From left, back, Austin Lange (bull Riding, team roping), Levi Hartshorn (team roping) , Colton Dorrance (bull riding); front, Lange (breakaway roping, pole bending, barrel racing, goat tying, team roping), Addie Sander (barrel racing pole bending breakaway roping) and Kylee Ellerton (breakaway roping and goat tying).
Wed, 06/10/2026 - 1:12pm
The Custer High School rodeo team recently competed in the first round of regions in Wall. Addie Sander qualified for state in barrel racing, racking up 18 points. She also won the average for the...
Carl Cordes, board chairman for the American Volkssport Association, holds up a challenge coin presented to Crazy Horse Memorial for its support of the association through its annual Volksmarch. Also pictured are Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation CEO Whitney Rencountre II and foundation board chair Jade Herman. Rencountre holds a certificate that was also presented by Cordes.
Wed, 06/10/2026 - 1:09pm
Forty years and thousands of miles later, the Crazy Horse Volksmarch is still going strong.
Last Saturday marked the 40th rendition of the Crazy Horse Spring Volksmarch, and two days prior to the...
Wed, 06/10/2026 - 1:04pm
The 2026 Primary Election is now in the rearview mirror. As with any elections, there were winners and there were losers. That’s the way it works when we vote for our representation. Whether it is...
Wed, 06/10/2026 - 9:42am
Wednesday 6-10
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 ...
Wed, 06/10/2026 - 9:29am
One of the most noted artists of the Black Hills, Jon Crane is marking a major milestone this year, his golden anniversary as a watercolor artist.
After 50 years of painting, Crane has no...
Custer County Chronicle
Carl Cordes, board chairman for the American Volkssport Association, holds up a challenge coin presented to Crazy Horse Memorial for its support of the association through its annual Volksmarch. Also pictured are Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation CEO Whitney Rencountre II and foundation board chair Jade Herman. Rencountre holds a certificate that was also presented by Cordes.
06/10/2026 - 1:09pm
Forty years and thousands of miles later, the Crazy Horse Volksmarch is still going strong.
Last Saturday marked the 40th rendition of the Crazy Horse Spring Volksmarch, and two days prior to the march itself a group of Crazy Horse, American...
Hill City Prevailer
06/10/2026 - 9:31am
Keystone Town Board president Casey McNulty met with Mount Rushmore National Memorial officials regarding the July 3 fireworks. The updated plans were explained at the June 3 Keystone Town Board meeting.
There will be two checkpoints to enter,...
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
06/03/2026 - 2:13pm
Bernice Alice Churchill, 98, of Fairburn, S.D., passed peacefully Sunday evening May 24, 2026, while napping in the last rays of sunshine. She was a special lady and will be greatly missed.
Join us in celebrating 98 years of memories! Visitation...
