Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Taffy Howard Dakota Scout Guest Columnist On Feb. 27, Americans across the nation celebrated National Term Limits Day. National Term Limits Day celebrates the ratification of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, setting a limit of two four-year terms for American presidents. Until Franklin Roosevelt, no president had served more than […]
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Chess team First Place Winners
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Faron Ralph Franke, 60, of Belle Fourche died March 20, 2024 at Monument Health Spearfish Hospital. Faron was born July 11, 1963 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Armand and Norine Franke, joining two older sisters, Delphine and Dallerie. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School with the class of 1981. He enlisted in the […]
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Mary Ellen Swanson, 76, of Rapid City passed away Sunday, April 7th peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones after a brief battle with cancer. Born February 24, 1948, to Oliver “Liddy” and Lillian (Nonnast) Ainsworth, Mary and her four sisters were raised by their mother in Belle Fourche. Mary Ellen married the love […]
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On Tuesday, April 9 an election took place at the Belle Fourche Community Hall. The election was held to let the community decide who should be the mayor, who should serve on the city council and who should be on the school board. After the polls closed the ballots were counted by hand. Ballot counting […]
Continue ReadingBronc Men’s Results 100 Meters: 3rd-Kash Le LaCheur-11.40a-11; 16 Kyren Nulle 12.04a- Yr: 12 200 Meters: 5th Kash Le LaCheur 23.87; 12. Slater Humbracht 25.75; 22. Payton Jackson 27.09. 400 Meters: 15. Carsyn Hahne 101.42; 22.Matthew Murraine 1:05.76 800 meters: 8th Justus Funk 2:15.67, 13. Nathan Hudson 2:27.77, 21. Kale Williams […]
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Continue ReadingBetty Olson [email protected] This week was a lot cooler than last week and the wind blew every day. We did get some rain on Tuesday and Wednesday that left us a half inch of much needed moisture, thank God! Karli and Cody Holmes had another baby daughter on Monday. Little Drew Lee Holmes was […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL—The Newell School District held its spring concert with ADYM on Thursday, April 25. The theme for the night was “Yesterday’s Dream: Encourages Unity Between Nations and Building a Better Future Together.” Alongside the concert was an art show and a book fair. The evening began with the awarding of certificates for students’ work in […]
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NEWELL-The citizens of Newell have elected a new mayor to guide the town into a future she has made plans for. Tara Tennis will take the mayor’s seat at the next Newell town meeting May 13 at 5 p.m. as the first elected Mayor of Newell. Rita Weigand served as Mayor in Newell for a […]
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