Gary Lipp and Margie Hutton
Not pictured is Mary Sires
Wed, 07/15/2026 - 9:39am
The gold nugget doesn’t fall far from the wheelbarrow in Custer.
Thirty years after their parents were honored, siblings Gary Lipp, Margie Hutton and Mary Sires are being honored as Gold Discovery...
Wed, 07/15/2026 - 9:32am
A new events center is in the works in Custer, and will be located on the Hwy. 16 frontage at Buffalo Ridge Camp Resort.
Mike and Bonnie Tennyson, owner of Custer Hospitality, which owns the camp...
Wed, 07/15/2026 - 9:03am
Wednesday 7-15
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 - 5 PM
Seniors...
Wed, 07/15/2026 - 8:53am
Hallmark Channel is looking for the merriest Christmas towns across America, and Hill City could be one of them.
In a nationwide promotion to celebrate Hallmark’s 25th birthday, the channel is...
Wed, 07/15/2026 - 8:46am
On July 5, it was announced that Pennington County was responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting portions of its network. Offices were closed for the Independence Day holiday and remained...
Custer County Chronicle
St. John the Baptist Parish Center was struck by lightning the evening of July 7. It sustained damage to the building, and some electrical systems were fried. This was one of several reports of damage or fire caused by lightning in town that evening.
07/15/2026 - 9:41am
What are the odds of lightning striking twice in Custer three blocks apart? On the evening of July 7, random chance became a reality as St. John the Baptist Parish Center and a private residence were hit by lightning.
Administrative officer and...
Hill City Prevailer
07/15/2026 - 8:59am
Commissioners discussed a future ambulance service in rural Pennington County following the Rapid City Fire Department’s notice that ambulance service outside the Rapid City municipal limits will end effective Dec. 31 without a viable funding...
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
07/15/2026 - 9:27am
Adam Wayne Hadlock, 33, Custer, S.D., passed away in Rapid City, S.D., Sunday, July 5, 2026, due to a medical condition.
Adam was born May 16, 1993, in Custer, the son of Jennifer and Dusty.
He attended the Custer School District and graduated...
