Hill City Prevailer

Black Hills Live Jan. 14, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 01/14/2026 - 10:05am

Wednesday 1-14

Custer Area Economic Development Corp.
Black Hills Energy
Custer, SD
7 AM

Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD 
7:30 AM

Driver’s License Exams 
Custer County Courthouse 
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 5 PM

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Life Group
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
10 AM

Dive Bar Bingo makes splash

Published by admin on Wed, 01/14/2026 - 9:57am
What started as a simple idea to bring people through the doors on a slow Sunday afternoon has transformed into one of Hill City’s most impactful fundraising outlets. The Silver Dollar Saloon’s “Dive Bar Bingo” has become a staple of local generosity, raising nearly $25,000 in its first year for local charities, nonprofits and neighbors in need. 
“We were looking for a reason to kind of bring people into the bar, and then at the same time, what can we do to help the community?” said John Robison, manager of the Silver Dollar Saloon. “We figured, let’s do bingo.”

Hill City Lions Club roars for more members

Published by admin on Wed, 01/14/2026 - 9:54am
The Hill City Lions Club is hosting a membership drive Jan. 18 from 1-3 p.m. at the Hill City Center in hopes of attracting some new members to one of Hill City’s vital community organizations. 
The Lions Club has been active in Hill City since the 1980s according to Stefanie Doaty, current club president. Doaty and her husband, Carl, will soon leave the community and are worried about the void in the club once they are gone.

Down Memory Lane Jan. 14, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 01/14/2026 - 9:52am
5 YEARS AGO, 2021

Casey McNulty named 2025 Hill City Prevailer News Citizen of the Year

Published by admin on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 12:56pm
It is not uncommon in a small town for an individual or two to wear many hats. With a smaller population and budget to pull from, smaller towns rely on volunteers to make the behind the scenes things happen. Usually, those volunteers are older or retired, with the time and money to spare for their community.
The 2025 Hill City Prevailer News Citizen of the Year challenges the usual in many ways. 

Company uses a little imagination

Published by admin on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 9:51am
“Completely surprised,” is how Hill City Librarian Tammy Alexander  described Mckenzie Waste Management’s decision to give the Hill City Library Imagination Club $10 for each new customer sign up it receives this month.
Alexander called the donation “very generous” and a move the owners of the company, Mowan and Jamie Lee Mckenzie, took upon themselves. 

Life saving training at Hill City Center

Published by admin on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 9:50am
Knowing CPR and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can be critical life-saving skills in the event of an emergency. Are you prepared?
The Hill City Center is providing the opportunity for community members to better prepare themselves for an emergency situation by hosting a CPR/AED certification course provided by the Custer Ambulance Training Department. 
When the heart stops, brain damage starts within minutes. CPR helps keep oxygen flowing to the brain and vital organs until professional help arrives.

Ranger alumni take the floor once more

Published by admin on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 9:43am
As Toby Keith sang, “I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.” 
That sentiment may be in question after last Saturday.
Hill City basketball fans enjoyed a spirited afternoon of hoops, laughs, tumbles and taunts Dec. 27 as former Rangers returned to the hardwood for the third Hill City Alumni Basketball Games at the Gins Gym.
The fundraiser, hosted by the Hill City Ranger Booster Club, has quickly become a beloved tradition among former athletes, fans and long-time supporters of Hill City basketball.

Down Memory Lane Jan. 7, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 9:39am
5 YEARS AGO, 2021
— In a year that had so much uncertainty one thing was known for sure: Sue Anderson would be out there helping in way she could. That is why she was named the Hill City Prevailer News Citizen of the Year for 2020 ... An Indiana woman had been fined for illegally climbing Mount Rushmore National Memorial Jan. 3. At approximately 10:15 p.m. Jan. 3, a woman, identified as Holly Venderley, of Bloomington, Ind., was observed climbing the memorial and was spotted at the base of George Washington.
10 YEARS AGO, 2016

Necrology 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 01/07/2026 - 9:38am
Pearl H. Johnson-Barrett, 98, died Dec. 25, 2024 
Edward Allen Gerken, 69, died Dec. 31, 2024
Michael John Hunsaker, 77, died Dec. 31, 2024
Gloria J. Walker Shippy, 75, died Jan. 4, 2025
Cherrylee J. Bradt, 79, died Jan. 8, 2025
Anjanette Maxfield, 49, died Jan. 27, 2025
Duane  Edgar Gaulke, 84, died Feb. 2, 2025
Kenneth Buell Redden, 92, died March 13, 2025
John Michael Sanders, 71, died Mar. 21, 2025
Gregory Ryan Brose, 48, died March 23, 2005