Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
September 20, 1947 – March 26, 2024 Steve Swan, 76, of Hubbard, TX, and Newell, SD, passed away March 26, 2024. Steve was born September 20, 1947, in Denver, CO, to Bill and Wilma Swan. The family spent time in Louisiana before moving to a ranch near Newell in 1949. He was the eldest of […]
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Dianna Palm, age 77 of Spearfish and formerly Belle Fourche, died Saturday, June 8, 2024 at her home following a sudden cardiac event. A Celebration of Life Service took place Friday June 21, 2024 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Visitation was held, June 20th at the funeral home. Inurnment […]
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Ferne Elaine Wallace, age 92, of Belle Fourche, passed away March 7, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 28 at 10:30 at the Black Hills National Cemetery. She was born June 18, 1931 in Brookings, South Dakota to Art and Etola Justice, one of nine children. After excelling in […]
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SIOUX FALLS – This week, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced the National Small Business Week (NSBW) 2024 Award Winners, comprised of business owners, lending partners, and advocates who embody the grit and determination that power our […]
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Sheriff Fred Lamphere Special to the Beacon I received an invitation to attend the State of The Union Address as a guest of South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson. It was cited in the invitation that with the work that I have done on informing South Dakotans about Southwest Border issues along with the current Border […]
Continue ReadingBetty Olson We had another warm week around here with a high temperature of 61 degrees on Tuesday, but no rain. The prairies are getting pretty dry and the fire danger is high. There was a fire south of Dillion Lermeny’s along Highway 20 and a combine caught fire near Bison this week, so be […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 26, 1914 The Literary meeting at the Langdon School was well attended. A good program was offered. The question debated: Resolved that the cow is more valuable that the horse. For Affirmative: Ira Shaw and Christy Sorenson and for the Negative: Chester Jenks and Harris Blakely. The discussion was given to the negative side. […]
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To whom it may concern: This letter is about property and state taxes. I am not a real smart person, but I am having trouble getting anyone to explain to me what I have to do to FREEZE my property taxes. I have talked to several people including a “Nicki” at the state Dept. of […]
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Did you know that the counties and SD’s Secretary of State’s office have kept anyone from seeing the Code Vote Records that audit the ES&S computerized voting tabulators even though it is Federal Law? In CA they post the CVRs right on websites after elections. SD Canvassing is currently involved in litigation to retrieve the […]
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Do you have questions or concerns you would like to talk to your representatives about? Please come and take the time to meet them and get to know them. Saturday, February 3, 2024: 9:30am – Newell City Hall, Newell, SD (sponsored by Whatever It Takes Coalition & Town of Newell) 1:00am – The Branding Iron, […]
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