Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
By Nancy Henderson, The path Morgan Krul took to reach her goal of working for the City of Belle Fourche as a member of the Belle Fourche Recreation Center staff had its share of challenges because Morgan traveled that path in a wheelchair. A 2024 graduate of Belle Fourche High School, Morgan was born with […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Take a fun fall event, couple it with beautiful weather, add neighbors, kids, costumes, vendors, and food trucks, and you just might have the largest turnout yet at the Belle Fourche Pumpkinfest, held on October 25. In fact, according to Kristi Thielen, museum director, in all of the years she has been involved in […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A special evening to celebrate the 12 cross country runners who qualified for the state competition in Huron was held at the Branding Iron Steakhouse on October 22. “We have six boys qualified and six girls qualified,” explained boys’ head coach Matt Wattier. “We’re going to take off on Friday, and the meet is […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Sometimes, when something is meant to be, everything seems to fall in place at the right time. This is what happened when Hannah Wolf, owner of Elizabeth Ann’s Bridal, decided to open a new store in Belle Fourche. About the same time Wolf was looking for a change from the corporate world, her grandma, […]
Continue ReadingBELLE FOURCHE—It was a spooky sight, just as the sun was setting over Herrmann Park, ghosts and goblins began to show up. Halloween music filled the outside air, adding to the creepy, ghoulish evening. Okay, maybe not so many scary costumes, but there were some tutus and a lot of glow-in-the-dark items lighting up the […]
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Margie Bolte likes to write. Last summer her story ‘Cleopatra the Cat’ won first place honors in the South Dakota State Fair Literature competition. ‘Cleopatra the Cat’ is a story of deception, mystery, discovery, and a mysterious visitor. In October, Margie attended a play writing workshop hosted by the Belle Fourche Area Community Theater (BFACT). […]
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FRUITDALE—A desire to shine a spotlight on a small town often overlooked was just one of the reasons that brought the Fruitdale Fall Festival to life on the afternoon of October 18. Zach and Lacy Peterson, owners of Peterson 601 Homestead, had a wish to bring some of their products to market, as well as […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL—The whole school showed up, along with some family and friends, to celebrate the accomplishments of eighth graders Lucille Ahart and Jessi Bachman. The two were gearing up for a trip to Huron, SD, to take part in the State Cross Country Meet. A pep rally, specifically for the duo, also took time to celebrate […]
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NEWELL—A fun Friday evening together with friends, paint, and pop was spent at a Sip and Paint Workshop on October 17. Lynette Culver led participants in creating a two-foot-tall Halloween cat mini porch sitter painting—just in time for spooky season! After healing from a broken hand and not painting for a year and a half, […]
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Newell, SD On Wednesday, October 8, 2025 the Whatever It Takes Coalition hosted a luncheon meeting at the Newell Christian Fellowship Community Hall. Jason Evans and Lara Cunningham with the SD Department of Revenue presented about Alcohol Licensing, Alcohol Training Programs, Youth Consumption, Social Host, Alcoholic Seltzers, THC Infused Beverages, Tobacco products, Vapor Products and […]
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