Category Archives: News Pierre

Kimball implementing device-free policy for grades K-12 during upcoming school year
Add Kimball to the list of school districts in South Dakota that are implementing device free learning environments for the upcoming school year (2024-25). Superintendent and High School Principal Mat...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2024

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets today (July 30, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: StreetScan Project Crazy Days Event August 3rd 2024 400 block of Pierre Stre...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Chip seal and fog seal projects scheduled to begin today in central South Dakota
Beginning today (July 29, 2024), crews will begin chip seal, fog seal, and flush seal projects on portions of several highways in central South Dakota. Weather dependent, the contractor will move from...
DRG Media Group News Jul 29, 2024

Pierre store sells over 5500 blizzards or blizzard coupons on Miracle Treat Day; Combined total donation is around $8000
Customers of the DQ Grill & Chill restaurant in Pierre raised more than $8000 for the Children's Miracle network during Thursday's Miracle Treat Day (July 25, 2024). Store Manager Jen Uecker says ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 26, 2024 Photo credit: DRG Media Group.

Interagency cooperation stops wheat field fire near Hayes at roughly 160 acres
Volunteer firefighters from a handful of different departments spent around four hours Thursday afternoon (July 25, 2024) in 100+ degree heat to extinguish a fire that took off into a wheat field in S...
DRG Media Group News Jul 26, 2024 Map image courtesy of the Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department.
Winner man sentenced to prison for Third-Degree Rape Charge
A 38 year old man from Winner has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to Third-Degree Rape of a person incapable of giving consent. Lionel Lee ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 25, 2024

Pierre School District prepping new teachers, working to fill open jobs for 2024-25 school year
The start of the 2024-25 school year is less than a month away for students in the Pierre School District. During this month's school board meeting (July 8, 2024), District Superintendent Dr. Kelly Gl...
DRG Media Group News Jul 25, 2024

As part of 75+ years, Pierre-Fort Pierre Rotary Club donating bench/bike rack combos to be placed around the towns
JULY 25, 2024: As part of the Pierre-Fort Pierre Rotary Club's 75-year-plus anniversary activities this year (2024), members voted to raise $75,000 to fund four project areas. Rotary Club member John ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 25, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Community Appreciation Celebration being held this afternoon and evening in Fort Pierre
The Fort Pierre Community Appreciation Celebration is today (July 24, 2024) from 4-8pm CT at the Expo Center. Shane Kramme with the Fort Pierre Chamber says there will be food, family fun and live mus...
DRG Media Group News Jul 24, 2024

Roosevelt Avenue and Highway 34 intersection in Pierre scheduled to temporarily close on Wednesday
The intersection of S. Roosevelt Avenue and Highway 34 in Pierre will close Wednesday (July 24, 2024) for water main work. Traffic should use Green Street as the detour route. It is scheduled to reope...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2024





