Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—Every year the Belle Fourche Rec Center goes all out for Halloween. They invite everyone in the area to come trick-or-treating indoors, free of charge. This year on October 31, the Halloween Spooktacular welcomed over 1,100 individuals through the doors. That was up from around 700 last year. The line to get into the […]
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By Nancy Henderson, The path Morgan Krul took to reach her goal of working for the City of Belle Fourche as a member of the Belle Fourche Recreation Center staff had its share of challenges because Morgan traveled that path in a wheelchair. A 2024 graduate of Belle Fourche High School, Morgan was born with […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Take a fun fall event, couple it with beautiful weather, add neighbors, kids, costumes, vendors, and food trucks, and you just might have the largest turnout yet at the Belle Fourche Pumpkinfest, held on October 25. In fact, according to Kristi Thielen, museum director, in all of the years she has been involved in […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A special evening to celebrate the 12 cross country runners who qualified for the state competition in Huron was held at the Branding Iron Steakhouse on October 22. “We have six boys qualified and six girls qualified,” explained boys’ head coach Matt Wattier. “We’re going to take off on Friday, and the meet is […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Sometimes, when something is meant to be, everything seems to fall in place at the right time. This is what happened when Hannah Wolf, owner of Elizabeth Ann’s Bridal, decided to open a new store in Belle Fourche. About the same time Wolf was looking for a change from the corporate world, her grandma, […]
Continue ReadingBELLE FOURCHE—It was a spooky sight, just as the sun was setting over Herrmann Park, ghosts and goblins began to show up. Halloween music filled the outside air, adding to the creepy, ghoulish evening. Okay, maybe not so many scary costumes, but there were some tutus and a lot of glow-in-the-dark items lighting up the […]
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Margie Bolte likes to write. Last summer her story ‘Cleopatra the Cat’ won first place honors in the South Dakota State Fair Literature competition. ‘Cleopatra the Cat’ is a story of deception, mystery, discovery, and a mysterious visitor. In October, Margie attended a play writing workshop hosted by the Belle Fourche Area Community Theater (BFACT). […]
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FRUITDALE—A desire to shine a spotlight on a small town often overlooked was just one of the reasons that brought the Fruitdale Fall Festival to life on the afternoon of October 18. Zach and Lacy Peterson, owners of Peterson 601 Homestead, had a wish to bring some of their products to market, as well as […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Every month, the Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce gets all the businesses together to mix, mingle, and network with each other. This month, 605 Media and Entertainment partnered with the Belle Fourche Country Club to host the Chamber Mixer on October 16. Eric Skavang, co-owner of 605 Media and Entertainment, shared a reel containing […]
Continue ReadingBELLE FOURCHE—There is something really weird happening at the Tri-State Museum right now. Have you seen it? It is the latest temporary exhibit, and it is called Weird! It opened to the public on October 11 with a reception that included treats by the Red Onion Marketplace. The exhibit runs through December 2. This collection […]
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