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Missing Custer woman found deceased
On the evening of April 23, Johnna Bense’s vehicle, and subsequently Bense, was located in rural Fall River County. Bense was deceased. Bense’s cause of death is being investigated by the Fall River County Sheriff’s Office. “This is not the outcome we were hoping for, but are...
BBQ event aims to gather voters and candidates this Saturday, May 4
HOT SPRINGS – Kick your summer off with a hometown BBQ this Saturday, May 4, at the Hot Springs Mueller Civic Center from 12 noon to 3 p.m. A series of local commission and District 30 candidate forums hosted by the Fall River County Republican Party in April has resulted in over 200 attendees learning about the Republican candidates running to represent them, both locally and in the SD…
Department of Education sends workforce education grants
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Four public school districts in South Dakota are receiving workforce education grants. The Department of Education announced the districts today. All four grants total just over $840-thousand. $225-thousand will go to both the Custer and Huron School Districts to expand their current CTE spaces. Hot...
Mass casualty training event to be held outside Custer Friday
CUSTER, S.D. (KELO) — It may appear that a mass casualty is happening outside of Custer on Friday, May 3. The activity of first responders and law enforcement will actually be a training exercise they will be taking part in, according to the Custer County SD Emergency Management. Custer...
United Churches’ Hang-out Program, Club provide creative youth activities
HOT SPRINGS – What started as the Good News Sunday youth program at The United Churches in Hot Springs expanded to include an afterschool group for the community’s children ages 10 and above. The program is named the “Hang-out” and meets at the church at 342 N. Garden on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. “It’s important to give the youth a chance to develop their character-building skills and their…
Golden West conducting fiber optic upgrade to Angostura, Hot Brook
HOT SPRINGS – In a pioneering endeavor to enhance internet connectivity and reliability, Golden West Communications has initiated an expansive project to introduce state-of-theart fiber optic internet to areas including the east side of Angostura, Hot Brook Canyon, and now extending into the rural parts of Hot Springs. This transformative project is set to revamp the digital landscape for…
Moguls run with tornado at Panhandle Conference Track Meet
MORRILL, NEB. – Edgemont once again had another track meet, this time at the Panhandle Conference Track Meet in Morrill, Neb., on Friday, April 26. The field events, starting with the women’s long jump, had both sophomore Nevaeh Zimiga with a jump 13’ and senior Jackie Heisler jumping a jump of 13’4” placing her 5th at the meet. Senior Mackenzie Hollenbeck in the triple jump was able to get…
Local teen qualifies for second straight trip to national bowling championship
HOT SPRINGS – This year has seen a high number Hot Springs student-athletes achieve high honors on a statewide level in several different sports.Sophomore Braden Yeager is another athlete who can be added to that list, as he is currently sitting in sixth place of his U18 division in the four-week South Dakota Youth Bowling State Tournament, with a 204 average in ‘All Event Scratch.’Despite only…
Landowners ‘feel sidelined’ regarding French Creek
Critics of a city’s decision to release treated wastewater into a scenic and historic Black Hills creek say it could pollute the water and is being done without sufficient input from affected residents. The city of Custer is upgrading its wastewater treatment system because of projected population growth and...
Names released in Fall River County double fatality crash
EDGEMONT, S.D. (KELO) — Two men were killed in a single-vehicle crash three miles south of Edgemont Wednesday. 55-year-old Michael S. Gembala of Edgemont, was driving a Ford F250 southbound on SD Hwy 471 when his vehicle ran off the roadway. The Ford F250 returned to the southbound lane, was over-corrected, went off the roadway again, down and embankment and rolled several times.
Two dead after car accident near Edgemont
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Michael Gembala, 55, and Roy Nielson, 64 passed away Wednesday in a single-car crash on South Dakota Highway 471. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, the two men were in a Ford F250 driven by Gembala that swerved off the road and rolled multiple times.
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