Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—Imagine having a day just to celebrate trees? Well the last Friday in April is set aside for just that, Arbor Day! For the past 19 years, Ann Anderson, fifth grade science teacher and the fifth grade students at Belle Fourche Middle school have been celebrating trees! For all of those years Anderson and […]
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In accordance with Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Northern Hills Area Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) spent April advocating for children and hosting conversations about child maltreatment. Advocates raised awareness with the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign, which encouraged area locals to stop by the Northern Hills CASA office, pick a pinwheel from the garden, take […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A small, family-oriented bank is getting ready to call Belle Fourche home. Legends West Bank, started in Lewellen, Nebraska, with a branch in Spearfish, SD is expanding to the Center of the Nation. The new branch will bring with it a familiar face to run the location. Scott Reder, Senior Vice President Commercial AG […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Executive Director of the Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce, Michaela Horn was recently named one of the Black Hills Region 40 Under 40. The prestigious honor was determined after around 120 young professionals—a record number of nominations—were submitted for this year’s recognition. According to the Rapid City Journal, “The 2025 class comprises a […]
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Toi Lyn Flick, Special to the Beacon, It’s 1959 and the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies rule Rydell High School; at least they think they do! Grease-School Version is a rollicking look at high school life in 1950s middle class, midwestern America. And who better to bring this show to life than the […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Ready, set, go was announced through the megaphone to mark the beginning of the Center of the Nation Business Association’s (CONBA) annual Easter Egg Hunt on the morning of Saturday, April 12. The anticipation was building as kids stood on the side, gazing at all of the eggs scattered around the open grass. When […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—If you ever get a craving for great Chinese food, then your craving just found a new home! Whether you are looking for Beef and Broccoli, General Tso’s Chicken, Happy Family, Shrimp Lo Mein, Sesame Tofu or anything in between, then the New China Garden is the place for you! The restaurant reopened for […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The check is in the mail! CBH CO-OP is in the process of sending out over $2,000,000 in patronage checks. CBH CO-OP has a unique set up where the more successful the company is, the more that is shared with the people who help make it that way! The consumers are also the owners. […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Pasque Ladies Fashions transformed from a store front to a Paris style fashion show complete with models and a runway on the evening of April 3. Michelle Evans, Owner thought of everything needed to truly pamper the attendees and provide them with a special experience. As one entered through the front door, a drink […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A huge house plant sale drew people to downtown Belle Fourche on April 5. The Chamber of Commerce received calls asking what the heck was happening on State Street? All of the excitement was at Dakota Petals Flower Shop. Erica Douglas, shop owner, said she was looking for ways to make her flower shop […]
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