A group of Custer High School parents are working on putting together a prom to be hosted June 19 at the high school/The Custer Beacon. This will happen only if COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted and can be done safely. The same rules will apply as the normal school prom. Students may attend if they are a junior or senior or attending with a junior or senior.
“It’s Thursday at 2 p.m. and we just got dispatched to a house that got egged,” said Custer County sheriff’s deputy Derrick Reifenrath. The call came as the sergeant sat in Sheriff Marty Mechaley’s office discussing the uptick in certain types of crime since the coronavirus lockdowns began over a month ago.
“That’s odd,” observed Reifenrath. “That’s not a typical call that you get in the middle of the day.”
Custer County emergency management director Mike Carter, along with the recently-formed Emergency Operations Center (EOC) members believe it’s only a matter of time before there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Custer County. Therefore, the group continues to prepare and plan while first responders do the same.
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The social distancing guidelines laid down by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and reinforced by the governor’s office and the Custer City Council through its recent ordinance are being keenly felt by Custer businesses.
For instance, restaurants have been forced to close their dining rooms and offer take-out service only. However, most businesses have made adaptations to be able to survive the shutdowns and are persevering through the crisis.
