Custer County Chronicle

Buffalo ‘ride’ goes viral

Published by admin on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 9:17am
By Ron Burtz
 
An unknown Iowa biker has become a nationwide (and possibly worldwide) celebrity after she took a short and nearly deadly ride on the horns of a Custer State Park (CSP) buffalo last Wednesday. In the process, thousands of people around the world got a graphic lesson in why it’s a good idea to keep a safe distance from the park’s “fluffy cows.” 
Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley said the incident which occurred near mile marker 40 on Iron Mountain Road was reported to Custer County Dispatch at 6:30 p.m. 

County employees test positive

Published by admin on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 9:15am
Three employees of Custer County has tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported by the county last Wednesday.

Crazy Horse receives generous gift

Published by admin on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 9:04am
In February, an 84-year-old man died in his hometown of Onida. Maynard Klingbeil farmed all his life in eastern Sully County, working with his father and then taking over the family farm. Not only did the lifelong bachelor contribute to his community in myriad ways, he also quietly built an estate that would continue doing good work long after he was gone.
This month, the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation received a generous gift from Klingbeil. The exact amount has not been made public.

Rally wrecks pile up in county

Published by admin on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 9:00am
With the influx of bikers to the Black Hills for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally comes motorcycle accidents. The following is a list of accidents that are local, involve local people or were fatal from Aug. 11 through Aug. 16.

Bikers ride the Hills from here

Published by admin on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:19am
Monday of motorcycle rally week was a bad one for bikes and their drivers in and around Custer State Park (CSP). At least half a dozen motorcycle wrecks and other traffic incidents Monday afternoon resulted in a busy few hours for the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, S.D. Highway Patrol, CSP  rangers, Custer County Search and Rescue (SAR) and Custer other ambulance services. 

County now has 36 cases

Published by admin on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:19am
As the United States shot past five million cases of COVID-19, officials have bemoaned July 4 gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings and crowded bars as being among the reasons there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 5 million coronavirus deaths, by far the most of any country, and has the most confirmed infections in the world.

School sets ’20-’21 budget

Published by admin on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:18am
Two months later than normal, the Custer School District Board of Education passed its fiscal year 2020-21 budget and tax levies at its August meeting on Monday. In the meeting held in the lunchroom of Hermosa School, the board approved a general fund budget of $7,754,291 for the fiscal year which began  July 1. 
The budget also includes a special education fund of $1.7 million, an Impact Aid fund of $750,000 and a $13.2 million capital outlay fund which includes $10 million for the Hermosa School building project which is in progress.

Mental health services to be offered

Published by admin on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:18am
A pilot program is bringing mental health professionals to those in crisis in Custer County, with the goal of providing mental health services to those in need rather than transporting them to a hospital or, worse, getting the criminal justice system involved.

More landlocked property causes consternation

Published by admin on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:17am
A dispute over access to landlocked property came before the Custer County Commission at its Aug. 5 meeting, but it wasn’t the same two disputes that have consumed portions of commission meetings for the better part of three years.

Cleanup mostly complete

Published by admin on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 9:00am
It’s been over a year since a massive influx of rain (up to seven inches, by some accounts) poured down on the French Creek watershed and subsequently led to a flood that reached 100-year levels, causing extensive damage to both public and private property.
Most of the cleanup and reconstruction to be done by governmental entities was done in the year that has passed, with city planning administrator Tim Hartmann saying, save for some wood chips for the Gates Park playground and a little bit of debris, the city has been cleaned up.