Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Kristi Thielen, Tri-State Museum Special to the Beacon The Belle Fourche Arts Council held their second annual Rural Expressions photography contest during January and February. A culminating reception was held on Saturday, February 10, with judging, prizes awarded and a buffet of food and drink for those who attended. There were sixty-seven photos entered in the […]
Continue Reading
By Sandy Rhoden As of the beginning of the week, the Meade County prairies look similar to a typical dry August, minus the leaves on bushes and trees. We have had very warm temperatures, with the exception of Tuesday of this week, returning to more like fall temperatures. Those like John Rhoden who is calving […]
Continue Reading
By KAREN ODELL The Capitol News may be limited this week. Super Bowl Sunday is not the best time to gather news. It may not be the game that keeps people busy, but the tail-gate parties are especially interesting. Dick and Erma Albert made a trip to town, on Tuesday, where Dick got a haircut. […]
Continue Reading
Do you have questions or concerns you would like to talk to your representatives about? Please come and take the time to meet them and get to know them. Saturday, February 3, 2024: 9:30am – Newell City Hall, Newell, SD (sponsored by Whatever It Takes Coalition & Town of Newell) 1:00am – The Branding Iron, […]
Continue Reading
Butte County Commissioners decided to compose a Letter of Commitment to the Belle Fourche Police Department to enter an agreement to move forward with a plan for office space. Belle Fourche Police Chief Ryan Cherveny was present to add his comments to the discussion of having the Butte County Sheriff’s Department as part of the […]
Continue Reading
Annual Meeting Pays Homage To Community & Businesses BELLE FOURCHE –– Community development, building relationships, promotion, and supporting partnerships throughout the business community – new and established – are a just a handful of the driving forces which fuel Belle Fourche Development Corporation’s (BFDC) efforts to empower the community’s success. Those victories and more were […]
Continue Reading
Margaret Crago may think that when she walks out the door of the La Mode Dress Shop in Spearfish, no longer its owner, it will be out of sight, out of mind. Wrong, Margaret! How can the local communities she has served so well these past 46 years ever forget the petite, fashionably dressed, superbly […]
Continue Reading
A new year with new traditions and habits to take in is upon us! During the 2023 parts of the Belle Fourche School District’s school year, BFSD schools have been really focusing on building leadership and collaboration opportunities within their schools and students, and this school year, they have started what they hope to be […]
Continue Reading
The Belle Fourche School District will soon have a new member of administration. The school board approved an employment contract and offer, slated to run from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, for R. Orion Thompson during its Jan. 13 special meeting. Superintendent Dr. Steve Willard has been with the school district since 1979, […]
Continue Reading
A new year with new traditions and habits to take in is upon us! During the 2023 parts of the Belle Fourche School District’s school year, BFSD schools have been really focusing on building leadership and collaboration opportunities within their schools and students, and this school year, they have started what they hope to be […]
Continue Reading