Hill City Prevailer

Easter egg hunt season is upon both Keystone and Hill City.

The 15th Annual Hill City Children’s Easter Egg Hunt takes place April 12 at the Hill City Visitor Information Center. The fun begins at 9 a.m. with the official children’s line up starting at 9:45 a.m. The event is rain or shine, and if the weather is bad, the hunt will be moved indoors. 

5 YEARS AGO, 2020

— During a press conference, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said schools would be closed for the remainder of the academic year. Work would continue much the way it had through online learning. With the cancelation of school came the cancelation of all school-related activities. After Gov. Noem said students would not return to school for the remainder of the academic year, the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) announced that all remaining events had been canceled, as had postponed events from the winter.

5 YEARS AGO, 2020

— Hill City had a plan in place as to how to handle businesses and COVID-19. At a special Hill City Common Council meeting  March 25, a resolution was passed that required businesses to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. “This serves as a signal that Hill City is serious, and we are being good neighbors with our surrounding communities,” said Kathy Skorzewski, Hill City mayor. “We’re working toward the same thing.”

10 YEARS AGO, 2015