The Mayors of Belle Fourche

A Mayor does much more than carry a title. Their success requires hard work, knowledge of the issues, the ability to work with city employees, the willingness to listen to constituents, and the capacity to create solutions and effect change. Each and every Mayor of Belle Fourche has had a hand in helping shape and mold our community into what it is today. The purpose of this timeline is to honor the men and women that have served our great community, and show residents who they were.

 

Enjoy our timeline of historical City of Belle Fourche Mayors, dating back to our incorporation in 1903.

 

If you have any memories, stories, or know any of their achievements and would like to share, please email them to the Finance Officer Jason LaFayette at jason@bellefourche.org.

 

Mayor Samuel G. "Sam" Mortimer 1903-1915 Click below to read the S.G. Mortimer Memoirs	Mayor Dennis W. "Dan" Hickey 1915-1923 Click below to read the Dan Hickey Articles
Mayor Elmer E. Astin 1923-1927 Click below to read the E.E Astin Articles	Mayor Daniel S. J. "Dan" McCutchen 1927-1936 Click below to read the Dan McCutchen Articles
Mayor James O. Threadgold 1936-1939 Click below to read the James Threadgold Articles	Mayor Walter J. O'Donnell 1939-1946 Click below to read the Walter O'Donnell Articles
Mayor Allwin F. "Bus" Snyder 1946-1948 Click below to read the Allwin Snyder Articles	Mayor Otha H. "Frosty" Frost 1948-1952 Click below to read the Otha Frost Articles
Mayor Kenneth L. Arthur 1952-1954 Click below to read the Kenneth Arthur Articles	Mayor Mae E. Scotney 1954-1956 Click below to read the Mae Scotney Articles
Mayor Harry R. Stephens 1956-1958 Click below to read the Harry Stephens Articles	Mayor George Didow 1958-1962 Click below to read the George Didow Articles
Mayor Wayne E. "Woody" Woodall 1962-1964 Click below to read the Wayne Woodall Articles	Mayor Robert J. "Bob" O'Donnell 1964-1968 Click below to read the Bob O'Donnell Articles
Mayor Henry J. Hantz  1968-1974  Click below to read the  Henry Hantz Articles	Mayor Eithel H. "Henry" Hespe 1974-1977 Click below to read the Henry Hespe Articles
Mayor Charles E. Bruggeman 1977-1978 Click below to read the Charles Bruggeman Articles	Mayor Robert L. "Bob" Helmer 1978-1984 Click below to read the Bob Helmer Articles
Mayor Leslie C. "Chuck" Snoozy 1984-1986 Click below to read the Chuck Snoozy Articles	Mayor Robert L. "Bob" Helmer 1986-1990 Click below to read the Bob Helmer Articles
Mayor George W. "Willard" Pummel 1990-1994 Click below to read the Willard Pummel Articles	Mayor James C. "Clark" Sowers 1994-1996 Click below to read the Clark Sowers Articles
Mayor Donald J. "Don" Keil 1996-1997 Click below to read the Don Keil Articles	Mayor Theodore W. "Bill" Schmidt 1997-2002 Click below to read the Bill Schmidt Articles
Mayor Todd D. Keller 2002-2005 Click below to read the Todd Keller Articles	Mayor Sebastian "Bess" Burckhard 2005-2006 Click below to read the Bess Burckhard Articles
Mayor William O. "Bill" Jewett 2006 Click below to read the Bill Jewett Articles	Mayor David E. "Dave" Schneider 2006-2010 Click below to read the Dave Schneider Articles
Mayor Larry K. Rohlf 2010 Click below to read the Larry Rohlf Articles	Mayor Gary W. Hendrickson 2010-2015 Click below to read the Gary Hendrickson Articles
Mayor Gloria J. Landphere 2015-2021 Click below to read the Gloria Landphere Articles	Mayor Randy D. Schmidt 2021-Present