Category Archives: News Pierre
Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson honored with Community Leader Award
Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson received a Community Leader Award from Missouri River Energy Services during its 59th Annual Meeting earlier this month (May 8, 2024). MRES Board Chair Vernell Roberts ...
May 15, 2024 Courtesy photo.
Pierre rejects lone bid for materials to protect municipal electrical equipment
MAY 15, 2024: The Pierre City Commission has rejected the only bid it received for guardrails to be placed near electrical equipment located along East Fourth Street. City Utilities Director Brad Palm...
May 15, 2024 Map image credit to the City of Pierre.
Pierre high school seniors finish the year with Honoring ceremony, Elementary March and graduation
This time of year, schools typically hold a variety of activities to honor their graduating seniors. One of the events held by the Pierre School District is an Honoring Ceremony for Native American st...
May 14, 2024 Courtesy photo.
Fire on outside of home quickly extinguished by Pierre Volunteer firefighters
No one was injured, but the siding of a home in the 500 block of North Highland Avenue in Pierre was damaged in a fire about mid-morning today (May 14, 2024). Assistant Fire Chief Brandon McCarthy say...
May 14, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Former Pine Ridge police chief to serve as new Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison for Noem Administration
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has added a new job position to her administration: Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison. Former Chief of Police for the Pine Ridge Reservation Algin Young will join the De...
May 14, 2024
Lowrey, Dovre to join administrative team for Pierre School District in 2024-25
The Pierre School District will have two new members on its administrative staff team when the 2024-25 school year begins. Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says Brandon Lowery will take over the Princip...
May 14, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Fort Pierre's Nicholas Gray, Gregory's Trey Murray among South Dakota students accepted to U.S. Military Service Academies for 2024-2025
MAY 13, 2024: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced nine South Dakotans have accepted Service Academy appointments to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, ...
May 14, 2024
Pierre City Commission meets tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets today (May 14, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Bid Results - Electrical Equipment Guardrail Improvements four public hearing...
May 14, 2024
Street closure: Oneida Avenue in Pierre
Oneida Avenue in Pierre between Prospect and Capitol Avenues closes today (May 13, 2024). During the closure, the traffic is restricted to residential access only in the construction zone. Through tra...
May 13, 2024
Air quality alert issued for South Dakota
An air quality alert remains in effect for areas across South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada has settled in. The alert is in effect through Tuesday (May 14, 2024) or until conditions impr...
May 13, 2024 Infographic credit South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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