Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL—Garden enthusiasts might enjoy exploring all of the offerings at Hocking Greenhouse, located just outside Newell. This quaint plant nursery opened for the season in early May. Their first greenhouse began as a way to honor Sherry Hocking’s mother’s love of plants. “We started with that small greenhouse and brought in some things that kind […]
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Publisher’s Opinion This opinion column was written with some reluctance to break a journalistic practice of staying neutral/silent in political campaigns and races. I recently had a conversation with a friend, an Aberdeen lawyer who had lobbied for Homestake Mining Company during my time active in politics. We talked of those days we worked together […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Music from Center of the Nation Brass welcomed those gathered at Memorial Hill in Pine Slope Cemetery for Memorial Day services on the morning of May 25. The weather was sunny, calm, and perfect for the United States funeral honors flags to be raised along the Veterans Memorial Avenue of Flags. One hundred sixteen […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Just outside Belle Fourche, a special destination filled with curiosity and wonder invites visitors to explore animals that went extinct millions of years ago. What began as a dream for owner Walter Stein became reality when he opened Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Museum one year ago, a milestone that was celebrated May 23 […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—An evening dedicated to learning more about the candidates running for Legislative District 28—South Dakota House of Representatives District 28B and Senate District 28—was held at Venue 519 on May 21. The primary is June 2. The event focused on community interactions with the candidates as everyone in attendance was invited to ask a […]
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On Tuesday May 19th, the Broncs attended their last regular season track meet in Rapid City, known as “The Last Chance Invite” which is so named as it is considered the last qualifying meet to punch a ticket to the state competition for our local teams. The Broncs had a great meet with a select […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Downtown Belle Fourche welcomed a new store to the State Street family. Reruns for Small Ones opened its doors on May 22 inside Dakota Petals. The store held a soft opening to introduce the new space. The used clothing store is making a move from Spearfish to Belle Fourche. “I’ve used this space as […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Area Chamber members gathered at the Weather Hat Company to spend an evening enjoying some hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, and good company on May 19. The public was also invited to attend. The May Chamber Mixer saw a great turnout as the Weather Hat Company was filled with area folks. The Homestead Store was on […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce hosted a Coffee Break on the morning of May 19 to meet the new owner of the AmericInn at the hotel. Paul Sjurseth recently purchased the hotel from Greg and Stacey Raisanen, who retired after running the business for 20 years. Sjurseth took over the hotel on March […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A reception to kick off the latest temporary exhibit, Vaudeville!, was held at the Tri-State Museum on Saturday, May 23. Red Onion Marketplace provided baked goods to accompany the museum’s refreshments. Vaudeville was popular entertainment in the United States in the late 1800s through the early 1930s. “Vaudeville was absolutely huge, it came long […]
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