Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL—The Newell Board of Commissioners started off the new year with three meetings held across the month of January. During these meetings, the board approved 2026 employee salaries, addressed personnel changes, and took action on several community and infrastructure items. At the first regular meeting of the year on January 12, commissioners approved bills and […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—After a year of serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, omelets, bacon, toast and a variety of other breakfast favorites, the Breakfast Club celebrated its first year in business on February 1. Just one year ago, Rhonda and Marty Schild took a chance on a new type of business and opened a cafe that specializes solely […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Birthdays are always a reason to celebrate and this week at Crossroads Diner, two of their own had birthdays and so of course, they invited the public to share in the special occasion on Sunday, February 1. General Manager Ember Kleinhans turned 28 and the omelet guy, Clint Millage, turned 50 and together they […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Spider plants, cactus, ferns, marantas, rubber plants and peace lilies are all living things that make those without a green thumb very uneasy, but they make Kayla Jones very happy! She has turned her passion for house plants into a business here in Belle Fourche. “I really love plants. My daughter loves counting how […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Cracker Barrel on Saturday, January 31 at Venue 519. Representatives Travis Ismay (District 28B), Jana Hunt (District 28A) and Sam Marty (District 28) spent the afternoon discussing bills and answering questions from an audience of locals. Tom Brunner acted as the event’s discussion monitor. The […]
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The Bronc wrestling teams competed in a duel in Sturgis on Thursday January 29th followed by hosting their home two-day tournament on Friday January 30th and Saturday January 31st. They then helped host the Belle Fourche AAU Club’s home Bronc Dailey Invite on Sunday, February 1st by running tables, refereeing and towel tapping. The Broncs […]
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The Broncs took on the Hot Springs Bison over the weekend and pulled off a win with a score of 49-43. This was the second win of the season for the Broncs after a 10 game losing streak which takes their season record to 2-11. The win came under Coach John Shanklin’s first game as […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Even though it was a brisk winter evening outside, inside the Weather Hat Company the atmosphere was anything but cold. Guests came together to craft the perfect hat at the Sip N’ Style on the evening of January 27. Along the wall, a handcrafted selection of wool ladies’ fashion hats greeted participants. Each lady […]
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NEWELL—If you ever get a hankering for a fresh homemade pie, the NVN Senior Center in Newell has you covered! The fourth Tuesday of every month is Pie Day! The Center hosted the monthly Pie Day on January 27. Members of the Senior Center bake pies for the occasion. They start out with around ten […]
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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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