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BELLE FOURCHE—Beautifully decorated floats, western riders, queens, horses, first responders, vehicles and more are expected to take to the streets for the 106th Annual 4th of July Parade taking route through the City of Belle Fourche. Stars, Stripes and Spurs is the theme for this year’s parade. On July 4, a B1 Bomber from Ellsworth […]
Continue ReadingBELLE FOURCHE_-The City Council held its second meeting of the month on Monday, June 16. In the Mayor’s Report, Mayor Randy Schmidt gave an executive proclamation declaring June 28, 2025 as Performing Arts Day in Belle Fourche. “The City of Belle Fourche recognizes the importance and impact that the performing arts have on the cities, […]
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Busters Special to the Beacon The Bronc Bird Busters have wrapped up a very successful Spring Season with two team and two individual State Championships, as well as several team and individual Conference titles. The Bird Busters 5-Stand team took top honors at Willow Creek Wildlife in Ft. Pierre on May 31st with a team […]
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The Rapid City Journal (Lee Enterprises) gave notice it was closing their Belle Fourche newspaper in 2017. It was my feeling that a thriving community needed it’s local newspaper. Knowledge of events in the community; its business & citizens. My first job in life was that of a “printer’s devil” as a 5th grader in […]
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Charlie was the featured guest at the June Family Fun Day at the Tri-State Museum last Sunday. The theme of the event was turtles and tortoises. Charlie is a turtle who spends most of his time in or near water, although he also seemed to enjoy crawling on the carpet at the museum and as […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Tri-State Chiropractic has welcomed a new intern, Holly Munsterman, to work under Supervising Doctor, Dr. Doug Larson. Munsterman is planning on a long career here in the Belle Fourche area. She said, “I started here at the beginning of May and I’ll be here until December, interning, and then plan to be in the […]
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by Melanie Aker BELLE FOURCHE-Coffee and Cars made their way to Belle Fourche June 7th. The car rally at Pioneer Bank & Trust parking lot took place Satuday 9 am to 11 am. The parking lot overflowed onto the adjoining State, Harding, & 7th Streets. They were filled with cars from all eras, showcasing them […]
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Several Belle Fourche High School (BFHS) students recently competed at the SkillsUSA Conference, held at Mitchell Technical College in Mitchell, South Dakota. This year marked a significant milestone for the school, as it was the first time BFHS brought students to compete in the newly added Heavy Equipment Operation (HEO) category, alongside its strong showing […]
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by Melanie Aker, BELLE FOURCHE-Riverfest took place in Belle Fourche on Saturday, June 7th, from 10 am to 3 pm. Multiple businesses had set up shop down by the Belle Fourche River. The Chamber of Commerce hosts the event right next to the Center of the Nation Landmark. Chamber Director, Michaela Horn, came across some […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Preparations are in full swing in the final month before the legendary Black Hills Roundup Rodeo and Fourth of July Celebration set for July 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5! The board members met with volunteers on the evening of June 4 to finalize arrangements. One of highlights for the upcoming Fourth of July […]
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