Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:49am
Hill City’s career and technical education (CTE) teacher Travis Santistevan was recently honored by his peers for all the work he does to advance CTE.
Santistevan was awarded both the Trades and...
Hill City alumni Cara Jean Ronish holds a gelatin mold called a phantom, part of a two-part, hands-on activity she and father, Chad Ronish, developed to demonstrate to students how medical physics is used to locate and treat cancer. Their work was recently published in the “Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.”
Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:45am
A Hill City father and daughter duo are helping introduce students across South Dakota—and now educators around the country—to the science behind medical imaging and radiation therapy.
Former...
Meet the new teachers in the Custer School District. From the left, Marc Lerberg is teaching third grade at Custer Elementary School, Reilly Lane is teaching junior kindergarten through eighth grade art in Custer and Hermosa and Nora Smolnisky is teaching seventh and eighth grade English Language Arts at Custer Jr./Sr. High School.
Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:44am
School is back in session, and three new teachers are at the helm, along with a paraprofessional who achieved her teacher certification.
Nora Smolnisky is the seventh and eighth grade English...
This 1928 Studebaker Dictator owned by Curt Hussey of Minnesota has been totally reconstructed from parts. It is one of the vehicles that will be on display at the annual Studebaker car show Sept. 6.
Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:41am
Studebaker cars and trucks manufactured in five different decades will be on display at the upcoming free show at 6th Street and Mount Rushmore Road Sunday, Sept. 6. The event is sponsored by the...
Logan Street kicked a 49 yard field goal during Friday’s home opener against the number one ranked Parkston Trojans. The Rangers suffered their first loss of the season, falling 54-24.
Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:40am
The Hill City Rangers football team played at home to kickoff the season Aug. 21.
They faced the Parkston Trojans who ended the 2025-26 season 9-2.
Mason Buehler is the starting quarterback for...
Custer County Chronicle
Meet the new teachers in the Custer School District. From the left, Marc Lerberg is teaching third grade at Custer Elementary School, Reilly Lane is teaching junior kindergarten through eighth grade art in Custer and Hermosa and Nora Smolnisky is teaching seventh and eighth grade English Language Arts at Custer Jr./Sr. High School.
08/26/2026 - 9:44am
School is back in session, and three new teachers are at the helm, along with a paraprofessional who achieved her teacher certification.
Nora Smolnisky is the seventh and eighth grade English Language Arts teacher at Custer Jr./Sr. High School (...
Hill City Prevailer
08/26/2026 - 9:47am
“State Constitutional Advocate” Shawn Waggoner, who handed out a business card that listed him also as a “veteran advocate” referred to an email he sent Aug. 14 to the Town of Keystone, District 30 representation and Sen. Taffy Howard regarding...
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
08/26/2026 - 9:22am
JoAnn Alice McKenna, 85, passed away May 21, 2026. She was born Jan. 16, 1941 in South Dakota to parents William and Inga (Goff) Holbach.
JoAnn was intensely proud of her Irish heritage. Her paternal great-grandfather immigrated from Ireland...
