Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
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 […]
Continue Reading
NEWELL-The June 9, 2025 Newell City Commissioners discussed several items ranging from building permits to new hires and community spirit. Two part-time people have been hired to take care of city maintenance with the loss of City Foreman Verl Tifft. Commissioner Josh Mackaben said that the men were going “above and beyond” their duties. As […]
Continue Reading
Guest Correspondent High Plains Restaurant and Nisland Farm Fresh Market teamed up in May to support Newell School District families by collecting donations to cover unpaid school lunch balances. Together, they raised over $385, a meaningful step toward easing the burden for local students and parents. “This isn’t about handouts— it’s about giving a hand […]
Continue Reading
During this time of teacher shortages throughout the nation, Newell is growing their own. Marlee Sais has qualified to be part of the SD TAP Cohort 3 Group. Sais moved to Newell barely three years ago with a dream to become a teacher. She took a slight detour as an assistant cook in the Newell […]
Continue Reading
Editor’s note: This article was not run completely. On, April 25, 2005, at the Vallery lodge the first meeting of the Nisland-Arpan Fire Auxiliary. Those in attendance were Karrol Herman, Sandy Heidrich, Rhonda Vallery, and Codi Vallery. Not a single member knew of the impact they were going to have on the community. “It started […]
Continue Reading
NEWELL, SD – Earlier this month local students from Newell Elementary School toured Orsted’s Willow Creek facility in Newell, South Dakota. Ms. Stockert, 4th grade teacher at Newell Elementary stopped by the company’s operations building to inquire about tours for students. Sean Salisbury, Plant Manager at Orsted, a native of Sturgis and current resident, worked […]
Continue Reading
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 […]
Continue Reading
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 […]
Continue Reading
NVN-Monday, May 26, was a day of remembrance. A day for remembering those who had given the ultimate sacrifice. Memorial Day has been set aside to honor those who have fallen in battle defending our freedoms. Originally called Decoration Day for over a century, this special day was changed to Memorial Day in the 1880’s. […]
Continue Reading
NEWELL-With funding coming from the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission Outside of Deadwood Grant Program, the directory for Hope Cemetery has a new home. The polycarbonate panels surround the directory, shielding it from the elements. New panels are on the way to complete the directory. According to Newell Museum Curator Linda Velder, the new shelter will […]
Continue Reading