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...
Wed, 11/11/2026 - 9:35am
The 2026 tourism figures are in, and the results are mixed.
According to Travel South Dakota’s global public relations and content services senior director, Katlyn Svendsen, 2026 started strong...
Wed, 11/04/2026 - 2:44pm
Custer County is getting ready to honor veterans for their service with events Nov. 11 and 12.
Starting in late October, Hometown Hero banners were hung on light poles around the City of Custer. The...
Wed, 11/04/2026 - 2:39pm
Wednesday 11-4
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 4 PM
Seniors...
Custer County Chronicle
11/11/2026 - 9:32am
South Dakota utility regulators unanimously approved a rate increase last week that will add about $16 to the typical Black Hills Energy residential customer’s monthly electric bill, while an additional request from the company to add a $20...
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
11/04/2026 - 2:30pm
Joyce Irene Yotter, 89, of Custer, S.D., passed away peacefully with family by her side Oct. 22, 2026, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, S.D.
She was born in Woonsocket, S.D., Nov. 4, 1936, and married Charles Yotter Oct. 28, 1957, in Bemidji,...
