Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
The Beacon ran a short piece end of June marking seven years of publication. We are making changes that will help to ensure the Beacon continues publication. Our heartfelt thanks to the several supporters/readers of the Beacon who made contributions ranging from $250 to $1,000 to keep the publication going. They provided about one half […]
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The U.S. Air Force Academy Band performed a free, family-friendly concert at Belle Fourche on July 1st as part of their “America the Beautiful:A Fourth of July Celebration” Concert. The United States Air Force Academy Band proudly performed in the bandshell at Herrmann Park to begin the South Dakota portion of their 2025 Summer Tour. […]
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The Rapid City Journal (Lee Enterprises) gave notice it was closing their Belle Fourche newspaper in 2017. It was my feeling that a thriving community needed it’s local newspaper. Knowledge of events in the community; its business & citizens. My first job in life was that of a “printer’s devil” as a 5th grader in […]
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There was a line from the Seinfeld show when Jerry comments, “isn’t it amazing how the amount of news that occurs just fits perfectly on the pages of the newspaper?” After nearly eight years of working at publishing the Beacon, I’d agree it is a task that accomplishes that minor miracle each week.. This Beacon, […]
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By Doug Cole Not having a Beacon February 5th because of a printer foul up was not anything planned for. When the Beacon was first started in 2018 it was printed every other week, and the same pattern was repeated some in 2023 and again first half of 2024. To continue successful operations, at the […]
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