Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Orman Dam, also referred to as Belle Fourche Dam, is a historic earthen dam located in Butte County, South Dakota, about 8 miles east of the city of Belle Fourche. Completed in 1911, it created the Belle Fourche Reservoir to provide water for irrigation and is now a popular spot for fishing, boating, and camping. […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Recycling was a way of life for Tony Dean and his father-in-law, Randy Ruby, long before they bought Northern Hills Scrap Metal. “I ran a garbage truck for a lot of years, and I always kept stuff that I’d find—that people would throw away—so I was a scrapper beforehand. We started a recycling company […]
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NISLAND—Greeted by rows of brightly colored flowers on a warm Sunday afternoon, Joyful Bloom Flower Farm invited the public to enjoy their place and flowers on August 24. This day was special because it was a day for the owners of the Flower Farm to let the public know how much they appreciated the support […]
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When you read about outstanding young athletes around the USA it seems like they come from Texas, California, or some state back east. Not so with Quentin Adams, the grandson of Belle Fourche residents John and Tracy Adams and son of daughter Jenna Adams of Edina, Minnesota who is in the final running for a […]
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The Belle Fourche High School Girls’ Volleyball teams hosted Lead/Deadwood August 28, 2025. The Lady Broncs varsity team won a close, five-set match with both teams displaying skill, good sportsmanship, great volleys and never-give-up attitudes. The Lady Broncs travel to Mobridge September 5 for their next games. Read the full issue of the Belle […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Another new building is on its way up in Belle Fourche! On the corner where Highway 34 and Highway 85 meet, next to Hardee’s, the process of becoming a new home for NBS Factoring, LLC is underway. Doug and Erica Douglas, owners, broke ground several weeks ago and hope to have the building up […]
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NEWELL—The annual Fireman’s Barbecue saw another huge turnout at the Newell Fire Hall for its Labor Day Weekend fundraiser. For around 20 years now, the Fire Hall has hosted the festive event during the Newell Labor Day Celebration; before that, it was held during Father’s Day. This year, the hall was packed with people braving […]
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NEWELL—It was a great weekend in Newell these past few days for the 66th annual Newell Labor Day Celebration. People from all over the area came to Newell to enjoy the festivities, starting on Saturday, August 30 with the 5K Fun Run/Walk/Bike in the morning leaving from the Newell Evangelical Church parking lot. An All-School […]
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By Special Correspondent NEWELL—Last Spring, Deb Kopetsky and Kim Bachman set out to form a cheer squad for Newell School District. It was their understanding it had been quite a few years since there had been cheerleaders at the games. After locating the uniforms and getting them dry cleaned, Kopetsky and Bachman took inventory. Day […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche School Board held a meeting on Monday, August 11 at the new time of 5:30 p.m. Mark Sprigler gave a presentation on behalf of the Middle School Math and Science Club regarding the yearly class trip to Disney World in Orlando, FL. He explained fundraising efforts and financial planning for this […]
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