Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
STURGIS – You may not recognize Jim Thompson at first glance, but the moment he speaks, his deep, unmistakable voice leaves no doubt — he’s a man who’s spent a lifetime behind the microphone. A familiar voice in both rodeo arenas and on the airwaves, Thompson, now retired, spent his life serving his country, his […]
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The drafting of property tax relief legislation has already begun in preparation of the 2025 legislative session. Representatives Trish Ladner, Mary Fitzgerald, Dennis Krull, and legislative candidates Tim Goodwin, and Amber Hulse met on July 19th to discuss options, and begin drafting legislation to present in Pierre in January. Also in attendance was Robert Paul, […]
Continue ReadingBy Karen Odell The weather forecast for Capitol and Tie Creek had been that there would be rain every day. Somehow that prediction was completely wrong. The sun was out every day, and the few clouds dissipated. Sunday was so windy that it was almost impossible to be away from the shelter of a building, […]
Continue ReadingBy KAREN ODELL March 25, 2024 Palm Sunday usually brings spring, but at Capitol and on Tie Creek, it brought the most snow of the winter. Dick and Erma Albert made a trip to the Hills, on Wednesday, for an oil change and shopping. They picked up some medicine for Bobbie Wahlfelt, while they were […]
Continue ReadingNearly 90% of county officials who administer elections in the state don’t find hand counts effective or efficient. Activists counter that they don’t trust the machines. Most of the county officials who administer elections in South Dakota don’t consider hand counting to be an effective or efficient method of tabulating votes. That’s the result of […]
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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, […]
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PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Board of Regents announced Steve Elliott as the next president of Black Hills State University (BHSU). Currently the vice president of academic affairs at Wayne State College (WSC) in Wayne, Nebraska, Elliott will soon become the 12th president of the University. Elliott has been an active Wayne State Campus […]
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