Category Archives: News Pierre
Students invited to apply for BankWest college scholarships; Application deadline is Feb. 2
For more than 130 years, BankWest has remained committed to reinvesting in the communities, businesses and people it serves. In keeping with this core value, the bank will award $31,500 in college sch...
Jan 06, 2024 Pictures of Money / CC
Burke florist achieves lifelong goal by helping to build a float in the Rose Parade
A retired florist from South Dakota got to check an item off his bucket list this past week after getting to help decorate one of the floats participating in the 136th Rose Parade held on Monday (Jan....
Jan 05, 2024 Explore Louisiana float for the Jan. 1, 2024, Rose Parade.
Photo credit to Laurel Hollepeter AIFD, used with permission from Dave Engelemeyer.
Lower Brule man sentenced for Escape from Custody
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Escape from Custody. The s...
Jan 05, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Highway Patrol announces January sobriety checkpoints
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies will hold 16 sobriety checkpoints in 15 different counties this month (Jan. 2024). The checkpoints will take place in Ed...
Jan 05, 2024 Morgan Davis / CC
Spring Creek/Cow Creek Sanitary District, town of Geddes receive dollars for environmental projects
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved (Jan. 4, 2024) more than $98-million ($98,188,425) in grants and loans for drinking w...
Jan 04, 2024
Weisgram running for reelection to District 24 House; Expecting to be busy during committee meetings
JANUARY 4, 2024: District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram of Fort Pierre wants to serve another two-year term. He says he understands the importance of the work lawmakers do. Weisgram is finishing his...
Jan 04, 2024 District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram, official headshot.
Courtesy photo.
SDDOT holding public input session for proposed S.D. Highway 44 reconstruction project tonight in Wood
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will hold an open house tonight (Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. CT) in Wood to share details and gather public input about the proposed S.D...
Jan 04, 2024
Hughes County Commission give total of 4% wage increase to employees, no raise for themselves
During this week's (Jan. 2, 2023) Hughes County Commission meeting, Tom Rounds was elected chair and Randy Brown will be the vice-chair. The commissioners approved a 4% wage increase for county employ...
Jan 03, 2024
Stanley County Commission approves 2% pay increase for employees, keeps their salary the same
The Stanley County Commission has elected Craig Heller to serve as their chair for the coming year and Dana Iversen to be the vice chair. Also during their meeting this week (Jan. 2, 2024), commission...
Jan 03, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Pierre looking into options for adding electricity generation to current power system
From cell phones and smart televisions to air conditioners and electric vehicles, humans are using increasing amounts of electricity every day. During peak use-- such as during extended periods of ver...
Jan 03, 2024
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