Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—After a three and a half year renovation project, the historic house, Bluebelle Vacation Home, officially opened with a ribbon cutting on August 15. Being joined by both Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce and Spearfish Chamber of Commerce made the ceremony extra special—as did fresh baked goods from Red Onion Marketplace! Bluebelle was first […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Highmark Credit Union partnered with the Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce to host the August Chamber Mixer on August 14. In addition to it being the monthly Chamber gathering of businesses, it was a celebration for Highmark Credit Union. They created a festive atmosphere to recognize their 85th year in business! Of course cake […]
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NEWELL—The hallways were filled with excited children exploring new classrooms and meeting new teachers at the Newell School Open House on the evening of August 14. All kinds of activities were planned for the students to participate in and get comfortable with the new year ahead, including a Title 1 scavenger hunt that sent kids […]
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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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BELLE FOURCHE—For the third year in a row, State Street was home to the Save the Vets Charity Smoke Off competition on Saturday, August 9. Armed Forces of America Motorcycle Club is the driving force behind the event and has been doing some sort of charity event every year for the past 12 years. Senior […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—After a summer filled with music, friends, family and food trucks, the last Hometown Thursdays is upon us! For ten weeks in a row the Belle Fourche community was given a gift of ten different musical acts. The week of August 7th has brought about the final musical performance for the summer. Dakota Country […]
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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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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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