Custer County Chronicle

In the aftermath of the Qury Fire, which began March 12, many are marveling at the community’s response to the incident, from providing meals and lodging for evacuees to volunteering hours of time to help emergency services. 
“Having people and organizations step up like that, it makes the job very rewarding,” said Custer County Emergency Management director Steve Esser. “I can’t say enough about how great it was to have so many people that were a part of how successful it was.” 

Under the road or over the section line? That was the dilemma facing the Custer County Commission at its March 11 meeting.
The issue came when Alex Heim told the commission he had a failing drainfield at his VIP Road home. To install a new drainfield he will either need to put a new wastewater pipe under VIP road—to property he owns on the other side of the road for a spot to build a new drainfield—or cross a section line and run onto his neighbors’ property to build the drainfield.

The Custer School District (CSD) is looking at implementing attrition and restructuring methods to improve efficiency and decrease costs in the district. Ultimately, the goal is to balance the district’s annual budget while continuing to provide a great education for students. 
“Attrition is the key to all the changes that we’re trying to make,” said superintendent of schools Dr. Tim Frederick. “It’s trying to become more efficient and more effective with the resources that we have and that we can continue to keep for sustainability for the district going forward.”