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BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — Western South Dakota resident Vern Bills spent part of his summer building a new community library in downtown Belle Fourche. He stocked the library with books he received from family members and it's been up and running since June. But Bills won't take...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — The city of Belle Fourche is spending $41,000 in an ongoing effort to spruce up its downtown. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that the money will allow the city to buy a building that previously served as an addiction services facility. Some have suggested...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A South Dakota man is charged with driving drunk through freshly poured concrete in downtown Gillette, causing up to $1 million in damages. The Gillette News Record reports 31-year-old Bobby Rice of Belle Fourche was bound over to District Court on charges...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — Sibling rivalry has taken on a whole new meaning for the Belle Fourche girls' soccer team. The team features seven pairs of sisters, split between the varsity and junior varsity squads, and although logic suggests the close relationships improve play, human...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A Belle Fourche man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a federal sex trafficking charge. U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 43-year-old James Larive Jr. was indicted as a result of an undercover sex trafficking operation at the 2013 Sturgis Motorcycle...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — Authorities in western South Dakota say they have suspended their organized search and rescue efforts for a 24-year-old Colorado woman that was caught in flood waters while driving earlier this month near Highway 85 in northern Butte County. The Black Hills...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — Several parrots, toucans and macaws are on display at a birds festival in western South Dakota. The Rapid City Journal reports that more 100 birds are being showcased at the Parrot Festival at the Black Hills Parrot Welfare & Education Center near Belle...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — A bentonite mining company that operates in western South Dakota has agreed to merge with a French firm. The Rapid City Journal reports that American Colloid stated in a federal filing earlier this month that it had received an unsolicited letter from Mineral...

RAPID CITY (AP) — Black Hills Power is closing customer service centers in Belle Fourche, Newell, Deadwood and Hot Springs. Officials say the decision is based on customers’ ability to pay bills online or over the telephone, and a 45 percent drop in walk-in traffic over the...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — The northwestern South Dakota city of Belle Fourche (foosh) is ramping up the firepower of its police department in response to its location along highways that lead to North Dakota's booming oil fields. The Rapid City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1cm0sP2)...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — Runnings is buying Motive Parts and Supply Inc. stores in Belle Fourche and Rapid City but the retail chain will close the Rapid City location. The chain sells sporting goods, clothing, footwear, farm, housewares, toys, pet supplies and tools. Runnings...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two South Dakota teachers are among 102 to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Erin Marsh teaches math in Pierre and Ann Anderson is a science teacher from Belle Fourche. Winners get a $10,000 award from the National...

TransCanada plans crew camp near Colome.

PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says his office will appeal to the state Supreme Court a judge's decision to grant a new trial to a Belle Fourche man serving 25 years for a fatal accident conviction. Oakley Engesser was convicted of vehicular homicide...