Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Jim was born September 19. 1947 in Bowman, North Dakota. To Paul and Stella (Burt) Thompson. He grew up in Oregon from 1951-1960 as his dad ranched in Baker, La Grande, and North Powder. During that time Jim was active in 4-H showing the grand champion steer at the Union County Fair twice. The Thompsons […]
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Belle Fourche area walleye fishermen transported their angling skills to Lake Oahe this past week. The quartet from left Ray Auer, Kim Smoot, Ron Ensz, and Bill Smoot were able to show some success. The group put nice eating size fish in the boat on days/times it wasn’t raining. Courtesy Photo
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Whitney Fayville guides her big paint horse around the second barrel at the Belle Jackpot Association’s final performance on June 19. She competes in the 0-6 year old division. An awards banquet will be held later in the year with prizes given out for the top six places in all youth events. Longbrake photo The […]
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The Cast of Murder on the Orient Express will board the train of murder, suspense, and mystery this weekend at the BF Rec Center Theater, June 27-30. Nathan Thompson as Poirot has a carload of suspects in Murder on the Orient Express as seen at this photo shoot on the 1880 Train in Hill City. Cast members […]
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Marketing a small local community is essential for fostering economic growth, attracting new residents and businesses, and enhancing the overall quality of life. By leveraging facts, figures, and logical strategies, communities can promote themselves effectively and affordably. Every community has distinct characteristics that make it attractive. Identify these unique selling points through […]
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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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