Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
West River Telephone representative Josh Macaben, center, presented Newell School custodians Sandy Miller, left, and Crystal Pickles, right, with a special broom to clean the floor in Austin Auditorium. Standing with them is AD and Principal Steve Schoenfish.
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NEWELL-This Saturday this Newell Multi-Purpose Room was filled with music, pretty girls, handsome boys, dads, grandpas and grandmas, moms, and friends and family. They were enjoying the evening sponsored by Newell PTO. It was exciting to see fancy dresses and high heels, along with boots and hats. What an opportunity to dress up and practice […]
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Kandi Tonsager Special to the Beacon The Lady Broncs had three state qualifiers. For the South Dakota Athletic Association, girls are selected for state competition based on their record from the season. Kyra Vandenberg, Freshman 100 pounder, Alexa Swaney, Junior 132 pounder, and Joselyn Shockey, Junior 145 pounder are this year’s […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-The license for retail on-sale liquor made available due to an increase in the county’s population was granted to Black Hills Experience by way of a drawing done by citizen Sue Broadhurst. During the Public Hearing, a question arose on the ownership of the competing venue, Silver Spur Ranch LLC, owned by Steve Jung, […]
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Former finance officer Jason LaFayette was appointed to fill the city administrator role during the Feb. 5 meeting of the city council. Mayor Randy Schmidt, who appointed LaFayette to the position, performed the procedural oath of office and presented a certificate of appointment to LaFayette during the regular agenda of the meeting. LaFayette was hired […]
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A large group of downtown businesses and downtown building owners are willing to put forth business funds to create a better downtown experience for citizens, shoppers, and tourists. A B.I.D. (Business Improvement District) is a structured way to make this a reality. Thursday, February 8th, a group of people who completed […]
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It was a successful weekend for the Bronc Boy’s as they posted a perfect 2-0 record during the 1st Annual Belle Fourche Boys Basketball Classic at the Ed Patronek Gym. Teams from across the state and Wyoming came to participate in the inaugural tournament including the Redfield Pheasants, Kadoka Area Cougars, Upton (Wyo) Bobcats, […]
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Kristi Thielen, Tri-State Museum Special to the Beacon The Belle Fourche Arts Council held their second annual Rural Expressions photography contest during January and February. A culminating reception was held on Saturday, February 10, with judging, prizes awarded and a buffet of food and drink for those who attended. There were sixty-seven photos entered in the […]
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Do you have questions or concerns you would like to talk to your representatives about? Please come and take the time to meet them and get to know them. Saturday, February 3, 2024: 9:30am – Newell City Hall, Newell, SD (sponsored by Whatever It Takes Coalition & Town of Newell) 1:00am – The Branding Iron, […]
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Annual Meeting Pays Homage To Community & Businesses BELLE FOURCHE –– Community development, building relationships, promotion, and supporting partnerships throughout the business community – new and established – are a just a handful of the driving forces which fuel Belle Fourche Development Corporation’s (BFDC) efforts to empower the community’s success. Those victories and more were […]
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