Category Archives: News Pierre

State water board approves nearly $65 million for environmental projects; Awardees include Chamberlain, Ipswich, Miller, West River/Lyman Jones Rural Water System and the Mid-Dakota Rural Water System
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved more than $64.7 million ($64,768,104) in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewa...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2024 Pictures of Money / CC

Stanley County student one of eight in South Dakota to receive Hagen-Harvey Scholarships
Eight South Dakota students have received Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarships, and one of those students, Alejandra Juarez, is from Fort Pierre. The scholarship program provides up to $...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2024 Pictures of Money / CC

South Dakota schools receive $6.4 million in CTE grants; Eagle Butte, Kadoka, McIntosh, Mobridge-Pollock and Stanley County schools among recipients
The South Dakota Department of Education has awarded 36 grants totaling $6.4 million to school districts to purchase innovative, industry-grade equipment for career and technical education (CTE) progr...
DRG Media Group News Jun 27, 2024 Pictures of Money / CC

Pierre Outdoor Pool CLOSED this morning; No kickball and more summer rec programs this morning
The Pierre Outdoor Pool is closed Thursday morning (June 27, 2024) due to inclement weather. No Pierre summer rec swimming lessons at 9am, 10am or 11am. The outdoor pool will tentatively open at noon....
Justin Cowart Jun 27, 2024 Image credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre approves ordinance change for 911 service fee
JUNE 27, 2024: The Pierre City Commission has approved (June 25, 2024) a motion to align the town's 911 surcharge ordinance with state law. Lacey Walz, City Finance Director, says Pierre's current ord...
DRG Media Group News Jun 27, 2024

USDOT sends $31.6M in infrastructure grants to South Dakota; Projects on Lower Brule and Cheyenne River Reservations among those getting the dollars
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $31.6 million for four projects in South Dakota, part of $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability a...
DRG Media Group News Jun 26, 2024

Temporary partial closure of intersection at Pleasant and Poplar in Pierre set to begin today
A portion of the Pleasant Drive and Poplar Avenue intersection in Pierre will be closed Wednesday (June 26, 2024) to accommodate underground utility work and street construction. As a result, southbou...
DRG Media Group News Jun 26, 2024

White River Man Sentenced for Failure to Register
Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Nathan First In Trouble, age 45, was sentenced to ...
DRG Media Group News Jun 26, 2024 Rumble Press / CC

Areas of South Dakota recording above average amounts of rainfall in June
It's been an unusually rainy month of June in many South Dakota counties. Weatherology meteorologist Michael Karow says rainfall totals climb as you get closer to the southeastern part of the state. K...
DRG Media Group News Jun 25, 2024 Flooding along I-29 in southeastern South Dakota.
Photo credit: South Dakota Department of Transportation Facebook page June 25, 2024.
Water use restriction no longer in effect in Fort Pierre
JUNE 25, 2024: The water use restriction scheduled to go into effect Wednesday night (June 26, 2024) in Fort Pierre has been cancelled. JUNE 24, 2024: The City of Fort Pierre will have occasional wate...
DRG Media Group News Jun 25, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.





