Category Archives: News Pierre
Deadline for Fort Pierre utility customers to use free load coupons is 5pm today
MAY 31, 2024: Fort Pierre utility customers have until 5pm today (May 31, 2024) to use the city-sponsored free load coupon for the Pierre City Landfill. Mayor Gloria Hanson says Fort Pierre residents ...
May 31, 2024
Fort Pierre Pool opens tomorrow afternoon
The Fort Pierre City Pool will open for the season Saturday (June 1, 2024) with hours from 12:30-5pm CT. The pool will be open seven days a week including July 4. Cost is $2 per child/adult per sessio...
May 31, 2024 Courtesy image.
Updated USGS data changes strength of Thursday afternoon earthquake north of Pierre and Fort Pierre from 4.0 to 3.7
MAY 31, 2024: The US Geological Survey website now says it was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred Thursday afternoon (May 30, 2024, 2:39pm CT) about 24 miles north of Pierre and Fort Pierre. Oli...
May 31, 2024 Image is a screenshot of US Geological Survey website showing information about May 30, 2024, 2:39pm CT, earthquake about 24 miles north, northwest of Pierre and Fort Pierre, SD.
SD Supreme Court upholds 75 year prison sentence for Pierre woman sentenced for First Degree Manslaughter
MAY 2024: The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the 75 year prison sentence given to a woman from Pierre who plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter related to a death in a Pierre mo...
May 30, 2024 Crystal Pumpkinseed booking photo Feb. 10, 2022.
Photo credit Hughes County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Fort Pierre National Grassland's Greater Prairie-Chickens and Sharp-tailed Grouse at record high
USDA Forest Service staff on the Fort Pierre National Grassland have now completed their annual survey of Greater Prairie-Chickens and Sharp-tailed Grouse. A total of 878 displaying males were tallied...
May 30, 2024 (Left): A Sharp-tailed Grouse male displaying on the Buffalo Gap National Grassland.
Photo by Steve Severson.
(Right): Greater Prairie-Chicken male displaying on the Fort Pierre National Grassland.
Photo by Dan Svingen.
Federal, state, local dollars being used for new weather station at Onida Municipal Airport
Before applying crop protection products, sprayer operators take things such as how soon it may rain, wind speed and humidity into consideration in order to get the most efficient, effective coverage ...
May 29, 2024
Semi hauling cattle hits Pierre's infamous train bridge Friday afternoon
A semi driven by a man from Huron is the latest victim of Pierre's low-clearance train bridge near the Pierre Street and Sioux Avenue intersection. Information from the Pierre Police Department says a...
May 28, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Woman from Midland killed in accident Friday afternoon south of Fort Pierre
MAY 28, 2024: A 63-year-old woman from Midland died Friday afternoon (May 24, 2024, 1pm) in a single vehicle accident in Stanley County. Preliminary crash information indicates Barb Stoeser was the dr...
May 28, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Agreements for economic development projects on agenda tonight for Pierre City Commission
The Pierre City Commission meets today (May 28, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Recognition of Service - Jim Halling Chapelle Investments, LLC Agreement for ...
May 28, 2024
Stanley County High School seniors awarded over $302,000 in scholarships
Stanley County High School graduating seniors have earned scholarships with a total value of over $302,000. Scholarships were awarded on May 14, 2014, in a ceremony in Parkview Auditorium. Below is a ...
May 25, 2024 Tassels Shift.
May 19, 2024.
Photo courtesy of Bryan Bonhorst.
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