Custer residents stand ready with torches in hand to participate in the 2022 Burning Beetle event this Saturday. From left are Roxanne Horkey, Hank Fridell, Gary Lipp, Karl Svensson and Patty Lee. The huge bug has yet to be completed and, as you can see, may require the services of a beetle orthdontist.
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 9:56am
This Saturday will mark a unique 10 year anniversary for Custer. Starting a decade ago, the Bark Beetle Blues steering committee, in cooperation with the Custer Area Arts Council, began holding...
The new book about Larry Luitjens was released for the first time at the Lakota Nation Invitational, an event at which Luitjens and the Wildcats have been longtime staples.
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 9:53am
A coach of influence.
That’s what Larry Luitjens was.
Perhaps it’s fitting then that a book recently penned about Luitjens carries the name “Larry Luitjens - A Coach of Influence, Legendary Coach...
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 9:50am
Thursday, Jan. 13
Lions Club, noon, Pizza Works
ADD/ADHD Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Monument Health Custer Hospital
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport
Friday, Jan. 14
Storytime,...
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 9:45am
Nearly a decade after taking possession of the former Custer Elementary School on Crook Street and branding it the future site of the Custer Community Center, the city is finally solidly moving in...
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 9:39am
By Jason Ferguson
It was another week and another two road games for the Custer High School girls basketball team, as the Wildcats defeated Sturgis 53-44 last Tuesday before heading to Mitchell and...
Custer County Chronicle
Custer residents stand ready with torches in hand to participate in the 2022 Burning Beetle event this Saturday. From left are Roxanne Horkey, Hank Fridell, Gary Lipp, Karl Svensson and Patty Lee. The huge bug has yet to be completed and, as you can see, may require the services of a beetle orthdontist.
01/13/2022 - 9:56am
This Saturday will mark a unique 10 year anniversary for Custer. Starting a decade ago, the Bark Beetle Blues steering committee, in cooperation with the Custer Area Arts Council, began holding annual observances to mark the devastation brought...
Hill City Prevailer
Dennis Krull
01/13/2022 - 10:05am
Dennis Krull, a Republican from Hill City, has announced his intention to run for the District 30 House of Representatives.
He and his wife, Kim, owned and operated Krull’s Market in Hill City from 1992-2012. They also had stores for a time...
Community
11/11/2021 - 8:58am
Saturday, Oct. 23
11:22 a.m.: A stolen golf cart was reported at a west Custer campground. The theft report was later found to be a big misunderstanding and the cart was safely recovered.
11:38 p.m.: A deputy checked the Custer area for a badly-...
Obituaries
Darlene McKee
01/13/2022 - 9:59am
Darlene Francis (Collins) McKee was born Oct. 14, 1926, to Martin and Leonida Collins in Chamberlain, S.D. Her family soon moved west and she was raised on a buffalo ranch south of Deadwood, S.D., along with six younger siblings Nadine Kliment,...
