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Branding Iron Event Honors NFR-Bound Rodeo Athletes

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 Robbi Longbrake1459

BELLE FOURCHE—It was a special night at the Branding Iron Steakhouse for their annual Las Vegas NFR send-off and Calcutta on the evening of November 8. Two area rodeo athletes, Bull Rider Mason Moody and Breakaway Roper Joey Williams, were on hand for the celebration. Breakaway Roper Joey Williams is heading to the National Finals […]

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Clark Sowers Sworn in at City Council Meeting

November 12, 2025 Ryder Heitz691

BELLE FOURCHE-The City Council held its first meeting of the month on Monday, November 3. During the Mayor’s Report, Mayor Randy Schmidt gave a Veteran’s Day Proclamation. “The contributions and sacrifices of the people who have served in the armed forces have been vital in maintaining our freedom and way of life. Tens of millions […]

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605 Media and Entertainment Has a Passion for Storytelling

November 12, 2025 Robbi Longbrake1234

BELLE FOURCHE—The duo that once filled dance floors with music now fills TV screens with content, operating under the name 605 Media and Entertainment. Their roots can be traced back to 2011, when the pair first started out spinning records at weddings under the name Party On Productions. The company is co-owned by Destyn Humann […]

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Belle Students Attend All State Chorus

November 6, 2025 Beacon Staff919

SD All State Chorus is a unique experience as South Dakota is the only state that does it like this. Other states have a much smaller choir made up of auditioned students whereas this choir is made up of 900 or so singers from every school in the state. Combined with the All State Orchestra, […]

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State Street Fills With Costumes for Halloween Parade

November 6, 2025 Robbi Longbrake1132

BELLE FOURCHE—Once again, several hundred kids, parents, and family members donned Halloween costumes for the annual walk down State Street beginning at 4:15 p.m. on October 31. Excited youngsters braved the chilly stroll to participate in the Center of the Nation Business Association’s (CONBA) Halloween Parade and festivities. The event has been a longstanding tradition […]

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Spooky Display Helps Support Those in Need

November 6, 2025 Robbi Longbrake1175

BELLE FOURCHE—A local resident has turned her passion for Halloween into a festive way to help neighbors in need during the holiday season. Colleen Nafus and her husband, Steve, have created an homage to almost every scary movie you can think of, and more. Walking up to the spine-chilling house, visitors will see REDRUM scrawled […]

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Belle Fourche Rec Center Hosts Annual Halloween Spooktacular

November 6, 2025 Robbi Longbrake730

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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Belle named for 2025 SD Governor’s Award for Outstanding Public Employer

October 30, 2025 Beacon Staff1286

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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9th Annual Pumpkinfest Offers a Day of Family Fun

October 30, 2025 Robbi Longbrake1213

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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Lennon Clarkson Finishes 4th At State Cross Country After A Festive Team Send Off

October 30, 2025 Robbi Longbrake1191

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 Bronc Hall of Fame Honoree Jim Grapentine

September 23, 2026September 24, 2026 Beacon Staff

BELLE FOURCHE–Part of the Homecoming pregame festivities included the induction of local businessman and long time Bronc supporter Jim Grapentine as a Bronc Hall of Fame Contributor. Jim, with granddaughter Belle Senior Ellie stand all smiles in front of Homecoming crowd. Jim ia the manager of the Belle Fourche Lynn’s DakotaMart. He also with wife […]

Burning of the B Ignites Homecoming Spirit

September 23, 2026September 24, 2026 Beacon Staff

By Sarah Jeitz,  BELLE FOURCHE–Homecoming at Belle Fourche High School brought students, families and community members together on Friday, Sept. 18 as the Broncs hosted the Hot Springs Bison. The football game opened with a scoreless first quarter, with neither team able to find the end zone. Hot Springs took the lead before halftime and […]

Youth Rodeo Takes Center Stage on the Fair’s Final Saturday

August 12, 2026August 13, 2026 Robbi Longbrake

NISLAND—While the rest of the fair was winding down, the youth rodeo kids were just getting started! Once again, the last Saturday of the Butte-Lawrence County Fair was dedicated to the Nisland Fair Youth Rodeo, giving the young riders a day of their own to compete under the hot August sun. The Nisland Fair Youth […]

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