custer State Park to give preference to visitors

Published by admin on Wed, 04/01/2020 - 3:57pm
Residents of the Black Hills who want to fish Stockade Lake, hike Lover’s Leap or pet the famous Wildlife Loop Road burros while it’s warm out better get to Custer State Park (CSP) soon — because your chances to do so this summer will be slim to none.

Mount Rushmore still seeing visitors

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:59am

While Xanterra is closing its operations at Mount Rushmore National Memorial until May 21, visitors still seem to be flocking to the monument.

Chamber orders maps for season

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:59am

Listening to its members, the Keystone Chamber of Commerce voted to order additional maps for this season’s tourist season.

Schools prep for more closures

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:59am

The Hill City Board of Education held a special meeting Friday to discuss the district’s plan to deal with COVID-19.

Speed limit goes to 20 mph

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:59am

A letter recommending the speed limit through Keystone be changed to 20 miles per hour (mph) year-round was signed by the town board of trustees at the last Keystone Town Board meeting.

Coming together to defeat this

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:58am

So the zombie apocalypse is upon us, limiting our freedoms and forcing us to become homebound couch potatoes. I applaud those of you who are actually listening to this recommendation. The leaders of my hometown are doing a great job keeping people safe. All or nothing —

Council to hold special meeting to discuss COVID-19

Published by admin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:52am

The Hill City Common Council will hear from businesses in the community on Wednesday to determine what steps are appropriate to slowing down the spread of COVID-19.