Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
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After the blessing of 1.6 inches of rain or so in the Union Center area on Thursday night to Friday morning, it was followed by two very warm and sunny days to finish out the weekend. A good number of folks took to the fishing holes and campgrounds. While we hope for some sort of […]
Continue ReadingJune 18, 1914 George McDonough and Edward Bushnell have opened a plumbing, heating and tin shop in the Henry Peetz building adjoining his jewelry store. Both men are experts in their line and Newell is fortunate that they have decided to engage in business here. Silas Dunmire is treating a horse that was bitten […]
Continue ReadingJuly is a traditional time for county fairs in South Dakota. From July 29 through August 3 the tradition continues at the Butte/Lawrence County Fairgrounds in Nisland, SD. This year’s fair theme is: “Sew it, Grow it, Show it!”. There’s still time to enter as entries close on July 19th. Meanwhile, many other events, activities […]
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Kelly Milliken has come a long way in her career as a banking professional. Her first position was at the newly opened Premier Bankcard customer service department in Spearfish in 2001. In 2005, she started at Wells Fargo in Belle Fourche as a teller. During the next several years, she worked her way up to […]
Continue ReadingAccount of Belle Fourche Bank Robbery from Empty Saddles Forgotten Names, Outlaws of the Black Hills and Wyoming by Doug Engebretson All the facts quoted here are footnoted from Belle Fourche Times, Deadwood Pioneer-Times, and Charles Kelly’s The Outlaw Trail: The Story of Butch Cassidy and “The Wild Bunch” When “the […]
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Trent Preszler, the author of “Little and Often”, will be at the Belle Fourche Public Library Saturday, June 29 at 11 a.m. for a Meet and Greet to talk about his book which was chosen as the 2024 “One Book South Dakota”. The One Book program is an annual event that encourages people across […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Throwback Thursday is the theme for this year’s 4th of July Parade. (route map is on page C4.). The event kicks off with a B1 Bomber flyover at 10:30 am on July 4. Fred Lamphere and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office are this year’s Parade Marshals. “So far over 50 entries have been received […]
Continue ReadingI went to the City Council meeting 6-17-2024. I got about the same response I have always been getting. NONE. We have a serious water hole at the corner of Zeiback & US 85 when it rains. When will something be done about this situation? If you go north on 13th Avenue to National St. […]
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