Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NISLAND—For the second summer in a row Owl Creek Organics and Natural Products hosted a Jam and Honey Festival at their country store on August 10. The Jam and Honey Festival started last year when the idea was suggested to Bernadette Jensen, owner, by South Dakota Specialty Producers Association. She thought that sounded fun and […]
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Beacon Readers: We our still working out details on a collaboration effort for long term continuation of the paper. All is going in a positive direction, but like when the Beacon started, it takes more time than you anticipate. Recent news of papers being closed across South Dakota are certainly a setback to those who […]
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NEWELL—If you have traveled through Newell recently you have probably noticed all of the construction happening. The South Dakota Department of Transportation is undertaking a few big projects. They started in June with trimming and cutting down many of the big beautiful old trees that lined the highway going through town. DOT is also tearing […]
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NISLAND—Originally scheduled for Aug 2—to be held during the Butte/Lawrence County Fair—the Nisland Fair Rodeo (NFR) didn’t get to run as planned. The rains made the arena a muddy mess and for the safety of horses and kids the NFR was postponed by a week. Rescheduled for August 9, the arena was dry and kids […]
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The fourth annual ‘Fishing at the Fair’ was held on Wednesday, July 30st, during the Butte Lawrence County Fair in Nisland. It was another successful, well attended event by children of all ages. The event was open to children ages 5-18. There is never an entry fee. Children simply show up and fish. They have […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—For the 17th year in a row the Nisland-Arpan Volunteer Fire and Rescue held their annual Brisket Feed at the Nisland Fire Hall on August 2. The volunteers started serving food at 10 a.m. but the preparations for the event began well before then. Everything has to be prepared and ready to go the […]
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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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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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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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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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