Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Patrician Ann (Marrs) Reed, 80, passed away on June 2, 2023, at Fiesta Rehab in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born August 25, 1942. She attended school in Sturgis, south of Deadwood, and moved to Newell in 1950. She graduated from Newell High School in 1960 and went to California the day after graduation. She […]
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LeRoy Fischer, age 77 of Belle Fourche, died Saturday, September 2, 2023 as a result of a tragic automobile accident near his home. To celebrate his life, an open house visita- tion took place on Monday, September 11, 2023 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Friends may leave written condolences […]
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Allen Todd Reinford, the beloved son of Greg and Diane (Zimmerman) Reinford was born April 28,2022 in Nisland, SD. He was 16 months old when he was called home to heaven September 4th, 2023 after a sudden infection that is very hard to understand. Allen was a big boy and his family always thought he […]
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Curtis Dale Pummel, age 59, passed away on August 24th in Rochester, MN with his wife Yolanda by his side. He only had a few cancer treatments left. Curt was born to Blayne and Karen (White) Pummel on March 7th, 1964 in Spearfish, SD. He completed their family of four, joining his older brother Kevin. […]
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Edward Jones, a leading financial services firm has opened an office in Belle Fourche. Shannon L. Rolando, is at the helm. Shannon comes to Belle Fourche as an experienced financial advisor with strong ties to the community. Edward Jones is a leading financial services firm in the U.S. The firm’s nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve […]
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BELLE FOURCHE — The question of what constitutes residency in the county was brought up at the regular September County Commission meeting held on Tuesday. During Public Comment, Sue Broadhurst brought some research she had done on the board members’ residence of GLP LLC manufacturing and cultivation facilities. According to Butte County Ordinance #2021-02, Section […]
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BELLE FOURCHE – The shape of a football may lend itself well to throwing a bullet pass but it also creates unpredictability in the way it bounces. The Belle Fourche Broncs saw that early on in their game with St. Thomas More last Friday night as they came up short on Lou Grasslie Field and […]
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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 August 25, 1898 Rough Riders Dissatisfied Camp Thomas, Aug. 23 – There is a great deal of dissatisfaction among the […]
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The Beacon was provided with information on what the Belle Fourche school district has in place for the “Beef in Our School” program. The school lunch program uses about 14,000# of burger each year. That equates to around 4,600 pounds of beef each school quarter. To generate this much burger it would require roughly the […]
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NEWELL— Friday evening, August 25, marked the beginning of the Newell High School Football season. Before the game, West River Co-Op hosted a tailgate party. Then, fans filled the grandstands and observed Parents’ Night before the game commenced at 7 pm. The Irrigators received the opening kickoff. After an exciting game with great efforts by […]
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