Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
As you enter St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche, you will find a shopping cart with a sign reading, “Compassion Cupboard Donations,” in the hallway. For six weeks, food items were donated from church members and church attendees, filling this shopping cart week after week. The church also received a Thrivent Grant to purchase […]
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NEWELL—In small communities, when someone is in need, the locals often show up to help each other. This was the case at the Newell Lions Club Pancake Supper fundraiser to benefit Neil Vollmer on the evening of Friday, September 26. The community packed the NVN Senior Citizen Center to participate in the event. In addition […]
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Recently, I visited with Harlene Hill. I knew we would have a lot to talk about. We first met at the Belle Fourche Rec Center pool a few years ago. Harlene loves to frequent the pool. “It’s one of the reasons I live here.” She told me. Harlene grew up on a ranch. Her uncle […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—If you are traveling in to Belle Fourche from the South on Highway 85, it is hard to miss the new building that is going up. It is a large project being built by SL Builders, the husband and wife team of Scott and Leslie Creed. Work on the project began in early August […]
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SPEARFISH, S.D. – Pioneer Bank & Trust and Jeb H. and Maureen Clarkson have donated $50,000 to Black Hills State University to support student scholarships. A check presentation was held on the morning of September 17th in the Pioneer Bank & Trust Spearfish branch. The donation is a significant investment in the future of students […]
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What is better than cuddling with a mini goat? They are so little and so sweet, it seems like a perfect match, a lap and a baby goat! At least that is what the Wandering Wolf Ranch has discovered and has turned into a business. What started as a love for goats and a desire […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche City Council held its second meeting of the month on Monday, September 15. During the Mayor’s Report, Dispatch Supervisor Julia Day gave a Butte County Dispatch Report. Day discussed call numbers for the City of Belle Fourche and Butte County. She also addressed questions regarding non-functioning sirens in town. Day explained […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The time has come for a new mini exhibit at the Tri-State Museum. The latest mini exhibit is entitled Oh Rats! and it made its debut on Saturday, September 20. The Museum held a reception on opening day to welcome the eerie display to its temporary home. Refreshments were provided and Red Onion Marketplace […]
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NEWELL—The third Thursday and Friday in September, for the past 80 years, are reserved for the Annual Newell Ram Show and Sale. This year was no different, beginning on September 18 was the show at 9 a.m. and September 19 was the sale starting at 11 a.m. The popular event continues to be one of […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department invited community members to Herrmann Park on Thursday, September 11 for a 9/11 Memorial Walk at 6 p.m. This was the fifth annual iteration of the event, where locals gathered to walk the perimeter of Herrmann Park seven times in honor of the victims who died or were […]
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