Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
If you would have asked Cowboys Too!’ owner, George Wilson if his small western clothing store would be a part of Hollywood he would have said you were crazy. But this is exactly what happened! Right after Christmas in 2020 Jacqui West with Apple Studios LLC was in Belle Fourche and walked into Cowboys Too! […]
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NEWELL-Several resolutions and ordinances were discussed and passed at the regular Newell Town meeting held September 11. The first ordinance discussed and passed was Ordinance 02-2023 which establishes a change in the month schedule for the introduction and adoption of the annual municipal budget. The annual budget will now be submitted to the city council […]
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NEWELL, SD – The annual Newell Ram Show & Sale wrapped up its 78th year on Sept. 15. Just over 250 head of rams and ewes sold to buyers in 9 states. The sale averaged $575 for ewes and $941 for rams. Top selling lot was an entry from Chapman Rambouillets of Bison, S.D. Lot […]
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 Come and join us for a fun filled evening of reading food and prizes at Newell School! Start in the Multi-Purpose Room and rotate to different stations. Sponsored by the Title Program 5:00-5:30 pm. Start with a walking taco supper and listen to the story, “The Old Woman Who Swallowed a […]
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Oscar Arispe Gonzales, 62, of Belle Fourche died at his home from complications of diabetes on September 21, 2023. Oscar was born July 13, 1961 in Senora, Texas to Oscar Sr. and Jane (Gomez) Gonzales. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1980 where he played basketball and football. Attended college at Bismarck State […]
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NEWELL-Randy Oliver was named as a Newell School Board member to replace the vacant seat left by Lisa Wendt. He will keep that position until the next election in the Spring. Since Wendt was the board’s Vice Chair, there was an election for that position. Sara Brunner was nominated and unanimously elected. Chairman Tyrel Bonnet […]
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The High School Knowledge Bowl team has been taking 1st place at meets this year. The teams compete in five rounds, one written round and four buzzer rounds. There are sixty questions in each round. The written round is scored with each question equaling a tenth of a point. The buzzer rounds are awarded points […]
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National 4-H Week is technically Oct. 1-7, But October is also considered 4-H Month. It is the time that kids and parents are STRONGLY Encouraged to sign-up so they don’t miss out on any of the year’s events! In honor of 4H promotion week, I would like to promote 4H by talking about all the […]
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Minot, N.D. (September 25, 2023) – The best cowboys and cowgirls in the Dakotas will be in Minot next month for the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo. And these number ones lead the charge, in their respective events. North Dakota cowboy Chase Lako leads the tie-down roping. The Mandan man has won more than $17,000, with […]
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You asked for it and now we’ve got it! High school sports schedules for Belle Fourche, Newell and Spearfish are now available here on our website. We’ve assembled a real-time feed from each school’s website that contains all the high school sports events. Easy-to-find links are on each page of the Beacon website under “High […]
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