Matt Fridell, center, nails boards to the soon-to-be-burned beetle as Steve Pischke, left, and Dave Thom assist. About a dozen volunteers have been meeting at the Custer Volunteer Fire Department Hall each week to assemble the beetle under the guidance of master carpenter Karl Svensson. Finishing touches were put on this week in time for the Burning Beetle event this Saturday, Jan. 18.
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:55am
The forecast for Custer on Saturday may be only in the 20s, but it will be plenty warm on Pageant Hill at 5 p.m.
That is when, for the seventh consecutive year, the Burning Beetle will take place...
Kyle Gangel, left, and his family went driving and hiking through Custer State Park on Sunday afternoon. Gangel is the new pastor at Southern Hills Bible Church of Custer and his wife, Liz teaches second grade at Custer Elementary. The Gangels three sons are, from left, Brennan, Harrison and Calvin.
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:48am
Kyle Gangel had never even visited South Dakota before he and his young family came to Custer as a pastoral candidate over this past Labor Day weekend.
“I had never met anybody from South Dakota...
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:47am
Thursday, Jan. 16
Preschool Developmental Screening, 10 a.m. to noon, Hermosa School
Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer, 5-7 p.m., Dacotah Bank
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County...
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:44am
It appears 2019 (and the early part of 2020) was the year of retirement, as Custer County lost some stalwart employees who long served at their various places of employment. The year started with...
Tobie Zerbe tries to drive between the defense of Sturgis’ Makayla Keffeler (22) and Sarah Janz (4) during last Saturday’s game at the Armory. Zerbe scored five points in the Wildcat win.
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:41am
The Custer High School girls basketball team led its game against Sturgis last Saturday for all of one minute and 15 seconds of game time.
Fortunately, for the Wildcats, it was the final 1:15...
Custer County Chronicle
Matt Fridell, center, nails boards to the soon-to-be-burned beetle as Steve Pischke, left, and Dave Thom assist. About a dozen volunteers have been meeting at the Custer Volunteer Fire Department Hall each week to assemble the beetle under the guidance of master carpenter Karl Svensson. Finishing touches were put on this week in time for the Burning Beetle event this Saturday, Jan. 18.
01/16/2020 - 8:55am
The forecast for Custer on Saturday may be only in the 20s, but it will be plenty warm on Pageant Hill at 5 p.m.
That is when, for the seventh consecutive year, the Burning Beetle will take place, with the burning of a beetle effigy the...
Hill City Prevailer
01/16/2020 - 11:20am
The Hill City Common Council met Monday. Its only scheduled business item was to discuss a nonconforming electronic sign at the Hill City Cafe.
The sign is an electronic reader board sign that was allowed in the Central Business District when it was...
Community
10/10/2019 - 10:49am
As the calendar marches into autumn and soon enough — winter — the snow will fall. When it does, Mark Naugle will have his eyes on it. And the forecast. And the TV. He’ll use his ears to listen to what others are saying, as well.
While it may...
Obituaries
01/16/2020 - 11:39am
On Jan. 8, Eugene W. Lidgett, 81, died at his home with his wife by his side.
He was born April 30, 1938, to William and Leota (Bond) Lidgett in Huron, S.D., He was raised at Yale, S.D., where his parents farmed.
He later moved to Huron where he met...
