Category Archives: News Pierre
Stanley County Commission holding special budget meeting this evening
The Stanley County Commission is holding a special meeting today (Sept. 19, 2024) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. They will be having a budget discussion. The meeting is open ...
Sep 19, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Power Dam Road Fire near White River 60% contained; 15,000+ acres burned
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024: Firefighters are still dealing with 90+ degree heat and gusty winds as they work to extinguish the Power Dam Road Fire northwest of White River in south-central South Dakota. Diane...
Sep 17, 2024 Grassland fire danger index map for September 18, 2024.
Infographic credit National Weather Service.
Secretary of State speaks at schools in Pierre and Fort Pierre Tuesday as part of National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday (Sept. 17, 2024) was National Voter Registration Day and South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson spent part of the day at Stanley County High School in Fort Pierre and T.F. Riggs High Sc...
Sep 17, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
School enrollment numbers due end of September; Pierre Superintendent says district numbers may be going up
Public school districts in South Dakota must have their 2024-25 enrollment numbers finalized by the last Friday of this month (Sept. 27, 2024). Pierre Schools Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says this ...
Sep 17, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Capital Area United Way raises $4,000 at campaign tailgate kickoff
The Capital Area United Way of Pierre and Fort Pierre officially began its 2024-25 fundraising campaign Friday night (Sept. 13, 2024) by holding a tailgate party before the Governors home football gam...
Sep 16, 2024
Water being released from outlet tunnels at Oahe Dam reservoir
A combination of planned maintenance and an unscheduled turbine outage at the Oahe Dam powerhouse near Pierre and Fort Pierre means water is flowing out of the outlet tunnels today (Sept. 16, 2024). J...
Sep 16, 2024 Photo credit US Army Corps of Engineers.
Pierre Area Chamber holding Rooster Rush Storefront Decorating Contest; Signup deadline is Oct. 10
The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) is holding a Rooster Rush Storefront Decorating Contest for South Dakota's annual pheasant hunting season. Enter in the 2024 decorating contest to show off y...
Sep 16, 2024 Courtesy image.
Fort Pierre City Council meets tonight
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (Sept. 16, 2024) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Capital Impro...
Sep 16, 2024
Hughes County Commission meeting this morning; 2025 budget approval among agenda items
The Hughes County Commission meets at 10am today (Sept. 16, 2024) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Sheriff's Office - Police Interceptors Jail Prisoner H...
Sep 16, 2024
Comments on proposed content standards to be heard
PIERRE, S.D. -- The South Dakota Board of Education Standards (BOES) will meet Monday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. at the Dakota Events Center in Aberdeen to hear public comment on three proposed content stan...
Sep 13, 2024 Third graders, Julius Boes and Kyle Krieger, choose a warm or cool color scheme for their animal drawing as was common in the art of famous SD/Yanktonai artist, Oscar Howe.
Courtesy photo.
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