Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
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 […]
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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,” […]
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Roger D. Skallerud passed away at the age of 81 on Saturday, August 17, 2024 in Watertown, SD. There will be no services as per Roger’s wishes. “Others may tell you I have gone to a better life. I was perfectly happy where I was.” – Roger Roger Dennis Skallerud was born December 16, 1942 […]
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Celebration of Life for Rita Holdhusen Saturday, August 31st from 1:00pm-4:00pm Bowman Hall-Herrmann Park, Belle Fourche, SD
Continue ReadingThe 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, […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL- The Waste Water and Clean Water Projects are nearing completion with a total slightly over budget. However, according to Jennifer Sietsema from the BH Council of Local Governments the city is still sitting in “good position” with completion in the next week. Sietsema noted that the project was approximately $65,000 over budget but that […]
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BUTTE COUNTY-Kathy Wood wore many hats during her lifetime and her presence was missed during the Butte/Lawrence County Fair this year. Her family honored her memory at the Sheep Show held Thursday. Abbie Culver, Kathy’s granddaughter, gave a very fitting presentation to the Supreme Champion Sheep showman. Kathy was always involved with kids and 4H, […]
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A Catholic Memorial Mass for Ruth (Velder) Jones, 104, formerly of Newell, will be offered at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, at St. Martin’s Church in Sturgis with Fr. Timothy Castor officiating. Burial was held July 30, 2024, in Newell Hope Cemetery. Community members, friends, and relatives are invited to attend the 10 a.m. […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-Public comments were pointed to the spending of the Butte County Commission during the July 116, 2024 commission meeting. Dale Simanton spoke first and asked to see billing from attorney Sarah Frankenstein, who spoke at a previous commission meeting about legalities surrounding voting. He said the commissioners needed a scale to weigh what they […]
Continue ReadingWashington D.C. — On July 9th at 12:30pm our Reporter, Wyatt Lesmeister, landed in Washington D.C. to attend Week 5 of the National FFA’s Washington Leadership Conference. “WLC inspires FFA members to become changemakers in their communities. Each day of the conference focuses on a different principle taught through the context of our nation’s […]
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