Category Archives: News Pierre

Multiple day blood drive not the norm for LifeServe Blood Center, but COO excited for their role in Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns 'n Hoses Blood Drive
The firefighters took the lead over law enforcement 86 to 43 yesterday (Nov. 30, 2022) after the first day of the Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns and Hoses blood drive in Fort Pierre. This is the first yea...
DRG Media Group News Dec 01, 2022

School districts receive $3M in Innovative Equipment Grants; Miller getting $113K
Seventeen South Dakota school districts-- including Miller in central South Dakota-- will receive over $3 million in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovative Equipment Grants to implement emerg...
DRG Media Group News Dec 01, 2022

Capital City Campus honors long-time board member Robert Riter
The Capital City Campus (CCC) Board of Directors honored long-time board member, Robert Riter, at their November 16 board meeting. Riter retired from the Board of Directors after more than two decades...
DRG Media Group News Dec 01, 2022 Pictured L to R: CCC Board Chair Tom Hart, Robert Riter, CCC Executive Director Lindy Geraets.
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More strategic planning for Fort Pierre City Council today
The Fort Pierre City Council will hold another special meeting today (Dec. 1, 2022) in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). The meeting begins at 9am CT. Strategic planning i...
DRG Media Group News Dec 01, 2022
Lower Brule woman sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
A Lower Brule woman convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer was sentenced by a federal judge in U.S. District Court. Chassidy Crazy Bull, age 20, was sentenced to seven months in federal prison, fol...
DRG Media Group News Dec 01, 2022

Higher food prices worsen hunger crisis this holiday season
WASHINGTON (AP) - What many Americans hoped would be the first normal holiday season in three years has instead been thrown into crisis by inflation, with Christmas on the horizon. Food banks and char...
DRG Media Group News Nov 30, 2022

Accident east of Highmore serves as a reminder to slow down and move over
A section of US Highway 14 was closed for over two hours yesterday (Nov. 29, 2022) evening (6:27pm) after a pickup hit a semi parked along the side of the road two miles east of Highmore. Preliminary ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 30, 2022

Pierre woman faces drug charges after Tuesday night traffic stop
A 26 year old woman from Pierre has been charged with a half-dozen violations after a traffic stop just before midnight last night (Nov. 29, 2022) in Pierre. Pierre Police Captain Derald Gross says Al...
DRG Media Group News Nov 30, 2022 Courtesy image.
Volunteer Fair being held today at The Helmsley Center in Pierre
NOVEMBER 30, 2022: Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre is hosting a Volunteer Fair this afternoon (Nov. 30, 2022) from 2-4pm in the Riverstone Bistro on the second floor of The Helmsley Center in Pier...
DRG Media Group News Nov 30, 2022

Nelson, Maiers win Fort Pierre soup/chili cook-off titles; Lighting contest deadline is Dec. 16
NOVEMBER 30, 2022: Reggie Nelson extended his soup cook-off winning streak during Fort Pierre's annual Cowboy Christmas and Christmas Tree Lighting activities Friday night (Nov. 25, 2022). Nelson has ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 30, 2022 Visit from Santa.
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