Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—The Butte County Commission held a Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, September 2. Chairman Ager thanked Commissioner Erk for running the last meeting, mentioned the upcoming meeting with Ainsworth Benning on September 3 at 4 p.m., and asked that attendees keep sidebar conversations and small talk to a minimum. Pastor Sheri Fadley led in a […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche City Council held its second meeting of the month on Monday, September 15. During the Mayor’s Report, Dispatch Supervisor Julia Day gave a Butte County Dispatch Report. Day discussed call numbers for the City of Belle Fourche and Butte County. She also addressed questions regarding non-functioning sirens in town. Day explained […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department invited community members to Herrmann Park on Thursday, September 11 for a 9/11 Memorial Walk at 6 p.m. This was the fifth annual iteration of the event, where locals gathered to walk the perimeter of Herrmann Park seven times in honor of the victims who died or were […]
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BELLE FOURCHE–The Belle Fourche City Council held its first meeting of the month on Tuesday, September 2. In the Mayor’s Report, Mayor Randy Schmidt acknowledged the resignation of Ward 2 Councilperson Pam Somervold. There was no community input at this meeting. The Library Board reported that library circulation for the month of August was 4,353 […]
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NEWELL—Labor Day was full of fun in Newell, with the Labor Day Parade in the morning and the Labor Day Rodeo in the afternoon. At 10 a.m., floats made their way down Girard Ave., tossing out candy to the little ones and sounding their horns or playing music. Float decorations were in line with the […]
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NEWELL—The annual Fireman’s Barbecue saw another huge turnout at the Newell Fire Hall for its Labor Day Weekend fundraiser. For around 20 years now, the Fire Hall has hosted the festive event during the Newell Labor Day Celebration; before that, it was held during Father’s Day. This year, the hall was packed with people braving […]
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NEWELL—It was a great weekend in Newell these past few days for the 66th annual Newell Labor Day Celebration. People from all over the area came to Newell to enjoy the festivities, starting on Saturday, August 30 with the 5K Fun Run/Walk/Bike in the morning leaving from the Newell Evangelical Church parking lot. An All-School […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche School Board held a meeting on Monday, August 11 at the new time of 5:30 p.m. Mark Sprigler gave a presentation on behalf of the Middle School Math and Science Club regarding the yearly class trip to Disney World in Orlando, FL. He explained fundraising efforts and financial planning for this […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The City Council held its second meeting of the month on Monday, August 18. Mayor Randy Schmidt reported that the City of Belle Fourche was selected by the Governor to receive the 2025 Outstanding Public Employer Award. During community input, Raymond Allen reported concerns regarding the inability to hear the emergency sirens from his […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—It was an exciting day for the people that showed up for the August Family Fun Day at the Tri-State Museum on August 17. The theme for this month was “Nanny Goats and Billy Goats,” and kids got to learn about goats with two informative videos, crafts, and most importantly, interaction with a friendly […]
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