Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
This month’s spotlight is on Mrs. Elizabeth “Betsy” _Burtzlaff. Betsy is a WIT Coalition members from it’s beginning. She is the one that helped come up with the name: “Whatever It Takes Coalition” _and she is the Newell high school science teacher. She has a Masters of Science in Curriculum and Instruction and has taught […]
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Jimmy Dale Schlosser was born to Jim C. and Katherine (Kari) Schlosser on August 30, 1959, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. His father was so excited to have a son that Jimmy’s sister, Treva, who was only 28 months old at the time, remembers her dad running in, smiling and yelling, “Mama had a great […]
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Dennis L. Fritz, age 78 of Belle Fourche, died Saturday, September 9, 2023, at St. Martin Village of the Good Samaritan Society in Rapid City, surrounded lovingly by his family. Mass of Christian Burial took place on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Belle Fourche. A wake service was held at […]
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Friday September 29, 2023 JC Stage Stop had their Open House and Ribbon Cutting. The new owners, Steven & Liz Uttecht, purchased the Stop in fall of 2021. This serene campground is found near Aladdin, WY just 10 minutes away from Belle Fourche. Wildlife and pine trees in the rimrock complete a tranquil reset after […]
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My name is Christian Hagen and I am the Executive Director for South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures (SDYHA). We are a youth mentoring non-profit based in Rapid City and serving the entirety of the Black Hills area from Belle Fourche to Edgemont and everywhere in between. Our program is all about getting kids outdoors. There […]
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These articles come from newspaper microfilm from the Belle Fourche Public library, using a new microfilm reader and printer. The photographs in most cases are from the Tri-State Museum. 125 years ago – Belle TIMES October 6, 1898 The Taxpayers of Butte County You will please take notice that during the month of September the […]
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If a newspaper could ever be accused of trying the patience of its readership the Beacon would have to plead guilty. Our “stop and go” printing schedule has been necessary to build the components that will insure the Beacon’s publication far into the future. The community nonprofit has been established; an online version that is […]
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Marion Joyce (Foss) Potter age 89 of Belle Fourche, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Belle Estate in Belle Fourche. A celebration of Marion’s life took place Monday, October 2, 2023 at the Belle Fourche Global Methodist Church. Visita- tion was held Sunday at Leverington Fu- neral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, […]
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Even though several Butte County citizens had strong opinions against the renewal of GLP Custer Manufacturing and Cultivation, the Butte County Commissioners approved operations for another year at the October 3 meeting. During the September 19 meeting, Sue Broadhurst had found that Rod Woodruff, a principle member of GLP Custer and listed on the Board, […]
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In June, Lydia Main and Carter McKenna traveled to Grand Island, Nebraska, to participate at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition in the Hunting Skills category, which lasted June 25-30. Main and McKenna joined the team in February and had been studying diligently and preparing for the competition with the help of Chuck Berdan. Berdan […]
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