Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre City Commission meets today
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Oct. 15, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: 5:45 Public Hearing - Application for Temporary Sale of Wine - The Alley Win...
DRG Media Group News Oct 15, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Safety update on agenda for Pierre School Board meeting this evening
The Pierre School Board will meet today (Oct. 15, 2024) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: School Safety Update ASBSD Delegate Assembly Nomination Capi...
DRG Media Group News Oct 15, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Future Educators Endowment at Pierre's T.F. Riggs High School receives support from local banks
American Bank & Trust, BankWest, First Dakota National Bank and First National Bank of Pierre, S.D. recently donated $1,000 toward the future benefit of local educators. "I'm proud we are supporti...
DRG Media Group News Oct 12, 2024 Pictured left to right: Hayden Handcock, American Bank & Trust Market President; Jason Smith, BankWest Branch Manager; J. Greg Stluka, T.F. Riggs High School English Teacher, Track and Freshman Football Coach; Tina Van Camp, First Dakota National Bank President; and Tanner Kost, First National Bank Branch Manager.
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Team members of Fort Pierre business earn Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist designation
Madigan and Susan Vogeler with River Bluff Custom Homes in Fort Pierre have earned the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist designation. The CAPS program provides training on the technical, business ma...
DRG Media Group News Oct 12, 2024 Susan and Jerry Vogler.
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Lot buyout agreement between Fort Pierre and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes another step forward
It's been years in the making, but the City of Fort Pierre and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appear to be moving toward an agreement that will put 40-some lots-- scattered around town-- back on the...
DRG Media Group News Oct 11, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Hughes County closing one mile stretch of 196th Street on Friday
The Hughes County Highway Department is closing a short stretch of 196th Street on Friday (Oct. 11, 2024). The first mile of road immediately west of the Intersection with Highway 83 will be closed fr...
DRG Media Group News Oct 10, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

1,400 mile Red Ribbon Motorcycle Ride takes DEA agents to five state capitols in three days, raising awareness about impacts of illegal drugs
Three members of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division are riding their motorcycles 1400 miles in three days this week (Oct. 8-10, 2024) to raise awareness about the dange...
DRG Media Group News Oct 10, 2024 Three members of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Omaha Division rode their motorcycles 1400 miles in three days (Oct. 8-10, 2024) to raise awareness about the dangers of illegal drugs.
Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Oct. 21 is registration deadline for SDSU Extension Annie's Project in Eagle Butte
Women in agriculture have another chance this fall to take part in the South Dakota State University Extension Annie's Project. The fall series will start on Oct. 28, 2024, at the Community Landmark H...
DRG Media Group News Oct 10, 2024 Courtesy image.

SAFER program sends state prison inmates to school before returning back to their community
To help them transition back into their community, 12 minimum-custody male offenders housed in Sioux Falls are enrolled in a semester-long welding certificate program this fall through Southeast Techn...
DRG Media Group News Oct 10, 2024

Hughes County VSO says veterans waiting nearly six months for VA to approve many medical procedures
The backlog of applications from veterans needing medical care isn't getting any shorter. That's the word from Hughes County Veterans Service Officer Mike Mullin. Mullin spoke during this week's (Oct....
DRG Media Group News Oct 09, 2024





