Custer County Chronicle

Town of Hermosa sued over water

Published by admin on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 9:08am

The Town of Hermosa has been named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed Oct. 15 by the Southern Black Hills Water System (SBHWS), with the latter claiming the former is poaching its customers and putting it in danger of not being able to repay federal loans used to make the water system happen.
The lawsuit states SBHWS was in the process of implementing a step in its phased plan by laying waterlines north of Hermosa. The waterline was engineered to connect to the water system’s Paramount Point and Spring Creek stations.

Some booster shot explanation

Published by admin on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 9:05am

Millions more Americans just became eligible for COVID-19 boosters, but figuring out who’s eligible and when can be confusing. And adding to the challenge is that this time around, people can choose a different brand of vaccine for that extra dose, according to an article by the Associated Press.
A number of factors, including the vaccine you started with and when your last dose was, help determine when you qualify. Just like the initial shots, boosters are free and will be available at pharmacies, doctors’ offices and clinics.

County OKs finance officer

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 10:00am

After what some on the Custer County Commission called a decade of problems with the Custer County Auditor’s Office, the commission has created a position it feels will solve the problem.

Road plan hearing rift

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 9:56am

Last Wednesday’s snowstorm that blanketed with the region with over a foot of snow in some places also caused a rift between a Custer County commissioner and the county’s highway department superintendent, Jess Doyle.
The storm caused the commission to delay its regular meeting that day to 10 a.m. The commission meetings normally start at 8 a.m.
Doyle had scheduled a public input meeting for the county’s five-year highway and bridge improvement plan for the same day, and it was to be at 8:30 a.m. as a part of the meeting.

New video profiles Skogen Kitchen

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 9:55am

Already popular with locals and the traveling public, Skogen Kitchen in Custer is getting some worldwide exposure thanks to a 12 minute video about the restaurant that was released last week on YouTube and the Midwest Food Stories website.

City OKs burning beetle requests

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 9:54am

The annual Bark Beetle Blues/Burning Beetle event received its annual blessing for the use of Pageant Hill for the ninth annual Burning Beetle at the Oct. 18 meeting of the Custer City Council.
Event organizer Hank Fridell came before the council at the meeting to make the request, while laying out the plans for this year’s event.
The weekend will begin Jan. 14 with an artist reception at Art Expressions Gallery in the afternoon, and will continue the following day with the torch march, burning of the beetle and Fireworks at Pageant Hill.

Chamber awards banquet Thursday

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 9:53am

The Custer Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 annual Chamber Membership Awards Banquet will be held this Thursday, Oct. 21, at Sylvan Lake Auditorium. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the dinner at 6:30 p.m. and awards presentations.
Several awards will be handed out to local businesses, citizens and organizations at the banquet. The awards to be handed out are:
• Government Employee
• Community Team/Service
• Individual of the Year
• Extra Mile
• Lifetime Achievement
• Business of the Year

U.S. will reopen borders soon

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 9:52am

The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Associated Press has reported.

Man dies in wreck

Published by admin on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 9:49am

A St. Onge man has been identified as the person who died early Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Custer.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2020 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was eastbound on U.S. Hwy. 16A when it crossed the centerline, went into the ditch and hit a tree.
Shannon Hanson, the 45-year-old driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

North Pole Road now wider, safer

Published by admin on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 11:13am

With Christmas and Santa’s annual journey just over two months away, the Custer County Highway Department is making sure North Pole Road west of Custer is ready. Road rehabilitation was also done on one of the routes connecting the town of Fairburn with Hwy. 79.
While the gravel road west of Custer doesn’t take you to the actual North Pole, it does provide access for dozens of people living in the Custer Limestone area and is heavily used by off-roaders as well.