Category Archives: News Pierre

Search for missing man from Blunt suspended; Hughes County Sheriff's Office still asking the public for information
March 12, 2025: The Hughes County Sheriff's Office has suspended the daily active search for a missing Blunt man. Sheriff Patrick Callahan said searchers were unable to located 39-year-old Curtis Jame...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2025

ND author, podcast host to keynote SDSU Extension Energize conference in Platte
March 11, 2025: South Dakota State University Extension Community Vitality is pleased to announce North Dakota businesswoman and rural advocate Rebecca Undem as the 2025 Energize conference keynote sp...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Stanley County School Board meets this evening
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (March 12, 2025) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Finalization of policy updates regarding the education of h...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2025 Stanley County School Board.
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Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (March 11, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Water Meter Program Update First Reading - Ordinance Update Chapter ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2025

South Dakota Senate passes bill requiring municipalities and school boards to hold elections in June or November
March 10, 2025, update: The South Dakota Senate has passed (March 10, 2025) a bill that will require all elections in the state be held on the traditional election days in either June or November. The...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Stanley County National Honor Society holding blood drive today in Fort Pierre
The Stanley County High School National Honor Society is hosting blood drive today (March 10, 2025) at the middle-high school gym in Fort Pierre. The hours are 12:30-5:05pm CT. Appointment times from ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2025

45 recruits graduated Friday from Basic Law Enforcement Training Program
A graduation ceremony was held Friday (March 7, 2025) in Pierre for 45 recruits finishing South Dakota's Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. The recruits represent 24 different Tribal, state and l...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2025 Courtesy image.

Prescribed burn tentatively scheduled on Fort Pierre National Grasslands
The USDA Forest Service anticipates conducting a prescribed burn as soon as Monday (March 10, 2025) on part the Fort Pierre National Grasslands in Lyman County. The 36-acre site is along US Highway 83...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Funding starting to line up for horse races in Fort Pierre in October
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill that will partially fund the horse races in Fort Pierre in October. Shane Kramme is with the Verendreye Benevolent Association, the organization th...
DRG Media Group News Mar 08, 2025 Photo credit: Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Driver shortage impacting overnight transportation hours for River Cities Public Transit
A shortage of drivers has forced River Cities Public Transit in Pierre to eliminate their overnight service, for now. Information from the company says their ability to perform essential transportatio...
DRG Media Group News Mar 08, 2025





