Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
For the 2nd year in a row, the Belle Fourche Middle School chess club won the 1st place team trophy at the State Scholastic Chess Championship. Thanks to Purple Pride, Mr. Esmay was able to take eight kids to the tournament held in Sioux Falls this year. The tournament drew around 125 players from around […]
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Wrestling Moms Nikki Fox (Tom McCoy), Denise Horman & Jen Long (Toarin & Teedin Humble) & Kandi Tonsager (Luke, Lizzy, Joey) prepare to watch their wrestlers. Aleyah Carbajal Joey Tonsager Lizzy Tonsager
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Annita Persche, age 85 of Belle Fourche, died Monday, April 1, 2024 at the Rolling Hills Heath Care Center in Belle Fourche. A Celebration of Life Service took place Monday, April 8, 2024 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Inurnment was at Pine Slope Cemetery. Friends may leave written condolences […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-During business of the Butte County Commission meeting held April 2, the commissioners approved the purchase agreements for a 2023 Caterpillar Model 33D-07D TC, a 2023 Model D5-17 VPAT, and a 2024 Caterpillar Model 950GC all for five-year leases, for a total of approximately $964,000. With trade-in values of currently owned equipment, the excavator, […]
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April 7, 2024 After a bit of a early spring drought we received some good moisture in the form of a rain, snow mix this past weekend. While we had pure rain on Saturday we woke up on Sunday to a white skiff of snow. But it was gone by noon. We are expecting to […]
Continue ReadingBy KAREN ODELL March 25, 2024 Palm Sunday usually brings spring, but at Capitol and on Tie Creek, it brought the most snow of the winter. Dick and Erma Albert made a trip to the Hills, on Wednesday, for an oil change and shopping. They picked up some medicine for Bobbie Wahlfelt, while they were […]
Continue ReadingRichard John Symonds, age 85 of Belle Fourche, died February 21, 2024. Upon his wishes there was no funeral. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche., Condolences may be left online at: www.LeveringtonFH.com
Continue Reading125 years ago – Belle TIMES, March 16, 1899 NEW BLACK HILLS ROAD. The Illinois -Central Said to be Coming This Way Vermillion, S. D. March 14 – The Illinois-Central Railroad company has a corps of engineers at work in this country and it has been clearly established that the company intends to extend its […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-During the March 5 Butte County Commission meeting, Highway Superintendent Dwayne Heidrich informed the commissioners that several signs along county roads have been damaged and highway personnel have spent several hours repairing them. He also mentioned that the sign budget was almost used up. The signs have been shot at and run over or […]
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By KAREN ODELL The Capitol and Tie Creek weather has been warming up all week; until by Saturday and Sunday, it was a wonderful warm day to be outdoors in the beautiful calm sunshine. Dick and Erma Albert got some extra shopping done in the Hills, on Tuesday. Erma got a massage in Buffalo, on […]
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