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Down Memory Lane Dec. 25

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2024 - 9:03am

10 years ago, 2014 — Some Hermosa area residents, as well as the Town of Hermosa board, were up in arms over what they say is a waste of taxpayer money by the Custer County Commission over the commission’s declining of a land swap for the county’s new highway shop in the eastern part of the county. The county, however, says the proposed deal wasn’t legal...Lt. Steve McMillin was named the recipient of the Custer County Sheriff’s Office’s Sheriff’s Achievement Award for the fourth quarter of 2015. McMillin started with the office in 2007.

Black Hills Live Dec. 25

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2024 - 9:03am

Wednesday 12-25

Christmas

Thursday 12-26

Seniors Stretch and Flex
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
9 AM

Christmas Sweater Party
Sprockets Fun Foundry
Keystone, SD
12 PM

Imagination Club
Hill City Public
Library Kids’ Annex
Hill City, SD
3:15 PM

Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group
Custer VFW
Custer, SD
6 PM

Friends of
Bill W. AA Meeting
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Hot Springs, SD 
6 PM

Sheriff's Log Dec. 12-18

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2024 - 8:53am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Tuesday, Dec. 17
8:18 a.m.: An abandoned and damaged vehicle was reportedly parked at a downtown Custer convenience store. A deputy called the vehicle owner, who came back to the store to confront a case of good news and bad news. The good news was that the vehicle wouldn’t be towed if it was moved soon. The bad news was that the deputy subsequently arrested the vehicle owner, a 30-year-old Custer male, on an active warrant.      

Cop Carr: Barber helps chase alleged thieves

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2024 - 8:50am

Cutting hair by day. Fighting crime by...day also.
A normal Monday afternoon became anything but for A Dude’s Place owner Gary Carr when he gave an assist to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office to stop brazen daylight theft Dec. 9.
Carr and his coworker, Jake Garner, were conducting normal Monday haircuts when the door of the shop swung open and a regular client began to chat the two up.

Down Memory Lane Prevailer Dec. 25

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2024 - 8:44am

5 YEARS AGO, 2019

Down Memory Lane Prevailer Dec. 18

Published by admin on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 3:59pm

5 YEARS AGO, 2019

Down Memory Lane Dec. 18

Published by admin on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 3:28pm

10 years ago, 2004 — Several arrests had been made and a warrant had been issued after an investigation by the Custer County Sheriff’s Office in two investigations, including the break-in and burglary of Claw, Antler & Hide.

Black Hills Live Dec. 18, 2024

Published by admin on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 3:28pm

Wednesday 12-18

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 Functional Fitness
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
9 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 3 PM

Seniors Board Meeting
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 12 PM

Sheriff's Log Dec. 6-11

Published by admin on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 3:16pm

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Friday, Dec. 13
4:32 p.m.: A Custer resident called 911 to report they were called a bad name by a suspect at a downtown Custer grocery store after the resident confronted them about bringing their dog in the building. Deputies determined no crime was actually committed there.      

Funding cut could sink SDPB

Published by admin on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 3:04pm

South Dakota Public Broadcasting could cease to exist in as little as two years if lawmakers adopt Gov. Kristi Noem’s $3.6 million budget cut, the network’s executive director said Friday.
Julie Overgaard sounded that alarm during a meeting of the Educational Telecommunications Board, which acts as an advisory council for SDPB.