Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
August 27, 1914 Last Thursday Henry C. Wilson found his most valuable yearling colt shot over the right eye, by a 22-caliber rifle. Mr. Wilson said he had posted his place forbidding hunting, but the notices had been torn down. At this time of season and this time of the year, anyone is committing an […]
Preparing for the 2024-2025 school year was a significant task. The volunteer help and support has been greatly appreciated over the past few months. I would like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers that helped this summer. Hours were spent by volunteers painting the hallways and lunchroom. Teachers painted their classrooms […]
NEWELL-Contracts were approved at the Newell School Board meeting held August 12. These contracts aid in the readiness for the new school year. Contracts for Paul Clark at $65,000, Christopher Grube at $51,200, Crystal Pickles at $15.50 per hour, Marlee Sais at $15.50 per hour, Kim Hamilton at $15.50 per hour and Deb Kopetsky at […]
NISLAND—Butte County Fire Protection Associations held its annual Fire School at the Nisland-Arpan Fire Hall on Saturday, August 17. A total of 35 firefighters from Butte County fire departments participated in a day full of training in various important situations that firemen could face every day. Classes included Rural Mapping, taught by Julia Day of […]
BELLE FOURCHE—The building was overflowing with locals checking out the newly completed 32,000 square foot, state-of-the-art building located at 10882 US Highway 212. Grossenburg Implement hosted an open house on August 23 and invited the public to celebrate the the opening of their new location. There was something for everyone; the PooterQ food truck served […]
Karen Holzer, Executive Director, will be retiring in 2024. She will remain on the staff as a part time Communications and Outreach Coordinator until December 31, 2024. Karen notes, “I have been most privileged to have held the position of the Executive Director since March 2017. During this time, I have met and worked with great […]
https://www.sdcommunityfoundation.org/news-insights/sdcf-news/5-000-awarded-to-belle-fourche-area-community-theater Belle Fourche, S.D. –South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) recently awarded a $5,000 South Dakota Fund grant to Belle Fourche Area Community Theater. Funding will purchase rights and scripts, costumes, set construction materials and venue rental for season programming. “Belle Fourche Area Community Theater is a small theater group with big plans,” […]
The 135th Annual Meeting of the Society of Black Hills Pioneers will be held September 7, 2024 at the St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall, 1049 Howard Street in Sturgis, SD. Kelli Kissack, Spearfish, SD will present the program “Write a book, a story you want to write.” Kelli is a writer, photographer, podcaster, interviewer, […]
The summer of 2024 in Belle Fourche has been ‘cool’, certainly not in terms of temperature, but very ‘cool’ in terms of the availability of fun, engaging, educational, and eclectic activities for kids and teenagers. Three Belle Fourche City Department leaders are primarily responsible for recognizing the need for things for kids to do during […]
Jim was born September 19. 1947 in Bowman, North Dakota. To Paul and Stella (Burt) Thompson. He grew up in Oregon from 1951-1960 as his dad ranched in Baker, La Grande, and North Powder. During that time Jim was active in 4-H showing the grand champion steer at the Union County Fair twice. The Thompsons […]
Belle Fourche area walleye fishermen transported their angling skills to Lake Oahe this past week. The quartet from left Ray Auer, Kim Smoot, Ron Ensz, and Bill Smoot were able to show some success. The group put nice eating size fish in the boat on days/times it wasn’t raining. Courtesy Photo
Whitney Fayville guides her big paint horse around the second barrel at the Belle Jackpot Association’s final performance on June 19. She competes in the 0-6 year old division. An awards banquet will be held later in the year with prizes given out for the top six places in all youth events. Longbrake photo The […]
