Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
On December 16th, approximately seventy students and chaperones departed from the Newell School District leaving the halls noticeably quiet. The fifth-grade band along with the middle school and high school band and choir plus a handful of chaperones eagerly boarded transportation for a highly anticipated guided tour of the Historic Homestake Opera House. The band […]
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Belle Fourche once again embraced the spirit of the season with its annual Holiday Trolley Tour, known as “The Polar Express,” marking the sixth year of the festive community event that showcases Christmas lights throughout town. The event, hosted by the Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce, brought residents and visitors together for an evening of holiday […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, Sierra Kilts originally of Kaycee, Wyoming had her debut season as the new head coach of the Belle Fourche Broncs Varsity volleyball team. Coach Kilts has over a decade of playing volleyball under her belt, including playing for Norwest College in Powell, Wyoming. She was the team captain in 2024 and earned […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, On Tuesday, December 9th the Lady Broncs hosted Lead-Deadwood at home. The Broncs scored the first basket by Denali Larson to start the game off and kept the lead at the end of the first quarter at 15-6. In the second quarter the Lady Broncs scored an additional ten points to end […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, The high school wrestling teams traveled to The Monument in Rapid City on Friday December 12th and Saturday December 13th for the annual Rapid City Invitational. It is always a large grueling tournament full of tough competition from 55 teams representing multiple states. Initially 79 teams were registered, but with adverse weather, […]
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Oh, what a night in Newell, Thursday December 11th when the kindergarten through twelfth grade took the stage during the annual Newell School District’s Christmas program. Under the direction of Kimberly Bachman, the evening was filled with entertainment. “I have taught the students you can be a performer, or you can be an entertainer. When […]
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PIERRE, S.D. (December 2, 2025) – Pioneer Bank & Trust has committed $50,000 to support the South Dakota Ag Foundation’s efforts to strengthen agriculture across the state. The contribution will be distributed in $10,000 installments over the next five years. “At the South Dakota Ag Foundation, we’re committed to growing our reach across the state […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, The Bronc high school wrestling teams started their season off with a triangular at home on Thursday December 4th with a win over Douglas/Rapid City Christian 48-24 and a loss to Phillip/Wall 28-60. On Friday December 5th the Bronc boys team traveled to Custer for a meet with Caden Swaney placing 3rd […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, The Lady Broncs will began their season this year with a home game December 9th against Lead-Deadwood with JV at 5:15 and Varsity tip off at 6pm. The team has six returning upperclassmen with two Seniors, Reagan Hatling and Denali Larson, and four Juniors on the roster; Misty Dreiling, Kora Knapp, Aurora […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, The Bronc Middle School wrestlers have competed in many area events so far this season. On Monday October 27th they attended their first meet at Stagebarn Middle School, then on Friday November 3rd, they hosted their home tournament. Results for the home invite were: 4th Place Finishers: Ainsley Schmeltzer, Landon Swaney, Asa […]
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