Category Archives: News Pierre
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.

Stanley County 3rd graders design ornaments for National Christmas Tree display
Third grade students from Stanley County Elementary School in Fort Pierre have created ornaments that will decorate one of the 58 trees in the 2022 National Christmas Tree display in Washington, DC. T...
DRG Media Group News Nov 17, 2022 Students are practicing strategies for drawing animals in preparation for creating ornaments based upon iconic SD animals.
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South Dakota Department of Tourism recognizes 2022 Great Place designees
The South Dakota Department of Tourism has recognized 48 businesses across the state with the 2022 South Dakota Great Place designation. These tourism-focused businesses earned the designation for the...
DRG Media Group News Nov 17, 2022

Stanley County School names October middle-high school Students and Staff of the Month
The Stanley County Middle-High School October 2022 Students and Staff of the Month have been named. Students are selected based on the ROAMS categories of respect, ownership, achievement, mindfulness,...
DRG Media Group News Nov 17, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Students to represent JAG-SD at national leadership event in Washington, DC; Student from Lyman among them
Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) students from four South Dakota high schools have been selected as delegates to the JAG National Student Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1-3, 2022. &nbs...
DRG Media Group News Nov 17, 2022
Two die in Friday afternoon accident near Sioux Falls
NOVEMBER 16, 2022: A 70 year old man from Pierre is one of two people who died Friday afternoon (Nov. 11, 2022, at 12:40pm) in a three-vehicle crash three miles west of Sioux Falls. Preliminary crash ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 16, 2022

Capital Area United Way encouraging gift giving through its Holiday Giving option
The Capital Area United Way is encouraging a different kind of gift giving this holiday season. Executive Director Holly Wade says what their partner agencies need most are money and volunteers. She s...
DRG Media Group News Nov 16, 2022

Meredith Lee wins monthly Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area Mega Raffle drawing
The three finalists for this month's Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area Mega Raffle were drawn this morning (Nov. 16, 2022) on the KGFX morning show. The finalists are McDonalds, Meredith Lee and...
DRG Media Group News Nov 16, 2022





