Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL-Saturday, January 31, saw local legislators and Newell citizens gathered in the Newell Community Hall to discover some of the legislation being discussed at Pierre during regular session. Some of the 25-30 citizens were ready with questions for Travis Ismay, District 28B Representative, Sam Marty, District 28 Senator, and Jana Hunt, District 28A Representative. Following […]
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NEWELL—The Newell School Board held a meeting on Monday evening, January 12 at 6 p.m. After the consent agenda was approved, administrators provided reports. Activities Director Dominic Santiago said that the boys basketball team has been kicked out of the LMC; they were removed from their conference because they are a JV team. He recommended […]
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NEWELL—For the week ending January 25, the Newell Irrigators delivered an impressive showing, with every basketball team, boys and girls alike, bringing home a victory. At a small school that sometimes faces challenges fielding full teams, this sweep is no minor accomplishment. Small but mighty, the Newell Irrigators continue to prove they don’t give up! […]
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NEWELL—Once again, the West River Tournament kicked off in Newell, with the school holding both boys and girls basketball games for the opening rounds of the 44th Annual Boys and 35th Annual Girls Contests. Newell School District shared hosting duties with Hot Springs, and both schools ran games on January 13, 15, and 16. After […]
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NEWELL—Austin Auditorium at Newell High School was the site of an epic showdown on the evening of January 17, as the area’s first responders faced off for bragging rights in the annual Dodgeball Tournament. Teams of six battled it out in an intense three minutes of dodgeball with rubber balls flying around the gym in […]
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VALE—The little town of Vale was lively on January 7 as neighbors filled the Vale Community Hall for the 20th Annual Ag Appreciation Fair. Locals turned out in droves to visit with area ag businesses and celebrate the ag community. “We have any kind of agriculture-based vendors come in and they make themselves known to […]
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NEWELL—Ho, ho, ho! Santa Claus made his way to the little town of Newell to spread Christmas cheer and visit with excited children during the Santa Day event on December 13, 2025. Every year during the holiday season, the Newell Community Club works hard to bring a very special Christmas celebration to the kids of […]
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CASTLE ROCK-A Christmas afternoon fire off Old Highway 79 north of Newell interrupted Christmas Day celebrations for the Volunteer Firefighters of Castle Rock, Butte, Newell, and Belle Fourche Fire Departments. The call went out between 2 and 3 p.m. according to Castle Rock Fire Chief Chad Erk. Erk said that seven Castle Rock FD rigs […]
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NEWELL—The Town of Newell Commission convened in Regular Session at 5 p.m. at the Town Office Building. Mayor Tennis initiated the meeting at 5:00 pm, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call was taken; Commissioner Mackaben, Commissioner Clausen, Commissioner Kopetsky, and Mayor Tennis were present. Commissioner Taton was absent. Commissioner Mackaben made a motion […]
Continue ReadingCASTLE ROCK-A Christmas afternoon fire off Old Highway 79 north of Newell interrupted Christmas Day celebrations for the Volunteer Firefighters of Castle Rock, Butte, Newell, and Belle Fourche Fire Departments. The call went out between 2 and 3 p.m. according to Castle Rock Fire Chief Chad Erk. Erk said that seven Castle Rock FD rigs […]
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