Category Archives: News Pierre

Walworth County Emergency Manager thanks Pierre divers for their assistance with water search near Akaska last month
February 11, 2025: City and county leaders have again expressed their sincere thanks to divers from Pierre for the rescue work they did last month on the Missouri River near Akaska. Central Divers in ...
Justin Cowart Feb 11, 2025 Walworth County Emergency Manager Jeff Jensen.

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Feb. 11, 2025). The meeting begins at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Bid Award - 2025 Street Paving Project 5:45pm Pub...
DRG Media Group News Feb 11, 2025

Pierre School Board meets tonight
The Pierre School Board meets today (Feb. 10, 2025) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Teammates Program - Kim Leiferman Board Policy C42 - Employee Cr...
DRG Media Group News Feb 10, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Hughes County man dies at state prison in Sioux Falls
State prison offender Anthony Richards has died. Richards passed away at the Jameson Annex to the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls on February 6, 2025. Richards, age 20, was serving a se...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2025

Inaugural activites happening Saturday afternoon in Pierre; Events at the Capitol are open to the public
Official swearing in ceremonies for South Dakota's new Governor and Lieutenant Governor are being held Saturday (February 8, 2025) at the State Capitol Building in Pierre. When asked about the day's a...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Pierre City Commission extends workforce development partnership with PEDCO
The City of Pierre is continuing (Feb. 4, 2025) its partnership with the local business community to boost Pierre's workforce. The partnership, started in 2020, is an extension of the State's Build Da...
DRG Media Group News Feb 06, 2025

Below average runoff continues for upper Missouri River Basin in 2025
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 0.7 m...
DRG Media Group News Feb 06, 2025 January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 0.7 million acre-feet, 92% of average. The 2025 calendar year runoff forecast above Sioux City is 20.6 MAF, 80% of average. The runoff forecast is based on current soil moisture conditions, plains snowpack, mountain snowpack, and long-term precipitation and temperature outlooks.

Hughes County Sheriff's Office revises 2024 annual report; Still handled slightly fewer calls, but more severe calls in 2024 than in 2023
February 5, 2025: 2024 was another busy year for the Hughes County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Deputies in the field division responded to more than 3,200 calls for service in the county last year, do...
DRG Media Group News Feb 06, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Ms. Stout's Jefferson Elementary 3rd Grade class submits winning entry for Pierre Region in SDDOT 2025 Snowplow Naming Contest
When measurable amounts of snow fall in the Pierre and Fort Pierre area the rest of this winter (2025), people will likely get to see "Capital Drift" helping to clear snow from state highways. Ms. Amb...
DRG Media Group News Feb 05, 2025 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Hughes County Commission meets this morning
The Hughes County Commission meets at 9am today (Feb. 5, 2025) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are considering separate motions to approve: Public Comment Gu...
DRG Media Group News Feb 05, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.





