by Hal Walter
It’s perhaps an irony that the Feed Barn and The Feed Store both recently closed their doors here in Custer County.
The Feed Barn was a 25-year-old livestock and pet feed business founded by a longtime ranching family. It has changed hands twice since it opened, and I am one of a handful of local residents who can remember buying feed from original owners Randy and Claricy Rusk at their location north of town.