Category Archives: News Pierre

Duecez Wild Repair Shop, Avera, FedEx take top honors in annual Pierre Parade of Lights
Judges selected the Duecez Wild Repair Shop float as the winner of the 22nd annual Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights yesterday (Nov. 21, 2022) evening. Second place went to Avera and th...
DRG Media Group News Nov 22, 2022 Courtesy photo.
Consent calendar contains only items on Pierre City Commission agenda tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Nov. 22, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall. The only items on their agenda are under the consent calendar. Those include approval of some new hires, approval of Nov....
DRG Media Group News Nov 22, 2022

Stanley County FFA Members Compete at District 6 Event
Stanley County FFA members competed at the District 6 FFA Leadership Development Event held in Miller Nov. 15, 2022. The events competed in were Marketing Plan, Extemporaneous Speaking, Prepared Publi...
DRG Media Group News Nov 21, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Stanley County High School's Hanson, Smedley perform well at regional contest
Stanley County High School students competed at the Region 2B Oral Interp Competition at Cedar Shores Resort in Oacoma with 10 schools competing. Congrats to Emily Hanson who placed 3rd in the Storyte...
DRG Media Group News Nov 21, 2022 Courtesy photo.

22nd Annual Pierre Parade of Lights being held this evening
The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its Parade of Lights this evening (Nov. 21, 2022) at 6pm, with lineup starting at 5pm. Director of Tourism and Marketing Micah Honeywell says more inform...
DRG Media Group News Nov 21, 2022

Mortenson chosen to lead House republicans
The newly-elected republicans to the South Dakota House of Representatives met over the weekend (Nov. 19, 2022) to elect majority leadership positions and nominate candidates for the positions of Spea...
DRG Media Group News Nov 21, 2022

Hughes County Commission to hold public hearing on 5-year Highway Transportation Plan
The Hughes County Commission meets at 5:30pm today (Nov. 21, 2022) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: 5:30 PM- public hearing-- 5 Year Highway Transportati...
DRG Media Group News Nov 21, 2022 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Fort Thompson man sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
NOVEMBER 2022: A 20 year old man from Fort Thompson convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, was sentenced in federal U.S. District Court in South Dakota. Roland Hawk, Jr. was sentenced to two ye...
DRG Media Group News Nov 21, 2022

Oahe Downstream closed this weekend for annual hunt
The Oahe Downstream Recreation Area at Pierre/Fort Pierre will be closed tomorrow (Nov. 19, 2022) and Sunday from 6am-6pm for the 30th annual Oahe Hunt. The Oahe Hunt takes place one weekend each year...
DRG Media Group News Nov 18, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Virtual History Talks presentation tonight to feature Plains Political Tradition
For November, the South Dakota State Historical Society's virtual "History Talks" speaker series features historians Sean Flynn and Paul Higbee. The duo are contributors to the new book, "The Plains P...
DRG Media Group News Nov 17, 2022 Courtesy image.





