Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Publisher’s Opinion This opinion column was written with some reluctance to break a journalistic practice of staying neutral/silent in political campaigns and races. I recently had a conversation with a friend, an Aberdeen lawyer who had lobbied for Homestake Mining Company during my time active in politics. We talked of those days we worked together […]
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BUTTE COUNTY—The Butte County Lincoln Day dinner was held Saturday April 25th at the Silver Spur Ranch off SD Highway 34 adjacent Robinson Road on western edge of the county. The over 220 attendees gathered at the politically adorned venue for a social hour of meet and greet. The party faithful then enjoyed a delicious […]
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R. CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA The Black Hills Regional Job Fair (BHRJF) on Tuesday March 10th hosted it’s 28th Annual Event at the Monument in Rapid City, SD. A diverse group of volunteer professionals seek to provide an annual opportunity for employers and job seekers to meet and network. The BHRJF Committee commits to promoting employment […]
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Don’t you just love South Dakota weather? With record breaking warmth the last several months; severe drought; high fire danger, and then a day that finally gives a glimpse of what we should have been experiencing for some time. Snowfall totals in the double digits and picturesque scenery across the region. Oh, don’t let me […]
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While grocery shopping recently you may have noticed a score of workers in the aisles at Lynn’s DakotaMart. The store originally built in 1962, with additions in 1980, was being prepped for a new line of store brand products. Lynns is becoming a home to the Associated Food Stores brand of products. When Nash Finch […]
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Mrs. Cole’s niece Jenny and her husband Zach Gaaskjolen and their three children Clayton, Stella, and Iris own and operate Pearson Block Candy Store and Pearson Block Hous Vintage & Modern on State Street in Belle. This past Saturday with this Editor in tow a trip was arranged to visit them at the Kountry Junkin […]
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Last Thursday at the Holiday Inn Civic center was a meeting sponsored by Americans for Prosperity. Spearfish State Senator Randy Deibert presented an explanation of current Lawrence County tax levies; how they are applied and by whom in the County. State House of Representatives Majority Leader Scott Odenbach explained the work of this year’s Legislative […]
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Beacon Readers: We our still working out details on a collaboration effort for long term continuation of the paper. All is still going in a positive direction, but like when the Beacon started, it takes more time than you anticipate. We have been able to continue with an online edition the past two months and […]
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Orman Dam, also referred to as Belle Fourche Dam, is a historic earthen dam located in Butte County, South Dakota, about 8 miles east of the city of Belle Fourche. Completed in 1911, it created the Belle Fourche Reservoir to provide water for irrigation and is now a popular spot for fishing, boating, and camping. […]
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When you read about outstanding young athletes around the USA it seems like they come from Texas, California, or some state back east. Not so with Quentin Adams, the grandson of Belle Fourche residents John and Tracy Adams and son of daughter Jenna Adams of Edina, Minnesota who is in the final running for a […]
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