Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—200 riders rolled into the Center of the Nation for the inaugural Heroes Honor Ride (HHR) to kick off the first ride from Belle Fourche to the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, SD on August 3. The Center of the Nation Monument located behind the Tri-State Museum served as the staging area for the grand […]
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Belle Fourche, SD — [July 31, 2025] Jackson Dental’s 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament was a lively event held on July 11th, bringing together community members for a day filled with fun, friendly compe- tition, and a shared commitment to giving back. This year’s tournament featured unique activities including hula hooping, paintball, and speed walk- […]
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The fourth annual ‘Fishing at the Fair’ was held on Wednesday, July 30st, during the Butte Lawrence County Fair in Nisland. It was another successful, well attended event by children of all ages. The event was open to children ages 5-18. There is never an entry fee. Children simply show up and fish. They have […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Chamber of Commerce and the public welcomed another new business to downtown Belle Fourche. ILevel Construction, LLC, owned by Jason Pedersen, held a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening on July 24, during the July Chamber Mixer. The gathering gave the public the opportunity to inspect iLevel Construction’s work firsthand because the business used […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—For the 17th year in a row the Nisland-Arpan Volunteer Fire and Rescue held their annual Brisket Feed at the Nisland Fire Hall on August 2. The volunteers started serving food at 10 a.m. but the preparations for the event began well before then. Everything has to be prepared and ready to go the […]
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Saturday July 26th’s 4th Annual Community Soccer game was opened with a dedication tribute to Dr. Jim Trimble. Soccer Board President Ryan Cherveny’s invitation to the special event was the most fitting tribute to the man who loved the community and the sport. It reads as follows: “Hello, I wanted to invite you to this […]
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This July 30th issue of the Belle Fourche Beacon portends to be its last. Well, the final edition with Doug Cole as its owner and publisher. Financial circumstances have made it impossible for us to continue. What started in June of 2018 after the Rapid City Journal (owned by Lee Enterprises) closed the Post & […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Every month all of the Chamber of Commerce members are invited to get together with other businesses to mix and mingle. This month the Chamber Mixer on was on July 24. ILevel Construction LLC, owned by Jason Pedersen of Belle Fourche, hosted the gathering this month. ILevel opened the doors to their new location […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Silver Lining held its 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament at the Moose Lodge on the morning of July 26. The Cornhole event is a fundraiser for Belle Silver Lining. Rita Bollwitt, Board President explained, “We do several fundraisers throughout the year—being a nonprofit, our funding comes from either grants or community support and […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—State Street was lined with sidewalk sales and bargain bins for this year’s Crazy Days held July 25 and July 26. The warm weather and fabulous discounts brought the shoppers out. From $1.00 bins at Pete’s Clothing and Hodge Bootery and free and $5.00 bins at Belle Flowers and Co. to $2.00 bins at […]
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