Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL, SD – The annual Newell Ram Show & Sale wrapped up its 78th year on Sept. 15. Just over 250 head of rams and ewes sold to buyers in 9 states. The sale averaged $575 for ewes and $941 for rams. Top selling lot was an entry from Chapman Rambouillets of Bison, S.D. Lot […]
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 Come and join us for a fun filled evening of reading food and prizes at Newell School! Start in the Multi-Purpose Room and rotate to different stations. Sponsored by the Title Program 5:00-5:30 pm. Start with a walking taco supper and listen to the story, “The Old Woman Who Swallowed a […]
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NEWELL-Randy Oliver was named as a Newell School Board member to replace the vacant seat left by Lisa Wendt. He will keep that position until the next election in the Spring. Since Wendt was the board’s Vice Chair, there was an election for that position. Sara Brunner was nominated and unanimously elected. Chairman Tyrel Bonnet […]
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The High School Knowledge Bowl team has been taking 1st place at meets this year. The teams compete in five rounds, one written round and four buzzer rounds. There are sixty questions in each round. The written round is scored with each question equaling a tenth of a point. The buzzer rounds are awarded points […]
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National 4-H Week is technically Oct. 1-7, But October is also considered 4-H Month. It is the time that kids and parents are STRONGLY Encouraged to sign-up so they don’t miss out on any of the year’s events! In honor of 4H promotion week, I would like to promote 4H by talking about all the […]
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You asked for it and now we’ve got it! High school sports schedules for Belle Fourche, Newell and Spearfish are now available here on our website. We’ve assembled a real-time feed from each school’s website that contains all the high school sports events. Easy-to-find links are on each page of the Beacon website under “High […]
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This week’s photo was submitted by Kayla Wetz of Belle Fourche.
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Grossenburg Implement is hard at work building a new, 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art building west of Belle Fourche. With nine locations – Phillip, Belle Fourche, Pierre, Winner, Beresford, Sundance, Wyo., Bloomfield, Neb., Hartington, Neb., and Wayne, Neb. – the reinvestment made in the Belle Fourche community by Grossenburg is substantial. Patrick Olson, store manager for the Belle […]
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Local authors Jean Helmer, Dawn Newland, and Kathy Bjornestad will visit the Belle Fourche Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon – 1:30 p.m. for a reading and book signing of a second collection of work from the Bearlodge Writers, Spirit of the Bear Lodge. Spirit of the Bear Lodge is a celebration of […]
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Bernice Moore, professional grooming consultant and founder of JACK THE CLIPPER A new barber & beauty shop is open for business in Belle Fourche. JACK THE CLIPPER is owned by Bernice KT Moore and specializes in grooming services. Bernice started her career in this field in 1993. She is a licensed barber-stylist , cosmetologist, and […]
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