Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Margaret Bolte Special to the Beacon “We had over 100 people and raised $3,500 from our SpaghettiFundraiser! A wonderful community event!” St. James Lutheran Church representative Vicar Ronda Mehrer shared, “The funds will go directly to the communities and people who continue to deal with the devastating effects of the North Carolina storms.” St. James […]
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Early in February, three Belle Fourche High School students experienced a memorable, life enhancing experience. Courtesy of the ABC Coalition of Butte County, the three students Danielle Vetter, Lydia Main, and Lexi Pickett attended the annual CADCA conference. The girls were accompanied on the trip by Holly Main, the drug and alcohol prevention teacher at […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, On Saturday March 8th, 50 youth wrestlers took to the mats in Buffalo at the District 1 tournament. The top 8 placers in Districts move onto Regionals. Saturday March 15th, in Sturgis, 48 of those 50 wrestlers moved on to fight their way to the top 3 spots in their weight classes, […]
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The AmericInn by Wyndham Belle Fourche has eight “Great Faces” as well as being designated as a “Great Place” for South Dakota. “From the iconic Black Hills to the open plains, South Dakota is known as a land of welcoming wonders. These businesses and people are part of that and deserve to be recognized,” said […]
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By Kandi Tonsager On Friday, March, 21st, the Bronc wrestlers celebrated a great year with an awards banquet. The mens and womens teams had many individual and team accomplishments over the season. The men’s team took 1st place at this year’s Black Hills Conference competition, the last championship was earned in 2008. The women’s team […]
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On Wednesday, February 26, 2025 the Newell Juniors and Seniors got on the bus and left for Pierre, SD at 5:00 am. John Heisler drove. They got to Pierre on time to meet with Monae Johnson, the secretary of state, in her office. She explained a little about what the SOS does and gave each […]
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Mary Buchholz Special to the Beacon BELLE FOURCHE – The Global Methodist Church in Belle Fourche welcomed community members for the annual World Day of Prayer, a cherished tradition that has been observed for 25 years. Originally reorganized in 2000 by a dedicated group of 11 women, the event continues to bring people together in […]
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20 years ago in March, Walt & Heather of PaleoAdventures set off on a wild and crazy, but oh so much fun adventure. “ March 16, twenty years ago we established our independent commercial paleontology opera- tion and went solo. Both of us left great jobs that we loved. Both of us knew it was […]
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The Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) Board of Trustees has named Steve Willard, Ed.D., Acting President, effective Monday, Feb. 24. Dr. Willard, who has served as Chair of the WDTC Board of Trustees since Fall Semester 2024 and has been a board member since 2020, brings extensive experience to the interim role. Previously, he served […]
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