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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 going in a positive direction, but like when the Beacon started, it takes more time than you anticipate. Recent news of papers being closed across South Dakota are certainly a setback to those who […]
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Last week’s announcement of the final Beacon edition brought about many responses and strong encouragement to continue the newspaper on. There were words of encouragement to continue from advertisers who have found sales benefits from their printed promotions; Subscribers who wanted to itch in either willing to renew or who have enjoyed the Beacon and […]
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This July 30th issue of the Belle Fourche Beacon portends to be its last. Well, the final edition with Doug Cole as its owner and publisher. Financial circumstances have made it impossible for us to continue. What started in June of 2018 after the Rapid City Journal (owned by Lee Enterprises) closed the Post & […]
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Toby Doeden’s campaign stop Saturday in Belle Fourche was just one of his “Visit every County in South Dakota” stops and talk to its people campaign. Doeden’s entry into the campaign is a result of his frustration over recent years of seeing the state budget grow and little to show for it other than high […]
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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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