Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
Belle Fourche started their 2023-24 season for both the boys and girls teams on December 8th at Spearfish. Each team came away with the loss to tough Spartan teams, but show promise for a competitive season. The Broncs competed a week later in the State Line Classic tournament, which was hosted in Belle Fourche this […]
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The Belle Fourche Chess Club put in a rated US Chess (USCF) blitz tournament on December 14th. Club advisor and South Dakota Chess Association president, Jordan Esmay ran the tournament. 33 students and adults from Belle Fourche, Sturgis, Spearfish, and Rapid City participated. In the K-5 division the winners were: 1st Liam Stahl (Spearfish), 2nd […]
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On December 7th , Ed Moses, a retired narcotics officer spoke to a group that had gathered at Grap’s Burgers. Ed was with the St. Louis City Police Department for four years, two years in the United States Army Military Police, and 35 years with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He is now retired and […]
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Rapid City, SD — December 3-4 the Belle Fourche FFA attended the South Dakota State Leadership Development Events in Rapid City. For two days the FFA members work hard in competing in Agriculture Communications, Agricultural Sales, Conduct of Chapter Meetings, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Parliamentary Procedure. The overall goal of these events is to allow members […]
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The Newell Ambulance Service is offering HEARTSAVER First Aid/CPR/AED to students in grades 6th-12th and to the public. The cost of the classes is covered through a grant the ambulance service received from the Department of Health. There will be a number of dates and times offered to the public. Please contact Sherry Hocking either […]
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Friday December 8th and Saturday December 9th, the Bronc wrestlers took to the mat for their first competitions of the season. The two day Rapid City Invite hosts a large annual tournament every December with fierce competition, many seen only once per season from multiple bordering states, as well as from across South Dakota. On […]
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NEWELL-On the morning of December 5, the Newell Fire Department and Ambulance were called to a house fire on Sixth Street in answer to a 911 call. Devon Jones was asleep upstairs when he awoke to smoke filling his home. He managed to exit the home via the bedroom window and call his mother. After […]
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A group of Belle Fourche business people with a strong interest in seeing Belle Fourche business grow and prosper were host on December 6th to retired South Dakota Municipal League Executive Director Yvonne Taylor. Taylor retired the end of 2022 from the position she had held for 26 years. She came to provide her expertise […]
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The 24th Annual Festival of Trees, held Nov. 28 at the Belle Fourche Community Hall, raised more than $52,000 in donations to benefit area nonprofit efforts. In total, 14 trees, 14 wreaths, and approximately 50 smaller holiday displays were auctioned at the annual fundraiser. On Dec. 8, the donated funds were gifted to half a […]
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Members of the Belle Fourche High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) center teamed up with the Center of the Nation VFW Post 3312, Belle Fourche, and provided a fix for a long-time problem. Decades ago, the VFW Post 3312 installed 160 flag pole holders around the outside perimeter of the Pineslope Cemetery for the […]
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