Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL–During the recent Newell School Board meeting held August 11, the first reading of several policies was discussed. Essentially, the policies gained more clarification and came in line with state codified laws. Policy BDDH involves the public participation in school board meetings. There must be a sign-up sheet for participants to be able to speak […]
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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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NEWELL—As summer comes to an end, plans for an exciting new school year are ramping up. The first day of the new school year begins August 18, 2025 for the Newell School District. Many activities are happening before then. Newell School District is inviting all students and parents to an open house on August 14 […]
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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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Longtime community member Patricia (Pat) Yuill Lee got to celebrate her 90th birthday in the company of friends and family with a celebration held at the Newell Christian Fellowship Community Hall on Saturday, July 26. Lee has spent many years as a compassionate caregiver in the community as a school nurse, churchgoer, volunteer, baker, founding […]
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NEWELL-It was sad that the legendary building that has housed Newell’s local grocery store had the final day last week. But the heart of the owners, Howard (Howdy) Hobernicht and his wife Peggy, still desired to reach out to the residents of Newell by donating any remaining inventory to the NVN Food Bank. Hobernicht has […]
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The Beacon ran a short piece end of June marking seven years of publication. We are making changes that will help to ensure the Beacon continues publication. Our heartfelt thanks to the several supporters/readers of the Beacon who made contributions ranging from $250 to $1,000 to keep the publication going. They provided about one half […]
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