Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
By R. Orion Thompson, Superintendent – Belle Fourche School District The 2025 school year is off to a fantastic start! Our students, staff, and community have come together with great energy, and we are already seeing positive results. Belle Fourche Learning Innovations One of the most exciting developments is the launch of Belle Fourche Learning […]
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NEWELL—There is a little gem located right in the heart of the downtown area called the Newell Public Library. There is so much to see and do there! Rows and rows of books to read and computers and free wifi to enjoy, along with comfy seating areas to snuggle in and read plus audio and […]
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NISLAND—Rows and rows of bright yellow sunflowers greeted all of the visitors to the Joyful Blooms Flower Farm for their first ever Sunflower Festival on Saturday, September 6. Walking into the back yard area, the flower farm had lush green tree covered pathway that was lined with vendors on each side for adults to meander […]
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BELLE FOURCHE–The Belle Fourche City Council held its first meeting of the month on Tuesday, September 2. In the Mayor’s Report, Mayor Randy Schmidt acknowledged the resignation of Ward 2 Councilperson Pam Somervold. There was no community input at this meeting. The Library Board reported that library circulation for the month of August was 4,353 […]
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On Monday, September 22, at 7:00PM, Joe Wiegand, the nation’s leading Theodore Roosevelt reprisor, will perform his Teddy Roosevelt Show at the Belle Fourche Recreation Center at 1111 National Street in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. All proceeds from the free-will donation event will benefit the Belle Fourche Silver Lining Senior Center in Belle Fourche. Checks […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The end of the summer is here, so what better time to have a party to celebrate that? At least that was Rolling Hills Healthcare decided to do on Saturday, September 6. Inviting the public to the facility to celebrate the season and hosting a BBQ with yard games was the plan. This is […]
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by Mary Buchholz These articles come from newspaper microfilm from the Belle Fourche Public library, using a new microfilm reader and printer. The photographs are from the Tri-State Museum. From Pioneer Footprints BUILDING OF ORAMN DAM by Ralph Shaykett The survey for Orman Dam of the Belle Fourche Irrigation Project was made in 1905. Dimensions […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Belle Fourche Livestock Market, LLC held their anniversary BBQ sale on Thursday, September 4. Travis Linch, Owner, invited the public out to celebrate the day and enjoy the new upgrades to the sale barn’s dining area. It was a goal for Linch, early on when taking over ownership of the Livestock Market, to remodel […]
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NEWELL—Labor Day was full of fun in Newell, with the Labor Day Parade in the morning and the Labor Day Rodeo in the afternoon. At 10 a.m., floats made their way down Girard Ave., tossing out candy to the little ones and sounding their horns or playing music. Float decorations were in line with the […]
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Betty Olson We got a little sprinkle of rain here last Monday morning when Reub was headed out to spray weeds at the Horse Creek pasture, but he ran into a lot more rain with muddy roads as he drove north so he turned around and came home before taking a chance of getting stuck. […]
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