Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BUTTE COUNTY—The Butte County Lincoln Day dinner was held Saturday April 25th at the Silver Spur Ranch off SD Highway 34 adjacent Robinson Road on western edge of the county. The over 220 attendees gathered at the politically adorned venue for a social hour of meet and greet. The party faithful then enjoyed a delicious […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—For 20 years, the Belle Fourche Middle School fifth grade class has celebrated Arbor Day by learning about trees and planting their own tree on the school grounds. The last Friday in April is Arbor Day. The tradition of having students plant a tree each year started when Ann Anderson, fifth grade science teacher, […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The April Chamber Mixer was held at Alley Fitness and Recovery on April 22. Turnout for the April Mixer was robust, the gym was filled with Chamber members networking and exploring Alley Fitness. The hosts offered delicious beef and chicken tacos, chips, salsa and queso from Rancho Los Agaves along with refreshments and water. […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A day celebrating the monumental mark of $100 million in local giving through 35 years of philanthropic work was observed at each First Interstate Bank location on April 21. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. patrons were invited to an open house at the Belle Fourche branch, where community members joined in the celebration […]
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On Tuesday April 21st a JV meet was on the schedule for the Broncs, however this was changed to a Varsity and JV meet combined, allowing for the whole team to compete. A number of athletes moved their way up the school leader board again at this meet. For the boys, Gabe Raba moved to […]
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On Tuesday April 21st, the middle school track and field team travelled to Custer for a meet. For a number of 8th graders, this was their first meet of the season after a Math and Science Club trip to Florida and numerous inclement weather cancellations. Top finishers for the boys were as follows with only […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Tri-State Performers took the audience on an eventful trip through history to a time when settlers were swarming to South Dakota for the gold rush. The influx of people created boomtowns like Deadwood. A mining camp near there called Diamond City was the setting for Dancin’ Daughters of Diamond City on April 24 […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A bright sunny morning set the stage for the April 22 groundbreaking of a brand new hotel and conference center. Doug Peterson and Ambrose Hoff of DA Peterson Companies, along with Hollie Stalder, Economic Development Corp director and Mayor Randy Schmidt along with a few others all stood shoulder to shoulder with their golden […]
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NEWELL—The Whatever It Takes Coalition (WIT) convened its monthly meeting on April 27, at Newell Christian Fellowship Community Hall. The coalition is a group of Butte County citizens united to do “whatever it takes” to help form cohesive partnerships within the community. A free lunch offering of walking tacos with all the fixings was served. […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A strong belief that God provides, paired with the new year, brought a fresh direction for the Homestead Store. The store opened almost a year ago when friends Bridget Johnson and Michelle Hafer were both ready for a change, and a plan for the store came together so easily that they only had one […]
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