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🌱 How Mount Rushmore fireworks will shut down key Custer-area highways

Custer, South Dakota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Custer! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Mount Rushmore fireworks will shut down key Custer-area highways
  • Custer County producers now qualify for new USDA drought relief loans
  • Why the Custer State Park bison will be relocated, not killed

Also on today's calendar: Heart & Hooves South Dakota Trail Retreat and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 56, low: 35.
  • Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Temporary Road Closures Scheduled on U.S. Highway 16A and S.D. Highway 244 for Mount Rushmore Fireworks Event (einpresswire.com) — If you drive US 16A or S.D. 244 near Custer, expect full closures from late July 2 through late July 3 for the ticketed Freedom 250 fireworks event at Mount Rushmore. Access from Keystone will be blocked, though some routes stay open from other directions, and only pre-sale ticket holders can attend before the monument reopens July 4.
   

• USDA Expands Drought Recovery Help in South Dakota (southdakotaagconnection.com) — Farmers and ranchers in Custer County are now eligible for USDA emergency loans after the county was designated a drought disaster area. Local producers can use this aid to replace equipment, buy livestock, or refinance certain debts, but must apply through their Farm Service Agency office before the February 1, 2027 deadline.
   

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe to relocate bison involved in fatal Custer State Park incident (kotatv.com) — A bison involved in the recent fatal incident at Custer State Park will be spared and moved to a secure, non-public location under the care of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Tribal officials say the animal was acting on natural instincts and emphasize both cultural responsibility and public safety, while offering condolences to the victim’s family and thanking Custer State Park staff for cooperation.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Sanford School of Medicine Student Receives the Class of 2027 Outstanding Community Project Award (usd.edu)

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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. 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.