Custer County Chronicle

It appears District 30 will have Republican representation across the board when the South Dakota Legislature convenes in January, as all three Republican candidates were winning their races as of press time in yesterday’s General Election.
In the race for two seats in the state House of Representatives, Republican incumbent Trish Ladner was leading with 41 percent of the vote, while fellow Republican Tim Goodwin was also around 41 percent. Democrat challenger Susan Scheirbeck was trailing at 18 percent of the vote.

Monday is Veterans Day, and a variety of events is scheduled to honor area veterans.
As usual, the centerpiece of Veterans Day will be the annual Custer School District ceremony that will take place at 2 p.m. at the Armory.
The ceremony will start with a welcome from Custer Jr./Sr. High School principal Tobey Cass and Custer High School student body president Brook Bennett.
Following the presentation of colors, the National Anthem will be performed by the Custer High School choir. That will be followed the the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation.

Scott Storms is a problem solver.
Storms, the newest person to sit in the hot seat that is the director of the Custer County Office of Equalization, comes into the job with eyes wide open, having worked in the office as an appraiser since last May and seeing the good and bad that comes with running the office.
“I like to fix things. I think I can fix this,” Storms said. “That’s my goal. I saw the taxpayers as being misrepresented from this office. I saw a lot of things I didn’t like. I saw a lot of things I learned from.”