Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE Vanessa Kudlock and Alicia Kokesh are life-long Belle Fourche friends. After high school graduation, career paths took them in separate directions. Vanessa became a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) while Alicia became a teacher. Vanessa is a graduate of Walden University in Minneapolis where she earned a degree in nursing in 2019. Alica graduated from […]
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BELLE FOURCHE –– More than $18,775 worth of First Interstate Greater Belle Fourche Funds were awarded to 19 local organizations. The First Interstate Greater Belle Fourche Fund partnered with the South Dakota Community Foundation in 1989 as a way of supporting nonprofit and charitable projects and organizations in and around the community. The fund is […]
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The Belle Fourche Broncs won the 3rd Grade Girls Division at the Meyer Dana New Year’s Classic Tournament at the Young Center in Spearfish. The girls went 4-0 on the weekend defeating teams from Sturgis, Spearfish, and Rapid City. Pictured (front) Hallie Pottorff, Olivia Alcanter, Jada Wammen, & Sophia Ruzicka. (back) Coach Katelyn Pottorff, Savana […]
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The 1-6 Belle Fourche Boys basketball squad drop four in a row over the holiday break but without a doubt are starting to find their rhythm as a team. So far this season Jet Jensen leads the team on the scoring side by averaging 18 points/game followed closely by Nolan Wahlfeldt with 14.4 points/ game. […]
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Another hot start and the Broncs were up 10-1 with 3 minutes left in the first quarter against Hot Springs on December 22nd. Reese Larson dropped a 3 to make it 15-1 before the Lady Bison were able to score their first field goal of the game. The score was 17-3 when the quarter buzzer […]
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Belle Fourche Bronc Volleyball celebrated their 2023 season with an awards ceremony on January 4th. The Broncs looked back on their 21-12 season and handed out team, conference, and state awards. All players for all levels were recognized, starting with the C team. I, Coach Brindley, wrote a short poem commemorating some of the highlights […]
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The following is an explanation from John Tracy, owner operator of 3J Medics & Towing explaining the course of events he has experienced with Butte County. Letter to the Editor-Opinion On September 18th we were dispatched by BFPD to tow and impound a car involved in an arrest. The driver was arrested for a myriad […]
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NEWELL- The 2023 year closed for the town of Newell at the December 29, 2023 meeting with supplemental appropriations being approved for 2023 and bid selection for the Water Distribution/Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project decided. Short and to the point, the city commissioners handled the business at hand with quick decisions. Appropriations were set for Solid […]
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NEWELL—Newell School recently held its 12th Annual Leadership Day, a day dedicated to fostering leadership skills and promoting positive behaviors among students. The event, organized by the W.I.T. (Whatever It Takes) Coalition and Newell’s Youth Leadership Team, was a day filled with informative presentations and interactive sessions aimed at empowering the students to become leaders […]
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NEWELL—The Newell Irrigators’ boys basketball team unfortunately came up with a loss on Thursday, Jan. 4 in a home game against Sundance’s Bulldogs. The final score was 58-19. Senior James Duncan led the team in points scored, with 10 total. The loss comes after a colossal win on Tuesday, Jan. 2, against the Oelrichs Tigers. […]
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