Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Exploring Gravestone Symbolism with Mary Schwebach The Johnny Spaulding Questers group is set to gather for their monthly meeting on May 21, 9:30 at St James Episcopal Hall, an event promising to blend history, artistry, and cultural exploration. The meeting will feature a captivating program led by Mary Schwebach, an expert in gravestone symbolism, who […]
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Belle Fourche, SD — The Belle Fourche School District’s Master Planning Committee is excited to host two upcoming public meetings aimed at continuing the important work of shaping the future of our schools—with your voice at the center. Community members are invited to join the conversation and contribute their ideas as we advance our long-term […]
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By R. Orion Thompson, Superintendent, Belle Fourche School District Special to the Beacon As we approach the final stretch of the school year and begin to welcome the warmer days of summer, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what education truly means for our students—both in the present and for the future. Education is […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, On Friday May 2 and Saturday May 3rd a select group of qualifiers from the Bronc track and field team competed in events at the prestigious Howard Wood Invite in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Qualifiers included; boys 4×100 team of Slater Humbracht, Tegan Fredrickson, Gavin Pearson and Kashton Le LaCheur, boys 4×200 […]
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By R. Orion Thompson, Superintendent, Belle Fourche School District Special to the Beacon As we approach the final stretch of the school year and begin to welcome the warmer days of summer, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what education truly means for our students—both in the present and for the future. Education is […]
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By Melanie Aker, The new manager’s name is Ember Kleinhans, and she has been a Belle Fourche resident for most of her life. She has worked at the diner for three years and recently started managing in January of 2025. Before becoming the general manager at Crossroads, Ember worked there as a waitress, cook, and […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, Today is a day we celebrate inclusion. Inclusion is not just a word – it is a promise. It’s a promise that every person, regardless of ability, has the right to dream, to strive and to belong. Today, we celebrate every athlete for their abilities, determination and their courage. Today, we cheer […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, Tuesday April 29th the Belle Fourche High School Track and Field team hosted the Northern Hills Invite at home. Highlights on the day were: Three of our Broncs improved their state rankings with season bests in individual events on Tuesday. Senior runner, Kashton Le LaCheur earned a season best in the 100 […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, The Bronc High School track teams participated in a couple of meets this week with many athletes improving their times and standings with new personal records and state rankings. The teams took to the track in Custer on Wednesday April 23rd with a limited number of participants and in Pierre on Friday […]
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Toi Lyn Flick, Special to the Beacon, It’s 1959 and the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies rule Rydell High School; at least they think they do! Grease-School Version is a rollicking look at high school life in 1950s middle class, midwestern America. And who better to bring this show to life than the […]
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