Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
NEWELL—The Newell High School Wrestling team kicked off 2024 with a wrestling tournament in Presho on January 5 and 6. The wrestling team is comprised of seniors Charles Clements and Colton Niles, junior Cody Jones, and freshmen Bodie VanDerBoom and Joe Eaton. Dangelo Ramos serves as head coach. The Irrigators will travel to Newcastle, WY […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL-Newell Museum Curator Linda Velder received a mini-grant from First Interstate Bank in Belle Fourche recently. The $400 grant will go toward the restoration of Phase 11 of Hope Cemetery. Velder will use the grant money to go toward the purchase of new steel alphabet lettering to identify the blocks at the cemetery. The present […]
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The Broncs traveled to Hettinger, ND for a two day tournament January 5th and 6th. They saw some new competition with the boys team placing 6th and the Lady Broncs placing 4th. North Dakota runs slightly different weight classes than South Dakota as well as giving the opportunity for Varsity wrestlers who were beat out […]
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WHERE: Belle Fourche High School WHEN: December 30 from 5-8 PM WHO: 3rd-8th grade girls and boys! WHAT: We will go through ball handling, shooting and some other fundamentals. We will run some drills and play team games! There will be pizza, cookies, and fun! COST: $30 for one sibling, $50 for two siblings, and […]
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Members of the Belle Fourche community, as well as surrounding communities, will soon have even more of the Tri-State Museum and Visitor Center to enjoy! The museum held an official groundbreaking for its new addition on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec 6. In attendance were Museum Director Kristi Thielen, Museum Board President Char O’Dea, Mayor […]
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BELLE FOURCHE-The Butte County Commissioners discussed the need for a new person for the Butte County Planning Board’s opening. Although, the commissioners had at first thought it would be possible to appoint someone without advertising, upon the advice of Deputy States Attorney Edward Tarbay they decided that the commissioners follow the same process as other […]
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NEWELL—Santa Day was a hit this year at the Newell City Hall. The event, which has been a staple in the community during the holiday season for decades, was hosted by the Newell Community Club on Saturday, December 16. Spearheaded by Morgan Wulf of the Community Club, Santa Day aimed to bring the community together […]
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The Belle Fourche High School Boys’ soccer team held their annual awards banquet Nov 11, 2023 with all team members receiving recognition for their accomplishments this season. Ethan Staley was awarded “All Conference”, “Most Valuable Player Defense” and “Honorable Mention All State”. Isaac Voyles & Josh Brill each received “Honorable Mention All Conference” recognition with […]
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NEWELL-The school calendar for 2024-2025 was brought to the attention of Newell School Board members at the most recent meeting held December 11, 2023. Tentatively, school will begin August 19, 2024 and end with graduation May 24, 2025. Because Christmas falls on a Wednesday in 2024, the Christmas holiday vacation will possibly be two weeks, […]
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Pictured: Ruth Moore (5th grade), Sawyer Stone (5th grade), Hayden Kidd (6th grade), Jacob Nash (6th grade), Delilah Daniels (7th grade), Jordan Hoskins (7th grade), Peyton Manke (8th grade), and Jack Johnson (8th grade).
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