Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre School Board to hold regular monthly meeting this evening
The Pierre School Board meets at 5:30pm today (Jan. 9, 2023) in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Teammates Program update School Board Election Date and Joint Ele...
DRG Media Group News Jan 09, 2023

Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City ends 2022 at 75% of average
For the 2022 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa, was 75% of average, totaling 19.3 million acre-feet. The US Army Corps of Engineer says this was the 30th lowest annual ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 09, 2023

South Dakota Supreme Court upholds case of man convicted of Attempted First Degree Murder of a Pierre man
South Dakota's Supreme Court has upheld an attempted first-degree murder conviction in a case that was prosecuted by the South Dakota Attorney General's Office in two jury trials and then defended on ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 08, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC

South Dakota's 2023 inaugural activities happening tomorrow in Pierre
Tomorrow (Jan. 7, 2023) will be a busy day at the South Dakota Capitol Building in Pierre as legislators, Constitutional Officers and Governor Kristi Noem all take their oath of office. Bureau of Admi...
DRG Media Group News Jan 06, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Hughes County Commission approves raises, HSA contribution for county employees
The Hughes County Commission has approved contributing to county employees' Health Savings Account plans, as well as giving staff a 3% raise. Chair Connie Hohn says their plan is modeled after the HSA...
DRG Media Group News Jan 06, 2023 Image credit Hughes County South Dakota website screenshot.

Stanley and Hughes County officials sworn in
Elected and reelected Hughes and Stanley County officials took their oaths of office yesterday (Jan. 3, 2023) during their respective meetings. In Stanley County, those sworn in were: District 1 Commi...
DRG Media Group News Jan 04, 2023 Newly sworn in Hughes County officials, Jan. 3, 2023. Left to right: Commissioner Rob Fines, States Attorney Jessica LaMie, Sheriff Patrick Callahan, Finance Officer/Auditor Thomas Oliva and County Commissioners Connie Hohn and Bill Abernathy.
Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Son of woman who started KGFX radio passes away
One of the sons of the founder of KGFX radio has died (Dec. 29, 2022) at the age of 98, following a short illness. Richard "Dick" Dana McNeil was born in Pierre on Sept. 11, 1924, to Dana and Ida McNe...
DRG Media Group News Jan 04, 2023 Photo courtesy of Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

Pierre rebates $118,000 to municipal utility customers
In 2022, the City of Pierre rebated $118,438 to its utility customers through the City's Bright Energy Solutions (BES) Program. BES provides utility credits to people and businesses that purchase Ener...
DRG Media Group News Jan 04, 2023

16,000+ people fly out of Pierre Regional Airport in 2022
The Pierre Regional Airport finished 2022 with over 16,000 (16,129) people having taken flights out of Pierre. City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says the weather put a damper on December enplanements, ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 04, 2023

Harding running for a third term as Mayor of Pierre
Pierre mayor Steve Harding will run for a third term in June. Harding is proud of the major projects that have been undertaken during his first two terms. Harding, a Pierre native, is the only person ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 03, 2023





