Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS – This week, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced the National Small Business Week (NSBW) 2024 Award Winners, comprised of business owners, lending partners, and advocates who embody the grit and determination that power our […]
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The Belle Fourche City Council will soon have a new team in place. Winners of the race for Wards 1 and 2 will be decided on April 9th. A vacancy in Ward 4 has been filled by Trisha Fowler and the uncontested race for Ward 3 belongs to Don Elliott. Contenders for the Ward 1 […]
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Belle Fourche High School Senior Maddy Howard is featured as part of KEVN Black Hills FOX’s Rising Star of the West scholarship contest. She appeared on the Six, Tuesday March 12th and on the Black Hills FOX News at 9:00. Howard qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of herself to KEVN Black […]
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Voters in Belle Fourche will choose a mayor on April 9th when incumbent Belle Fourche mayor Randy Schmidt faces Ward 3 councilman Randy Sowers. Both men are both highly qualified candidates. Both have demonstrated professionalism in government, and both Randy Schmidt and Randy Sowers are committed to serving the Belle Fourche community. Randy […]
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Sheriff Fred Lamphere Special to the Beacon I received an invitation to attend the State of The Union Address as a guest of South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson. It was cited in the invitation that with the work that I have done on informing South Dakotans about Southwest Border issues along with the current Border […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-During the March 5 Butte County Commission meeting, Highway Superintendent Dwayne Heidrich informed the commissioners that several signs along county roads have been damaged and highway personnel have spent several hours repairing them. He also mentioned that the sign budget was almost used up. The signs have been shot at and run over or […]
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Last week at Newell Elementary School students took turns reading to each other in honor of Dr. Suess Week. Many of the students were dressed in their jammies to celebrate the beloved author.
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CASTLE, the BFMS show, includes troubadours, knights, and a guarded drawbridge, of course. Kavin Linch, Bella Welles, Hope Ogaard, Kalani Meyers, Dillon Streeter, and Nathan Erhart entertain with gusto. In a world of ladies and knights – be both! Aolani Stone, Alexa Stone, Kate Blair, Lexi Allert, and Hope Sinkey play sisters who may not […]
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“After 32 years of business, we are sad to announce that LifeStyles is permanently closed.” The announcement appeared in my email a couple of weeks ago. The news was not surprising on the heels of founder Lori Foos’ passing. I did not know Lori well, but I liked her. I liked shopping at LifeStyles. I liked […]
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The Belle Fourche Police Department would like to recognize Officer Allan Guinard for his successful completion of the South Dakota, law-enforcement Academy as a certified Officer.
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