A large section of Pierre was without power for about two hours last (Thurs.) night.
What caused the outage and how many customers were affected will likely be released today.
DRG news and farm has confirmed Avera St. Mary’s Hospital did lose power, but backup generators immediately went to work. A spokesperson says there was no disruption in patient care. A volleyball game at T.F. Riggs High School was moved to Fort Pierre and played in the Stanley County School’s Parkview Auditorium.
The last time a Pierre game was moved from Riggs to Parkview because of a power outage was a boys basketball game in January 1997.
