Category Archives: News Pierre

Water storage, medical cannabis license renewals on agenda for Fort Pierre City Council tonight
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (April 17, 2023) in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: Arbor Day Proclamation Approve Enginee...
DRG Media Group News Apr 17, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Haakon County Jail agreement, haul road inspection contract on agenda for Hughes County Commission this evening
The Hughes County Commission meets at 5:30pm today (April 17, 2023) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Haakon County Jail Agreement Brosz Haul Road Inspect...
DRG Media Group News Apr 17, 2023

Construction scheduled to begin today on SD Highway 1806 southeast of Fort Pierre
Construction work is scheduled to begin today (April 17, 2023) on SD Highway 1806 approximately 34 miles southeast of Fort Pierre (from mile markers 149 to 138). The initial project consists of erosio...
DRG Media Group News Apr 17, 2023

Two-way traffic begins today on stretch of Interstate 90 between Presho and Reliance
Two-way traffic sections are scheduled to begin today (April 17, 2023) on a $21.5 million, multi-year project on Interstate 90 between Presho and Reliance. The two-way traffic will remain in place for...
DRG Media Group News Apr 17, 2023

Stanley County March middle-high school Students of the Month
The Stanley County Middle-High School March 2023 Students and Staff of the Month were named. Students are selected based on the ROAMS categories of respect, ownership, achievement, mindfulness, and sa...
DRG Media Group News Apr 15, 2023 Courtesy photo.

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week: Response to emergency situations begins with dispatchers
If you call 911 from Stanley, Sully, Hyde, Hughes or Jones counties, the person who answers will most likely be working from an office in Pierre. Central South Dakota Communications Center manager Cin...
DRG Media Group News Apr 14, 2023 Communications Center Manager Cindy Gross oversees a team that dispatches 911 calls for five central South Dakota counties.
Photo credit City of Pierre.

Hand County residents asked to report areas of water over county, township roads
Travelers in Hand County need to be watchful for areas of flooding with water across the roads and ditches filled with water. County Emergency Management says water levels can rise and fall quickly. P...
DRG Media Group News Apr 14, 2023 Map image credit geology.com.

Monthly "History Talk" tonight focusing on Abraham Lincoln's Legacy
The South Dakota State Historical Society's Thursday, April 13, 2023, History Talks features "Abraham Lincoln: A Western Legacy." This free virtual event will be held via Zoom at 7pm CT. To register, ...
DRG Media Group News Apr 13, 2023 Courtesy image.
Pierre School District students to make up one more snow day; End of school year now May 19
APRIL 13, 2023: Students in the Pierre School District have one more day added on to the end of this school year, making their last day Friday, May 19, 2023, rather than Thursday, May 18. District Sup...
DRG Media Group News Apr 13, 2023

Commercial aircraft with 48 passengers makes emergency landing at Pierre Regional Airport
APRIL 13, 2023: A United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines made an emergency landing at the Pierre Regional Airport yesterday evening (April 12, 2023) after experiencing a reported engine f...
DRG Media Group News Apr 13, 2023





