Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
The Belle Fourche High School Gymnasium was staged. The floor space was divided into stations, each demarked by a placard. Each placard offered an engaging, larger than life visual. Altogether, the placards represented a composite of normal adult life expenses. The stations included: buying or renting a home, furnishing and maintaining a home, transportation, clothing, […]
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Belle Fourche, SD — The Belle Fourche School District’s Master Planning Committee is excited to host two upcoming public meetings aimed at continuing the important work of shaping the future of our schools—with your voice at the center. Community members are invited to join the conversation and contribute their ideas as we advance our long-term […]
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By R. Orion Thompson, Superintendent, Belle Fourche School District Special to the Beacon As we approach the final stretch of the school year and begin to welcome the warmer days of summer, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what education truly means for our students—both in the present and for the future. Education is […]
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Belle Fourche’s newest pizza place celebrated the official opening of its doors on Saturday, May 3 with its Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting. Michaela Horn, Director of the Chamber of Commerce brought the ceremonial ribbon for the event, and at 10:30 a.m., Jessica Work and Cory Auwerter cut it. “We look forward to being your […]
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The Belle Fourche School Board held its monthly meeting on Monday, May 5. Hollie Stalder, Director of Economic Development, gave an Economic Development Update presentation. Tyndall and Justice gave Budget Committee and Salary Committee reports, respectively. Mathew Raba, High School Principal reminded everyone that the commencement ceremony for Belle Fourche High School will be held […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Dawn Newland has taken on many roles in her life; a mom to four boys, a grandma to two boys, a rancher, a historian, an author, an artist, a survivor and this summer she will add a new title to her repertoire when she joins the Pony Express. The Pony Express was first started […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, On Friday May 2 and Saturday May 3rd a select group of qualifiers from the Bronc track and field team competed in events at the prestigious Howard Wood Invite in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Qualifiers included; boys 4×100 team of Slater Humbracht, Tegan Fredrickson, Gavin Pearson and Kashton Le LaCheur, boys 4×200 […]
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Both Shannon Rolando, and Julie Adams appreciate the value of reading. They also enjoy helping others in the community. Shannon and Julie represent the Edward Jones financial services branch in Belle Fourche. Shannon is the Financial Advisor, and Julie is Branch Office Administrator. A few weeks ago, Julie came up with an idea to encourage […]
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By R. Orion Thompson, Superintendent, Belle Fourche School District Special to the Beacon As we approach the final stretch of the school year and begin to welcome the warmer days of summer, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what education truly means for our students—both in the present and for the future. Education is […]
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The Branding Iron Steakhouse brought a little bit of Kentucky to Belle Fourche on Saturday, May 3 for its annual Kentucky Derby Party. In celebration of the first horse race of the yearly Triple Crown, attendees came to the party dressed up in Derby attire with fancy dresses and big hats, from wide-brimmed hats to […]
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