Category Archives: News Pierre

South Dakota Office of Highway Safety holding sobriety checkpoints this month in Edmunds, Jackson and Lyman, 12 other counties
Law enforcement agencies will hold sobriety checkpoints in 15 different counties this month (March 2025). Checkpoints in central South Dakota will be conducted in: Edmunds, Jackson and Lyman counties....
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2025 Courtesy infographic.

Care and Feeding of a Beautiful Old Building, by Rep. Will Mortenson (R-Fort Pierre)
March 6, 2025 Care and Feeding of a Beautiful Old Building, by Rep. Will Mortenson (R-Fort Pierre) In 1908, Governor Coe Crawford and state leaders of yore laid the cornerstone of the South Dakota cap...
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2025 Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Broadcasters Association.

Hughes County Commission to begin holding twice monthly meetings on Tuesday afternoons, starting April 1
The Hughes County Commission has been contemplating what day of the week and what time of day would be most convenient to hold their twice-monthly meetings. For the past several years, meetings were h...
DRG Media Group News Mar 06, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Hughes County Commission webpage.

Pierre expanding landfill to include fourth area to dispose of trash
The Pierre City Commission has accepted (March 4, 2025) a $1.82 million contract to add more storage space at the town's landfill. Solid Waste Superintendent Val Keller anticipates that Minnesota-base...
DRG Media Group News Mar 05, 2025

Hughes County Commission meets this morning
The Hughes County Commission meets at 9am today (March 5, 2025) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: First Reading: Ordinance 2025-01 Animal Control Fees Mot...
DRG Media Group News Mar 05, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Stanley County Commission meets this evening
The Stanley County Commission will meet at 5pm CT today (March 4, 2025) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. Items on the agenda include: Government Building - Rick Striker-- Court...
DRG Media Group News Mar 04, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

SD Dept. of Transportation holding open houses this week for Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail Feasibility Study
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will hold eight public meeting open house events this week to share information and garner public input for the Tabor to Platte Rail to Trail Feasibility ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 04, 2025 Courtesy map image.

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (March 4, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Bid Award - Landfill Cell #4 Construction Pierre Economic Development...
DRG Media Group News Mar 04, 2025

Pierre approves remaining 2025 street construction contracts
The Pierre City Commission has awarded (Feb. 25, 2025) the last two annual contracts for its 2025 street construction projects. The $365,000 slurry seal contract involved the application of an oil-bas...
DRG Media Group News Mar 03, 2025 Courtesy image.

Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (March 3, 2025) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Pavement Manag...
DRG Media Group News Mar 03, 2025





