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Election officials in Belle Fourche began hand counting the ballots in Belle Fourche shortly after 7 PM when the polls official closed. Voter turnout in the city-wide election was low. Here are the results. Immediate Unofficial Returns for Municipal Election April 9, 2024 Mayor: Randy Sowers – 272 Randy Schmidt – 709 ⇐ Ward 1 Council […]
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I’m Travis W. Martin and I am announcing my candidacy for the District 28B House of Representatives seat. My wife and I have been residents of Belle Fourche for over twenty years and will see our only daughter graduate from Belle Fourche High School in May. Our work at Black Hills Title, over […]
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Mayor Randy Schmidt, and Randy Sowers, contender for the mayoral position in the April 9th election appeared side by side in a public forum in Belle Fourche Thursday evening. Also present were the candidates for what will be the new Belle Fourche City Council team. Karen Davis, Rhonda Schild, both candidates for Ward 1, Pam […]
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The Belle Fourche City Council will soon have a new team in place. Winners of the race for Wards 1 and 2 will be decided on April 9th. A vacancy in Ward 4 has been filled by Trisha Fowler and the uncontested race for Ward 3 belongs to Don Elliott. Contenders for the Ward 1 […]
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Voters in Belle Fourche will choose a mayor on April 9th when incumbent Belle Fourche mayor Randy Schmidt faces Ward 3 councilman Randy Sowers. Both men are both highly qualified candidates. Both have demonstrated professionalism in government, and both Randy Schmidt and Randy Sowers are committed to serving the Belle Fourche community. Randy […]
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NEWELL-Two candidates have thrown their hats into the Mayoral Race, incumbent Mayor Ken Wetz and Tara Tennis. The two will attend the Candidate Forum at Newell City Hall April 2. There will be a social from 5:30 to 6 p.m. with the Mayoral candidates and Newell School Board candidates with formal Q & A following. […]
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NEWELL-There are five people seeking to fill three spots on the Newell School District School Board. A candidate forum is scheduled for April 2 beginning with a social time from 5:30 to 6 p.m. with the forum beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Newell City Hall. Randy Oliver is presently […]
Continue ReadingNearly 90% of county officials who administer elections in the state don’t find hand counts effective or efficient. Activists counter that they don’t trust the machines. Most of the county officials who administer elections in South Dakota don’t consider hand counting to be an effective or efficient method of tabulating votes. That’s the result of […]
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For $20 and the Sales Tax you can wear and promote your favorite for the upcoming Belle Fourche Mayoral race; and raise city sales tax revenue. Chances are you’ll never again see a situation where a business can publicly promote a candidate without taking sides. Pete’s Clothing owner’s Sheila and Lee Hodge were talking about […]
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Don and Debra Elliott are very happy living in Belle Fourche. Don who is running uncontested for the ward 3 city council position on April 9 has a vision for sustaining and improving the quality of life in Belle Fourche. He brings some noteworthy achievements to the table and has demonstrated the ability to get […]
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