Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
On Thursday January 11th the Broncs fell short in a dual against Sturgis, with Riley Dighton earning one win for the team over Sturgis’ number four ranked Beau Peters. The Black Hills Conference meet scheduled for Saturday January 13th in Hot Springs was postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for Friday February 2nd. Saturday […]
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Joint Election Slated For April 9 BELLE FOURCHE –– The city council and school district recently announced vacancies in a combined total of nine seats open for the upcoming combined election slated for April 9. Election petitions will be available Jan. 25 to those seeking to run for election. Completed petitions are due no later […]
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An introduction to a new regular Beacon Feature Sometime in 2012, a group of local Belle Fourche residents who liked to write banded together and started to meet regularly. As a group, the members are diverse, but all have at least one common bond, all have fixed roots in, or near to Belle Fourche. Back […]
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The Exchange, LLC, a facility primarily for the enjoyment of teenagers has opened at 930 Harding Street. The building was previously an Antique Store (approximately 7 years ago) and prior to that, it was believed to be the Legion Club. The downstairs continues to have the bar, old coolers, and a few other remnants of […]
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Wareing Motors employees raised over $3,600 and a pickup bed of groceries for Belle Fourche Ministerial Association’s Compassion Cupboard Food Pantry. (left to right Wareing employees pictured with Ministerial Association members): Ketch Tibbs, Wendy Crooks, Luke Wiles, Chris Sims, Rich Niesent, Jim O’Byrne, Josh O’Byrne, Pastor Tim Smith, Pastor Rick Brennan, Curt Best, Andy Hansey, […]
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The world would likely be a happier place if more of us were able to write our own job descriptions. That is exactly what Sue Sanders and Shawna Browning did years ago when they, and three other women, helped create Saturday on State Street in Belle Fourche. Saturday on State Street is a monthly vintage […]
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Only 2 Municipally Operated Liquor Store Remain In SD BELLE FOURCHE –– After many decades of managing Belle Package Liquor in the community, the city is out of the liquor business. During its Nov. 20 meeting, the city council approved a resolution to enter a municipal operating agreement for a period of five years with […]
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BELLE Vanessa Kudlock and Alicia Kokesh are life-long Belle Fourche friends. After high school graduation, career paths took them in separate directions. Vanessa became a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) while Alicia became a teacher. Vanessa is a graduate of Walden University in Minneapolis where she earned a degree in nursing in 2019. Alica graduated from […]
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BELLE FOURCHE –– More than $18,775 worth of First Interstate Greater Belle Fourche Funds were awarded to 19 local organizations. The First Interstate Greater Belle Fourche Fund partnered with the South Dakota Community Foundation in 1989 as a way of supporting nonprofit and charitable projects and organizations in and around the community. The fund is […]
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The Broncs traveled to Hettinger, ND for a two day tournament January 5th and 6th. They saw some new competition with the boys team placing 6th and the Lady Broncs placing 4th. North Dakota runs slightly different weight classes than South Dakota as well as giving the opportunity for Varsity wrestlers who were beat out […]
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