Category Archives: News Pierre

Avera St. Mary's Celebrates 125 Years of Service to Central South Dakota
Avera St. Mary's Hospital will celebrate 125 years of service to Central South Dakota on September 1, 2024. On August 31, 1899, five Benedictine Sisters from the Sacred Heart Convent in Yankton arrive...
Justin Cowart Aug 30, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Attorney General Jackley Announces Tribal Prioritized Law Enforcement Training Graduation Sept. 3
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that 21 officers, including nine tribal law enforcement officers, will graduate from the state's tribal prioritized law enforcement class course o...
Justin Cowart Aug 29, 2024 Courtesy photo.

Pierre Players "She Kills Monsters" tickets on sale now
PRESS RELEASE info@pierreplayers.com "She Kills Monsters" Tickets on Sale Sept. 3 Pierre Players Transitioning to New Online Ticketing System PIERRE, S.D.-Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, fo...
Justin Cowart Aug 29, 2024

Pierre's Rilling Produce participates in Cheyenne River Youth Project school supplies and fresh produce distributions
AUGUST 29, 2024: The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it provided boxes of fresh produce to 330 families and school supplies to 612 children through large-scale distributions last wee...
DRG Media Group News Aug 29, 2024 Courtesy photo.

Avera Foundation reports receiving record-setting $53-million from donations and fundraising in 2024
Avera Foundation has set a new annual fundraising record in fiscal year 2024 with a total of more than $53 million. Chief Philanthropy Officer Dzenan Berberovic says current and recent philanthropy pr...
DRG Media Group News Aug 28, 2024

Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states - and around the world
***NOTE: The Capital Area United Way supports Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for children under the age of five living in eight counties in central South Dakota, thanks to local sponsors. In 2022,...
DRG Media Group News Aug 28, 2024 Image credit Capital Area United Way.

Chip sealing of streets begins today in Pierre
Weather permitting, the City of Pierre will begin its 2024 chip seal operation Wednesday (Aug. 28, 2024). The chip seal process is utilized to preserve roads, mitigate weather-related damage, and ulti...
DRG Media Group News Aug 28, 2024

Pierre City Commission meets tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Aug. 27, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Items on their agenda include budget request presentations from: PARS (Pierre Area Referral Service) PED...
DRG Media Group News Aug 27, 2024

Enhanced risk of severe weather across South Dakota into the overnight hours
AUGUST 26, 2024, MID-AFTERNOON UPDATE: The National Weather Service forecast says showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of South Dakota and the region today (Aug. 26, 2024). NWS Meteorolo...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2024

Pierre man charged after traffic stop Saturday morning
A 25 year old man from Pierre faces charges after an early morning traffic stop on Saturday (Aug. 24, 2024, at 1:30am). According to the Pierre Police Department, a Patrol Officer witnessed a vehicle ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2024





