Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL—A successful homecoming week saw the girls volleyball team win their home game and the boys football team win their home game as well. In addition to the wins, a week filled with events, coronation and a parade kept Irrigator pride at an all time high. Each year, the crowning of homecoming royalty highlights the […]
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NEWELL—The boys high school football team topped off an action packed homecoming week by bringing home a big win—giving the week the perfect ending. As the points on the scoreboard ticked higher, there was discussion in the crowd that focused on the last time the Irrigators won a homecoming football game. A few folks swore […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A day full of activities and events all centered around educating, enjoying and celebrating the Ag Industry, was held on Saturday, September 27 at the Roundup Rodeo Arena. The Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce planned and carried out the first ever Ag Day event sponsored by Wolff’s Plumbing and Heating. Packed with activities for […]
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SPEARFISH—A Ribbon Cutting ceremony and Open House kicked off the official grand opening and celebration of the Sundance State Bank on Wednesday, October 1, which included a performance by the Black Hills State University Drumline. The opening of full-service branch, Sundance State Bank, September 17, 2025 was a long work in progress. Beginning approximately three […]
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NEWELL—The Newell community was treated to the premiere of the latest episode of the South Dakota Public Broadcasting series Dakota Life, titled“Greetings from Newell.” The celebration of the finished project was held at the Newell City Hall on the evening of October 2. Prior to the beginning of the show, the audience was surprised with […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Once a year the agricultural community gathers together to celebrate each other and all that they do for the Belle Fourche area at the Annual Agri-Business Appreciation Banquet put on by the Black Hills Roundup Ag Committee. This year marked the 40th iteration of the awards and was held on the evening of September […]
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BELLE FOURCHE— A pop up tailgate party to launch a new product combined with good food, good friends and a good cause made for a great day on the afternoon of September 26 in the Lynn’s Dakotamart parking lot. Cutting Edge Meat Market was on hand to offer a variety of grilled brat samples for […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Chamber of Commerce teamed up with Black Hills Title Company to not only host the monthly Chamber Mixer, but also to take the opportunity to christen their new space with a Ribbon Cutting at their new home located at 1903 5th Avenue. The business community and the public turned out to celebrate the […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce helped welcome new owners of an established business to the Belle community at the ribbon cutting for Quality Quick Print, formerly Print Mark-et, on September 10. This new purchase brings back a long-time Belle resident to the area. Trevor Madsen is the new Director of Sales and Marketing […]
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NEWELL—In small communities, when someone is in need, the locals often show up to help each other. This was the case at the Newell Lions Club Pancake Supper fundraiser to benefit Neil Vollmer on the evening of Friday, September 26. The community packed the NVN Senior Citizen Center to participate in the event. In addition […]
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