Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NISLAND—For the second summer in a row Owl Creek Organics and Natural Products hosted a Jam and Honey Festival at their country store on August 10. The Jam and Honey Festival started last year when the idea was suggested to Bernadette Jensen, owner, by South Dakota Specialty Producers Association. She thought that sounded fun and […]
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NEWELL—If you have traveled through Newell recently you have probably noticed all of the construction happening. The South Dakota Department of Transportation is undertaking a few big projects. They started in June with trimming and cutting down many of the big beautiful old trees that lined the highway going through town. DOT is also tearing […]
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NISLAND—Originally scheduled for Aug 2—to be held during the Butte/Lawrence County Fair—the Nisland Fair Rodeo (NFR) didn’t get to run as planned. The rains made the arena a muddy mess and for the safety of horses and kids the NFR was postponed by a week. Rescheduled for August 9, the arena was dry and kids […]
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NEWELL—As summer comes to an end, plans for an exciting new school year are ramping up. The first day of the new school year begins August 18, 2025 for the Newell School District. Many activities are happening before then. Newell School District is inviting all students and parents to an open house on August 14 […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—200 riders rolled into the Center of the Nation for the inaugural Heroes Honor Ride (HHR) to kick off the first ride from Belle Fourche to the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, SD on August 3. The Center of the Nation Monument located behind the Tri-State Museum served as the staging area for the grand […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Chamber of Commerce and the public welcomed another new business to downtown Belle Fourche. ILevel Construction, LLC, owned by Jason Pedersen, held a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening on July 24, during the July Chamber Mixer. The gathering gave the public the opportunity to inspect iLevel Construction’s work firsthand because the business used […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—For the 17th year in a row the Nisland-Arpan Volunteer Fire and Rescue held their annual Brisket Feed at the Nisland Fire Hall on August 2. The volunteers started serving food at 10 a.m. but the preparations for the event began well before then. Everything has to be prepared and ready to go the […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Every month all of the Chamber of Commerce members are invited to get together with other businesses to mix and mingle. This month the Chamber Mixer on was on July 24. ILevel Construction LLC, owned by Jason Pedersen of Belle Fourche, hosted the gathering this month. ILevel opened the doors to their new location […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Silver Lining held its 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament at the Moose Lodge on the morning of July 26. The Cornhole event is a fundraiser for Belle Silver Lining. Rita Bollwitt, Board President explained, “We do several fundraisers throughout the year—being a nonprofit, our funding comes from either grants or community support and […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—State Street was lined with sidewalk sales and bargain bins for this year’s Crazy Days held July 25 and July 26. The warm weather and fabulous discounts brought the shoppers out. From $1.00 bins at Pete’s Clothing and Hodge Bootery and free and $5.00 bins at Belle Flowers and Co. to $2.00 bins at […]
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