Category Archives: News Pierre
Elementary school boundaries among topics to be covered by Pierre School Board this evening
The Pierre School Board meets at 5:30pm today (Feb. 13, 2023) in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Superintendent's Comments Board comments Elementary School bound...
Feb 13, 2023
Spring Creek boat ramp public meeting being held this evening
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department staff will host a public meeting this evening (Feb. 13, 2023) at 6pm CST regarding the boat ramp and boat ramp parking challenges at Spring Creek Recreatio...
Feb 13, 2023 Map credit South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
Noem declares disaster for counties impacted by December winter storms; Stanley, Jones, Potter among counties included in the designation
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed an Executive Order (2023-03) declaring a disaster in counties impacted by the severe winter storms in December 2022. The order declares a disaster to exist...
Feb 10, 2023 South Dakota Department of Transportation photo taken Dec. 14 or 15, 2022.
Presho area.
Pierre Region SDDOT Snowplow Naming Contest winner meets "Little Plow on the Prairie"
FEBRUARY 10, 2023: South Dakota Department of Transportation snowplows have been getting a workout this winter, including the newly named "Little Plow on the Prairie" based in Pierre. Sarah Wellner of...
Feb 10, 2023 Sarah Wellner of Pierre sits in Little Plow on the Prairie.
Feb. 9, 2023.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Development keeps moving along in Fort Pierre; 77 building permits issued in 2022
From hotels, to businesses to living spaces, there were a variety of building projects done in Fort Pierre in 2022. Fort Pierre Development Corporation executive director Dave Bonde says building perm...
Feb 10, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Pierre family among those recognized by SD National Guard for distinguished service
The South Dakota National Guard presented several awards for distinguished service to service members, a family, an employer, and a public servant during its annual Dining Out at the Ramkota Hotel and...
Feb 10, 2023 The Garland/Fennell Family, Staff Sgt. Dan Garland and wife, Stef, receive the Adjutant General’s Family Award presented by Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette, SDNG Adjutant General, and Gov. Kristi Noem during the South Dakota National Guard Dining-Out in Pierre, S.D., Feb. 2, 2023. The award recognizes family members who support service members in an exemplary manner while managing family, careers, or even hardship, all the while not seeking recognition for their sacrifices.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Jordan)
Fort Pierre approves informal plan for future needs
The Fort Pierre City Council has approved an informal strategic plan identifying goals and objectives for the town. Mayor Gloria Hanson says she and top members of city staff took part in the planning...
Feb 09, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
House passes legislation to increase paid family leave time in South Dakota
FEBRUARY 8, 2023: A House committee this morning (Feb. 8, 2023) recommended passage of a proposal that would change how the state pays state employees for family leave. It would also set up a means fo...
Feb 08, 2023 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Stanley County School Board meets tonight
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (Feb. 8, 2023) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: GOLD Program approval of a district Sexual Harassment policy ...
Feb 08, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Below average runoff continues for the upper Missouri River Basin in 2023
The updated 2023 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. The US Army Corps of Engineers says precipitation in January was belo...
Feb 08, 2023 The Elements of Runoff - Mountain snowpack data for Upper Missouri River Basin Runoff - plains snow melt is typically complete by April. Mountain snow begins to accumulate in October, peaks in April and snowmelt is usually complete by mid-July. The February runoff forecast is 21.1 million acre feet.
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