Community Corner
🌱 How Custer County rescuers helped find a missing man safe.
Coming up: Bingo at The Beacon on the Custer Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How Custer County rescuers helped find a missing man safe.
Also on today's calendar: October Spice Club and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BREAKING: – Missing man found safe Monday morning (kbhbradio.com) — Custer County Search and Rescue joined more than a dozen agencies to help find an 83-year-old man who went missing near Sturgis on Sunday evening; he was located safe Monday morning. The all-night search drew over 70 responders, helicopters, drones, and a unified command center, underscoring how regional teams, including Custer County volunteers, work together in emergencies.
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📸 Around Custer
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Custer
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★ Featured events ★
- Bingo at The Beacon →
The Custer Beacon, Custer
6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- MS FB v Stagebarn
Custer School District Custer
4:30 pm - October Spice Club →
Custer SD - MS VB vs Edgemont
Custer School District Hermosa
4:00 pm - MS FB v Rapid City Christian
Custer School District Custer
4:30 pm - Trivia Night! →
The Custer Beacon, Custer
6:30 pm - Story Time →
Custer SD
10:00 am - FB @ St. Thomas More
St. Thomas More
6:00 pm - Magic the Gathering →
Custer SD
1:00 pm - Freedom to Read Week →
Custer SD - Book Tasting at Custer Jr. High →
Custer SD
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
📣 Custer Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mount Rushmore Evening Lighting Ceremony →
Keystone SD
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Custer. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Custer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Custer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rapid City
- Black Hills Model Engine Expo teaches history, engineering, and evolving tech in Rapid City (newscenter1.tv)
- B-21 developer Northrop Grumman brings new jobs to South Dakota (aberdeennews.com)
- Why grocery prices could rise after a summer of extreme weather (bradenton.com)
Box Elder
- Hold the Rope Summit happening in Box Elder, SD, this weekend (dakotanewsnow.com)
Ok Custer! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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