Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
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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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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