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🌱 How drought and booming tourism are reshaping life in Custer

Custer, South Dakota Patch AM: a 3 min read

Coffee in hand, Custer? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How drought and booming tourism are reshaping life in Custer
  • How would a court circuit merger change justice in Custer County?

Also on today's calendar: Book Tasting at Custer Jr. High and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drought and tourists reshape Custer area landscape (kotatv.com) — Custer businesses are navigating a busier-than-ever tourism season even as drought forces Custer State Park to auction off more than 600 bison to protect limited grasslands. Local leaders say the Buffalo Roundup now anchors the town’s identity and economy, helping restore basic amenities for residents while drawing growing numbers of national and international visitors.
   

• SD Supreme Court considers combining West River circuits (keloland.com) — Custer County residents could soon see their local courts folded into a larger, 12-county Fourth Judicial Circuit headquartered in Rapid City. State court officials say the proposed merger would streamline administration, keep smaller county offices open, and better balance caseloads between rural and urban areas, with a public rules hearing set for November 9 in Pierre.
   

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  • Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc. posted a job opening for Nurse Aide | Medical/Surgical in Custer. Apply here.
  • Monument Health posted a job opening for Cook in Custer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Custer here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rapid City

  • Labarge Financial Helps Families Savor The Fruits Of A Lifetime Of Labor In Retirement (severnaparkvoice.com)
  • Research psychologist Heacock: Forgiveness creates confidence — The South Dakota Standard (sdstandardnow.com)
  • Rushmore Rotary Giving Circle to Support Local Nonprofits in Rapid City (kotaradio.com)

Box Elder

  • Rapid City Moves Forward With Plan to Relocate Rail Yard, Cut Train Delays (kbhbradio.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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Custer

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Custer

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.