Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
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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This week’s photo was submitted by Kayla Wetz of Belle Fourche.
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Grossenburg Implement is hard at work building a new, 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art building west of Belle Fourche. With nine locations – Phillip, Belle Fourche, Pierre, Winner, Beresford, Sundance, Wyo., Bloomfield, Neb., Hartington, Neb., and Wayne, Neb. – the reinvestment made in the Belle Fourche community by Grossenburg is substantial. Patrick Olson, store manager for the Belle […]
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Local authors Jean Helmer, Dawn Newland, and Kathy Bjornestad will visit the Belle Fourche Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon – 1:30 p.m. for a reading and book signing of a second collection of work from the Bearlodge Writers, Spirit of the Bear Lodge. Spirit of the Bear Lodge is a celebration of […]
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Bernice Moore, professional grooming consultant and founder of JACK THE CLIPPER A new barber & beauty shop is open for business in Belle Fourche. JACK THE CLIPPER is owned by Bernice KT Moore and specializes in grooming services. Bernice started her career in this field in 1993. She is a licensed barber-stylist , cosmetologist, and […]
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It is our pleasure to announce that we have two Butte Lawrence County 4-H Volunteers who will be inducted into the South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron for a Reception at 3:30 pm in the North Classroom in Nordby Exhibit Hall, […]
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Forty children participated in the second annual” Fishing at the Fair” on Wednesday, August 2nd, during the Butte Lawrence County Fair in Nisland. Open to children ages 5-18. Mark Bachman spearheads this event, providing poles, bait, and refreshments. “There is no entry fee; just show up and fish. Bring your own fishing gear or use […]
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