Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Belle Fourche Police Department members spent an hour and a half teaching a group of local homeschool students about everything from bicycle and water safety to emergency contacts and how to respond to stray animals on Friday, March 28. Students from ages 6 to 16 heard from Officer Wallace Eddy, Officer Ryan Duprel, and Animal […]
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The City Council held its first meeting of the month on Monday, April 7. During the Mayor’s Report, Mayor Randy Schmidt presented the National Library Week Proclamation, which was accepted by Library Chairperson Beth Morey. “Libraries serve as vibrant community hubs, connecting people with knowledge, technology, and resources while fostering civic engagement, critical thinking, and […]
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Belle Flowers & Co. hosted a creative and fun-filled Sip, Paint, & Plant event on Saturday afternoon, April 12. Tickets were sold out as twelve participants got to paint a terracotta pot using acrylic paints, sip on wine and soda, and enjoy a store-wide 20% discount. After completing their terracotta pot designs, customers picked out […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Ready, set, go was announced through the megaphone to mark the beginning of the Center of the Nation Business Association’s (CONBA) annual Easter Egg Hunt on the morning of Saturday, April 12. The anticipation was building as kids stood on the side, gazing at all of the eggs scattered around the open grass. When […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—If you ever get a craving for great Chinese food, then your craving just found a new home! Whether you are looking for Beef and Broccoli, General Tso’s Chicken, Happy Family, Shrimp Lo Mein, Sesame Tofu or anything in between, then the New China Garden is the place for you! The restaurant reopened for […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Voters went to the polls to elect new city council members on April 8. Voters from Ward 1 and Ward 2 were able to choose from five total candidates and cast a vote to help elect their favorite. Voting was open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. but the electorate barely trickled in throughout […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The check is in the mail! CBH CO-OP is in the process of sending out over $2,000,000 in patronage checks. CBH CO-OP has a unique set up where the more successful the company is, the more that is shared with the people who help make it that way! The consumers are also the owners. […]
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By Kandi Tonsager, The Belle Fourche High School opened their season on Tuesday April 8th at the Douglas Early Bird Invite, followed by the Queen City Invite in Spearfish on Friday April 11th. Highlights for the week in Bronc Track & Field: In Douglas, for the Ladies- Lia Mundt placed 3rd in the 3200 meter […]
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The Black Hills Farmers Market Food Distribution program is coming to an end this month. The program has provided free, locally-produced food to South Dakotans in need for over a year and a half. In Butte County, two final distributions will be held this month. The first will be Monday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. […]
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The Belle Fourche Rec Center held its 11th annual Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 5. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 vendors from local businesses, organizations, and health centers were set up at booths in the gym. The event was free to the public and included giveaways and door prizes, discounted wellness labs from […]
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