Vote for Quentin!
Vote for Quentin to be featured in a 3BRAND ad in Sports Illustrated and win $25,000. Quentin is John Adams’ grandson. He lives in Edina, MN. Check out the website athleteoftheyear.org
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Category: Butte County News
Butte/Lawrence County Fair Coming Up
The 2025 Butte/Lawrence County Fair will soon be upon us! The 104th annual event starts July 28 and runs through August 2 at the Nisland Fairgrounds. The fair kicks off with the 4-H and Open Horse Show at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 28. The next day, July 29, exhibit buildings open at 8 a.m. […]
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300 Contestants Descend on Belle for the Butte Co 4H Rodeo
BELLE FOURCHE—Started in 1966 by two 4H Clubs coming together to put on a rodeo for their members and growing to what it is today, the Butte County 4H Rodeo has been an annual tradition in the Belle Fourche community for 59 years. Originally scheduled for May 24, 2025 the Butte County 4H Rodeo had […]
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Seven Complete Years of Beacon to Draw to a close
The Rapid City Journal (Lee Enterprises) gave notice it was closing their Belle Fourche newspaper in 2017. It was my feeling that a thriving community needed it’s local newspaper. Knowledge of events in the community; its business & citizens. My first job in life was that of a “printer’s devil” as a 5th grader in […]
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Butte County Historical Society’s Annual Historical Tour Coming Up
BUTTE COUNTY—Come one, come all to the Butte County Historical Society’s annual His- torical Tour of “Rails, Trails, and Pioneers of the Piedmont Valley” on June 21. The tour marks the organization’s 53rd year and is open to any members of the public who are interested in learning the history of the area. The day […]
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Butte County Commisioners June Meeting
BELLE FOURCHE-There were harsh words said at the recent Butte County Commission meeting held June 3. Remarks stemmed from exchanges made between three people sitting in the commission room while commissioners were in executive session during the May 20 meeting. But first the comments centered around road conditions. The first comments made during Public Comments […]
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Owner Retirement Brings Newmart Grocery Store to an End
NEWELL—They say all good things must come to an end, and so it is with the life-long grocer Howard (Howdy) Roy Hobernicht, owner of Newmart Grocery Store in Newell, SD. The business is set to close at the end of the month, June 30. Opening in 1916, the Newell Grocery Store has been a staple […]
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Newell To Be Featured in SDPB Dakota Life Episode
NEWELL—The quaint little town of Newell, SD with its population of a little under 600 was picked to be part of the South Dakota Public Broadcasting program called Dakota Life. The program highlights individual towns in each episode. The PBS team came to the Newell City Hall on April 16 to host a Community Conversation […]
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Potatoes and Toppings
The helpful ladies of the Nisland-Arpan Search and Rescue Auxiliary served up delicious baked potatoes and toppings at the recent fund raiser held at the Nisland Fire Department. Toppings included corned beef and cabbage, hamburger gravy, cheese, broccoli, sausage gravy, white chili, corn chowder, and buffalo ranch burger. The hall was filled several times with […]
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Capitol News
Last week, when Ronda Cordell was coming home from the Methodist Bazaar in Camp Crook, she noticed a car on the Exie Road, but it never came out. Denise had noticed a guy and two dogs that were walking in her pasture. It appeared they were bird hunting since the guy was carrying a […]
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