Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—Finding small ways to leave a big impact is what happens when United Way and Monument Health team up in Belle Fourche. A few members gathered together to take care of some arising community needs on the morning of Saturday, May 16. On the corner of 13th and Dacar, the trees were becoming overgrown […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Questions from the public took center stage May 7 as Butte County candidates gathered at Grap’s Burgers and Brews to face voters directly. The room was filled with eager constituents ready to ask a variety of questions. The moderator for the evening was Tom Brunner. He took questions, passed the microphone and kept the […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche FFA chapter invited family, friends, supporters, neighbors and community members to join in honoring the hard work and dedication of the FFA members at the annual banquet May 6 at the Community Hall. Advisor, Austin Bishop kicked off the evening by welcoming everyone. “On behalf of the FFA Chapter, the Officer […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The second annual Chalk It Up to Kindness event brought families and friends together at Herrmann Park on Saturday, May 9, highlighting mental health while enjoying outdoor activities. The event was designed for both adults and kids, with many offerings geared specifically toward the younger crowd. “It is a family-friendly event—that’s what we’re trying […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Known for its quiet atmosphere, the public library broke its own rule of silence when the community gathered to celebrate the retirement of Library Director Wanda Nelson on May 8. After giving 40 years of her life to the City of Belle Fourche, Nelson is ready to try something different. “Well, I think the […]
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The high school track and field team competed in the Black Hills Classic track meet in Sturgis on Saturday May 9th where they had an outstanding 22 personal records set along with 6 season best times for the athletes and 6 changes to their all time top ten school leaderboard. Among the new leader board […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—On Friday May 8th, the Belle Fourche Middle School track and field team competed in their final meet of the season. The Middle School Black Hills Conference meet was held in Spearfish this year and consisted of the following teams; Belle Fourche, Custer, Douglas, Enning/Union Center, Hermosa, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—VFW Post 3312 in Belle Fourche invites the public to a special Memorial Day service on May 25 at 9 a.m. at Pine Slope Cemetery. “We always do the Memorial Day service at the cemetery, and we’ve got a guest speaker coming from Arizona,” explained JayCyn Ager, VFW member. “He spent more than 30 […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Every Friday morning from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., the public is invited to come enjoy caramel rolls and coffee at the Belle Silver Lining Senior Center. This past Friday, special guests were invited to the event. On May 1, Police Chief Ryan Cherveny and City Administrator Jason LaFayette spent an hour answering questions […]
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Twelve South Dakota basketball standouts spanning multiple generations headline the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The 16th annual induction banquet is set for Aug. 22 at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The class is highlighted by three Mr. Basketball honorees — Rapid City Central’s Steve Anderson, Emery’s Chris […]
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