D.D. Couch, right, is shown with a high school classmate who borrowed his Army cap for the picture. It was taken he day he left Wessington Springs for Vietnam. Couch was a radio operator stationed in Chu Lai, Vietnam with the 23rd Infantry Division from 1970-71.
Wed, 11/11/2026 - 3:45pm
For Darold Dean (D.D.) Couch, every day is Veterans Day. Because after serving in the Vietnam War and the National Guard, he went to work serving the Custer community and beyond through the Kenneth...
Wed, 11/11/2026 - 1:43pm
“This year’s general election saw the lowest voter turnout in the state in more than 50 years,” wrote Molly Wetsch with South Dakota News Watch in her article “General election: SD voter turnout hits...
Wildcats Madilyn Baker and Jayda Bennett lunge for a block during the region match up against the Belle Fourche Broncs Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Custer Armory.
Wed, 11/11/2026 - 10:27am
In a final week of game time, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School volleyball team wrapped up the season with two region matches.
First, the Wildcats faced the Belle Fourche Broncs Tuesday, Nov. 3 in the...
Wed, 11/11/2026 - 9:44am
Wednesday 11-11
Veterans Day
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...
The newest deputies to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) were introduced to the Hill City students Wednesday, Nov. 4. Ranger, a three-year old Yellow Lab named in honor of the Hill City Rangers, and Tiger, a one-year old German Shorthair Pointer, named after the New Underwood Tigers, along with their handlers, Travis Leeson (left) and Phillip Rivera (right) make up the new PCSO K9 unit.
Wed, 11/11/2026 - 9:38am
The newest crime-fighting deputies to join the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) visited Hill City students Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the high school theater.
Ranger, a 3-year-old Yellow Lab...
Custer County Chronicle
11/11/2026 - 3:44pm
By Jason Ferguson
The Custer County Planning Department will no longer be responsible for inspecting approaches following a vote by the Custer County Commission that will see the county’s highway department handle the inspections. The vote was...
Hill City Prevailer
11/11/2026 - 9:39am
Voters across South Dakota headed to the polls Nov. 3 to decide a number of state and local races as well as important decisions for communities throughout the Black Hills.
Pennington County reported 43.28 percent voter turnout, falling below...
Community
01/07/2026 - 9:18am
Rhoades, Wilma, 90, Custer, died Dec. 7, 2024.
Loghry, Gene, 74, Fairburn, died Dec. 27, 2024.
Daggett, Jimmy, 72, Hermosa, died Dec. 28.
Pepper, Lois, Lake Andes, 89, died Dec. 30, 2024.
Plaisted, Rhea, 47, Mesa, Ariz., died Dec. 30, 2024....
Obituaries
11/11/2026 - 10:28am
Leland E. “Leo” Maciejewski was born May 26, 1937, in Merriman, Neb., to Edward J. Maciejewski and Ethel (Hubbard) Maciejewski. His family moved west of Martin, S.D., where he spent his childhood and lived until he was drafted into the U.S. Army...
