Category Archives: News Pierre

Stanley County Commission holding special meeting this evening to discuss open burn ban
The Stanley County Commission will hold a special meeting at 5pm CT today (March 24, 2026) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. The group will discuss approval of an open burn ban ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 24, 2026 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Elizabeth Street update on agenda for Pierre City Commission meeting this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (March 24, 2026) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Request to Bid - Airport Parallel Taxiway C Project Wastewater Treat...
DRG Media Group News Mar 24, 2026 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Work on Waldron Street in Fort Pierre set to start up again today
Construction resumes today (March 23, 2026) on the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System's Waldron Street Pipe Replacement Project in Fort Pierre. Waldron Street north of Highway 14 will be closed to...
DRG Media Group News Mar 23, 2026 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

City Officials from Pierre, Wessington Springs re-elected to District 5 offices for SD Municipal League
City officials from Pierre and Wessington Springs have been re-elected (March 19, 2026) chair and vice-chair for District 5 of the South Dakota Municipal League. Kristi Honeywell, Pierre City Administ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 21, 2026 Kristi Honeywell, Pierre City Administrator, and Linda Wellman, Wessington Springs Finance Officer, were re-elected Chair and Vice Chair respectively of the South Dakota Municipal League’s District 5. Area municipal officials elected the pair to represent their district at the annual meeting held March 19, 2026, in Pierre.
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Department of Health updates Fish Consumption Advisory listing to include Largemouth Bass from Lake Louise in Hand County
Largemouth Bass caught in Lake Louise located in Hand County have been added to the South Dakota Department of Health's Fish Consumption Advisory list. Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt said the addit...
DRG Media Group News Mar 20, 2026

Highway Patrol plans sobriety checkpoints in Hughes, Jones, Lyman, 12 other counties this month
The South Dakota Highway Patrol will hold sobriety checkpoints in 15 counties throughout the month of March. In central South Dakota, checkpoints will be held in Hughes, Jones and Lyman counties. Othe...
DRG Media Group News Mar 20, 2026

Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Lower Brule among Great Sioux Nation Tribes establishing historic co-stewardship agreement with U.S. Forest Service for Black Elk Wilderness
Great Sioux Nation tribal representatives and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (March 19, 2026) for co-stewardship of the Black Elk Wilderness on the Bla...
DRG Media Group News Mar 20, 2026 Image credit Black Hills National Forest Service.

City officials from Platte, Wagner re-elected to district offices for SD Municipal League
City finance officers for Platte and Wagner have been re-elected as the chair and vice-chair for the District 4 area of the South Dakota Municipal League (March 18, 2026). Platte Finance Officer Shaun...
DRG Media Group News Mar 20, 2026 Shauna Meyerink (left), Finance Officer of Platte, and Debbra Houseman (right), City Administrator & Finance Officer of Wagner, were re-elected Chair and Vice Chair respectively of the South Dakota Municipal League’s District 4. Area municipal officials elected the pair to represent their district at the annual meeting held March 18, 2026, in Dallas.
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Pierre sealing cracks in streets to help prevent damage, extend life of roadway surface
The City of Pierre Streets Department has begun seasonal crack sealing operations as part of its ongoing pavement maintenance program. Crack sealing is an important preventative maintenance process th...
DRG Media Group News Mar 19, 2026 Courtesy photo.

Pierre Regional Airport just misses making top 20% of EAS airports from mid-January to early February 2026
When compared to outbound passenger numbers at other federal Essential Air Service airports around the United States, the Pierre Regional Airport's ranking is sky high. City Commissioner Jamie Huizeng...
DRG Media Group News Mar 18, 2026





