Category Archives: News Pierre
Stanley County Commission, Fort Pierre City Council approve new contracts with AMR ambulance service; Hughes County and Pierre have yet to make a decision
OCTOBER 18, 2022: The Stanley County Commission and Fort Pierre City Council have approved new, five-year ambulance service contracts with current provider AMR. The Hughes County Commission has review...
Oct 18, 2022 DRG Media Group photo.
SD Discovery Center achieves planetarium campaign goal
The South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre has reached its goal of raising $30,000 by Oct. 15, 2022, to bring back 3D space exploration. Executive Director Dr. Rhea Waldman says the dollars raised th...
Oct 18, 2022 Executive Director Dr. Rhea Waldman accepts Jan Martin’s donation to the SD Discovery Center Star-Struck Planetarium Campaign.
Courtesy photo.
Fee schedules, property transfer on short list of agenda items tonight for Pierre City Council
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Oct. 18, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall (2301 Patron Parkway, Suite 1) in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: 2023 Fee Schedule Resolution Hillsview Golf F...
Oct 18, 2022
Section of McKinley Avenue in Pierre to close today
McKinley Avenue in Pierre between Cleveland Avenue and Reen Street will close to through traffic today (Oct. 17, 2022) for underground utility work. The project is expected to be complete in early Nov...
Oct 17, 2022
Hughes County Commission meets this evening; Roof and elevator improvements on the agenda
The Hughes County Commission meets today (Oct. 17, 2022) at 5:30pm today (Oct. 17, 2022) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: 5:35pm Public Hearing: Rezone t...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Fort Pierre holding public hearing on vacation home rental ordinances this evening
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (Oct. 3, 2022) at 6:30pm in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: Department head reports Public...
Oct 17, 2022
Legislative Research Council compiling list of housing options in Pierre, Fort Pierre for upcoming session
The 2023 Legislative Session begins January 10, 2023, bringing legislators, interns, and pages to Pierre for January, February and March. Those working during session are in need of places to stay for...
Oct 15, 2022
SD High School State Finals Rodeo to be held in Fort Pierre through 2025
Fort Pierre and the Stanley County Fairgrounds will be hosting the South Dakota State High School Finals Rodeo for three more years. Fort Pierre already has the event contract through next year and Ma...
Oct 14, 2022
"Roadeo" course tests skills of SDDOT snowfighter team
There was a roadeo of a different kind earlier this week (Oct. 12, 2022) in Pierre. The South Dakota Department of Transportation held its State Finals Snowfighter Roadeo, pitting the top five snowplo...
Oct 14, 2022 Top 5 places in the 2022 SDDOT State Finals Snowfighter Roadeo (L to R): Sam Spence - Kadoka (4th); Curt Theisen – Sioux Falls (3rd); Keith Palo – Hayti (2nd); Luke Neville – Philip (5th); Nathan Loecker – Yankton (1st).
Pierre train bridge gets another one
The train bridge on South Pierre Street in Pierre has added another semi to its collection. Police Captain Bryan Walz says Maddux Zerr, age 22, of Jamestown, ND, attempted to travel north under the br...
Oct 14, 2022 Semi tractor and trailer after hitting the train bridge on South Pierre Street in Pierre Oct. 13, 2022.
Courtesy photo.
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