Category Archives: News Pierre

Highway pavement marking project underway in Pierre and Fort Pierre
The South Dakota Department of Transportation began removal and replacement of pavement markings on U.S. Highways 14/83 and S.D. Highway 34 in the Pierre area earlier this week (May 4, 2026). The pave...
DRG Media Group News May 06, 2026 Photo courtesy of the Pierre/Fort Pierre Bridge website.

Milstead reflects on officers' sacrifices during annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service in Pierre
May 6, 2026, update: The annual South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony was held Wednesday morning (May 6, 2026) along Capitol Lake in Pierre. According to the South Dakota Sherif...
DRG Media Group News May 06, 2026 South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Law Enforcement Memorial by Capitol Lake in Pierre.
May 6, 2026.
Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Kaiser, Mehlhaff to take over leadership of Oahe Child Development Center in June
Starting this June, Oahe Child Development Center in Pierre will have a new Director and Program Administrator. Terri Mehlhaff will serve as OCDC's new Program Administrator. She holds degrees in Earl...
DRG Media Group News May 06, 2026 Courtesy images.

Boarding numbers continue to show steady use at Pierre Regional Airport in April
"Continued strong, consistent growth" is how City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga described activity at the Pierre Regional Airport during the month of April. He says the number of passengers flying out o...
DRG Media Group News May 06, 2026 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Inmates prepared to help South Dakota towns with storm cleanup or community service projects
Some South Dakota Department of Corrections inmates have received training to assist towns across the state with storm cleanup or community service projects. State Corrections Secretary Nick Lamb says...
DRG Media Group News May 05, 2026 Female inmates from the Pierre Corrections Department facilities assisted with a community cleanup project.
Courtesy photo.

Temporary closure of segment of S. Pierce Street in Pierre scheduled to begin Wednesday
One block of South Pierce Street in Pierre will be temporarily closed for street reconstruction work beginning Wednesday (May 6, 2026). The affected block is the area from Sully Avenue to Park Street....
DRG Media Group News May 05, 2026 Courtesy image.

Tourism analysis puts Stanley, Sully, Potter and Faulk among top 10 counties for annual growth
A new analysis from Tourism Economics shows visitor spending is driving economic growth across South Dakota, with Stanley, Sully, Potter and Faulk counties being among the top 10 counties for growth. ...
DRG Media Group News May 05, 2026

Alternative plan being worked on for welcome banners on the Missouri River bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre
May 5, 2026: Decorative welcome banners across the Lt. Commander John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge between Fort Pierre and Pierre turned out to be a little too much for the light poles they were hung on...
DRG Media Group News May 05, 2026 Courtesy image.

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets Tuesday evening (May 5, 2026) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Airport Ground Area Lease - Dakota Pro Air, LLC Water Intake Injecti...
DRG Media Group News May 05, 2026

Stanley County Commission meets this evening
The Stanley County Commission meets at 5pm CT today (May 5, 2026) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Ordinance 2025-01 Wind Energy System Amendment...
DRG Media Group News May 05, 2026 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.





