Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Mayor Randy Schmidt, and Randy Sowers, contender for the mayoral position in the April 9th election appeared side by side in a public forum in Belle Fourche Thursday evening. Also present were the candidates for what will be the new Belle Fourche City Council team. Karen Davis, Rhonda Schild, both candidates for Ward 1, Pam […]
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The Belle Fourche Broncs Baseball Team, now in their third season as a member of the South Dakota High School Baseball Association (SDHSBA), are set to open their season down in Hot Springs, weather pending, on Friday March 29th in a varsity doubleheader against Bennett County and Hot Springs. The Broncs will field a varsity […]
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SIOUX FALLS – This week, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced the National Small Business Week (NSBW) 2024 Award Winners, comprised of business owners, lending partners, and advocates who embody the grit and determination that power our […]
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The Belle Fourche City Council will soon have a new team in place. Winners of the race for Wards 1 and 2 will be decided on April 9th. A vacancy in Ward 4 has been filled by Trisha Fowler and the uncontested race for Ward 3 belongs to Don Elliott. Contenders for the Ward 1 […]
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Belle Fourche High School Senior Maddy Howard is featured as part of KEVN Black Hills FOX’s Rising Star of the West scholarship contest. She appeared on the Six, Tuesday March 12th and on the Black Hills FOX News at 9:00. Howard qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of herself to KEVN Black […]
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Voters in Belle Fourche will choose a mayor on April 9th when incumbent Belle Fourche mayor Randy Schmidt faces Ward 3 councilman Randy Sowers. Both men are both highly qualified candidates. Both have demonstrated professionalism in government, and both Randy Schmidt and Randy Sowers are committed to serving the Belle Fourche community. Randy […]
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Sheriff Fred Lamphere Special to the Beacon I received an invitation to attend the State of The Union Address as a guest of South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson. It was cited in the invitation that with the work that I have done on informing South Dakotans about Southwest Border issues along with the current Border […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-During the March 5 Butte County Commission meeting, Highway Superintendent Dwayne Heidrich informed the commissioners that several signs along county roads have been damaged and highway personnel have spent several hours repairing them. He also mentioned that the sign budget was almost used up. The signs have been shot at and run over or […]
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By KAREN ODELL The Capitol and Tie Creek weather has been warming up all week; until by Saturday and Sunday, it was a wonderful warm day to be outdoors in the beautiful calm sunshine. Dick and Erma Albert got some extra shopping done in the Hills, on Tuesday. Erma got a massage in Buffalo, on […]
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By Sandy Rhoden While Sunday appeared to be a lovely spring day, it carried with it a fairly strong breeze with temperatures in the 30s. The air was quite sharp and brisk so it cut through unexpectedly when you stepped out in it. The great thing is that our roads are dry and clear, however […]
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