PENNY COLLECTORS Rejoice!

Now you can get a collectible penny token during your visit to the western town of Belle Fourche — and they’re available exclusively at the Tri-State Museum and Visitor Center, located at 415 5th Ave.

For collectors of all ages, penny tokens are a fun and inexpensive way to commemorate your trip to Belle Fourche with three unique designs: the Black Hills Roundup Rodeo, the Tri-State Museum, and the Center of the Nation Monument.

All you do is put in your penny plus two quarters, crank the rollers and watch as your token is made right before your very eyes! They also have passport books available to keep your tokens organized. and is growing, thus the rail expansion in 2021-2022. The $2.4 million expansion will be operational in April 2023, allowing for up to 90 rail cars at the siding and more offloading space to better serve the customers.

Elongated tokens have been around since the 1892-93 World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Ill. They have become quite a specialized collectible with some people focusing on anything from travel themed tokens, Christmas tokens, political tokens or even everything produced by one specific roller.

No matter what your level of interest, you’re sure to have fun getting your one-of-a-kind penny token from the Center of the Nation! Belle Fourche, among other machine locations, can be found at www.pennycollector. com.

In 2022, Albany Farms purchased a facility, which formerly housed the PermianLide Tank & Manufacturing plant, and the 15 acres surrounding the location in the 79-acres of the Belle Fourche Industrial & Rail Park. The ramen noodle plant became operational later that same year.

The company currently has 105 employees at the Belle Fourche plant, and hopes to hire between 300-500 employees.

Twisted Noodles can be found locally in Belle Fourche at Lueder’s Food Center, Lynn’s Dakotamart, and MJ’s Market.