Category Archives: News Pierre

Stanley County School Board meets this evening
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (Jan. 8, 2025) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Fallen Buffaloes Scholarship Teammates Mentoring 2025 School ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 08, 2025 Stanley County School Board.
Dec. 11, 2024.

Hughes County Commission gets organized for 2025
As is tradition, the Hughes County Commission began the new year by swearing in county officials and electing a chair and vice-chair for the group. Taking the oath of office were Commissioners Tom Rou...
DRG Media Group News Jan 08, 2025 Tom Rounds, Randy Brown and Matthew Hardwick take the oath of office Jan. 6, 2025.
Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Pierre Regional Airport ends 2024 with 14,711 enplanements; USDOT receives three bids for next EAS contract
JANUARY 7, 2025: December was the third busiest month for outbound flights from the Pierre Regional Airport in 2024. That according to Pierre City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga. Denver Air Connection pr...
DRG Media Group News Jan 08, 2025

Klinger reappointed Presiding Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in September
JANUARY 7, 2025: South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen has reappointed Judge Christina Klinger of Pierre to the position of Presiding Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Presiding j...
DRG Media Group News Jan 08, 2025 Judge Christina Klinger.
Courtesy photo.

Mehlhaff, Odenbach pre-file bill to create Education Savings Accounts
JANUARY 8, 2025: Following Gov. Noem's call in the 2025 budget address for an appropriation to fund parental choice in education in South Dakota, House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach (District 31, Spe...
DRG Media Group News Jan 08, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Jackpot winning Dakota Cash ticket sold in Murdo
A Dakota Cash lottery ticket sold in Murdo is a $203,020 jackpot winner. The winning ticket in Saturday's (Jan. 4, 2025) drawing was purchased at Murdo Amoco in Murdo. A spokesperson for South Dakota ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 07, 2025

Court Appointed Special Advocates program looking for volunteers to help kids in the Sixth Judicial District through the court process
An informational meeting about the Court Appointed Special Advocates-- or CASA-- program is being held this afternoon in Pierre (Jan. 7, 2025). Laurie Gill is the Executive Director of the statewide C...
DRG Media Group News Jan 07, 2025

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Jan. 7, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: 2024 Utility BES Rebates Request to Bid - Landfill Cell #4 Construction 2025 ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 07, 2025

Stanley County Commission meets this evening
The Stanley County Commission will meet at 5pm CT today (Jan. 7, 2025) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. Items on the agendas include: Oath of Office for: Michael Kenzy - Commis...
DRG Media Group News Jan 07, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Burke florist went back to California for a second year of decorating floats for the Rose Parade
A retired florist from Burke, South Dakota, was in Pasadena, California, over Christmas and the New Year to help decorate four of the floats that were in the 137th Rose Parade (Jan. 1, 2025). Dave Eng...
DRG Media Group News Jan 06, 2025 Photo courtesy of Dave Englemeyer and Artistic Entertainment Services.





