Category: Butte County News
Recount Proves Vote 100 percent Accurate
BELLE FOURCHE- There were two Primary Races recounted in Butte County, District 4 County Commissioner and Precinct 13 Committeewoman. In the District 4 race Terry Batterman kept his one vote lead over Sue Broadhurst, while Kathryn Rhoden won by two votes over her opponent Lori Deighton. The Recount Board was appointed by Judge Day who […]
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New Commissioner Ready to Go
BELLE FOURCHE-The newest member of the Butte County Commission will take his seat Tuesday, July 2. Terry Batterman was elected by one vote in his run against Sue Broadhurst. Who is Batterman? He is a husband, father, and grandfather with a background working with Northwestern Bell (now known as Lumen), where he still […]
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Sourdough Road Site of New Belle Housing Development
The groundbreaking ceremony for American Estates was held June 20, 2024. American Contracting and Consulting will be building for a new housing development in Belle Fourche at 10899 Sourdough Road. Left to right: Forest Sainsbury, owner; Jason Lafayette, City Administrator; Randy Schmidt, Mayor; Kole Schell, Engineering Associates; Hollie Stalder, Belle Fourche Development Corp.; Kayde Welfl, […]
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Harms Moves On
BELLE FOURCHE-Commissioner Stan Harms has handed in his resignation from the Butte County Commission and plans to retire out of the state. Tuesday, June 18 was his last commission meeting. Harms has been on the county commission for nearly 20 years. Harms noted that he couldn’t remember when he had first been elected to […]
Continue ReadingBrief Highlights of Butte County Commission
By Betty Bruner BELLE FOURCHE-The recent Butte County Commission meeting involved an extended discussion surrounding the petition to adopt an ordinance to regulate the hand-counting of election ballots, and a full story will follow in the upcoming weeks to clarify the reasoning behind the vote of the commissioners. The commissioners voted to reject the petition […]
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Destruction Empties Sign Budget
BELLE FOURCHE-Highway Superintendent Duane Heidrich put it simply when he said that the damage done to the county’s road signage has emptied the sign budget during his report to the Butte County Commissioners April 16. “It’s gone,” he said. And now all they can do is fix and not replace the signs. He went on […]
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County Commissioners Approve Purchases
BELLE FOURCHE-During business of the Butte County Commission meeting held April 2, the commissioners approved the purchase agreements for a 2023 Caterpillar Model 33D-07D TC, a 2023 Model D5-17 VPAT, and a 2024 Caterpillar Model 950GC all for five-year leases, for a total of approximately $964,000. With trade-in values of currently owned equipment, the excavator, […]
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Dash Cams Installed in County Graders and Snowplows
BELLE FOURCHE-Butte County Highway Department has expounded on a highway employee Remote Contact Policy to ensure a safe working environment for Butte County Highway Employees. It includes directions for employees to follow when approached by any individual while in county equipment. The County will provide dash cams in the six county graders and two county […]
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Cracker Barrel
NEWELL-During the Legislative Cracker Barrel, Representative Neal Pinnow and Senator Ryan Maher spoke to audience members and cautioned them to read any petition offered to before signing it. Many times, a petition is circulated by a group from out of the state of South Dakota that have no interest in the subject they are seeking […]
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