Category Archives: News Pierre

Boat ramp access on Lake Oahe better than expected earlier this spring
This spring (April 2022), the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks wasn't certain how many of the public access boat ramps they'd be able to keep open around Lake Oahe this summer. Then, GF...
DRG Media Group News Jul 12, 2022 Image credit Oahe Downstream Recreation Area Facebook page.
Special event street closure request on agenda for Pierre City Commission today
The Pierre City Commission meets today (July 12, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Request to Serve Alcohol at SD Discovery Center July 15th 5:30pm-7:00pm Stre...
DRG Media Group News Jul 12, 2022

Pierre street closure: North Euclid
Starting this evening (July 11, 2022), the right hand, north bound lane of North Euclid will be closed between 1st Street and 2nd Street to complete the reconstruction of East 2nd Street. This closure...
DRG Media Group News Jul 11, 2022 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Firefighters spend about three hours at hay bale fire north of Pierre
Some hay bales burned but nothing else was harmed in a fire around 7 o'clock this morning (July 11, 2022) north of Pierre. Pierre Rural Fire Department Chief Doug Hinkle says they were in the Peoria F...
DRG Media Group News Jul 11, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre School Board meets this evening to reorganize for the 2022-23 school year
The Pierre School Board meets at 5:30pm today (July 11, 2022) in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Oath of Office - Joan Adam and Jessica Lewis Reorganization of t...
DRG Media Group News Jul 11, 2022 Pierre School District Board of Education (Dec. 13, 2021).
Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre street closure: Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth Street in Pierre, between Maple and Capitol Avenues, is closed to through traffic today (July 11, 2022) for underground utility work, weather permitting. The City is installing a new water m...
DRG Media Group News Jul 11, 2022 Courtesy image.

Pierre Area Chamber CEO joins Capital City Campus Board of Directors
Capital City Campus (CCC) is excited to welcome Tia Kafka to the Board of Directors. Tia recently transitioned into the CEO position at the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce and also joined the CCC Boar...
DRG Media Group News Jul 11, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Darren Newcome wins weekly The Right Card drawing
Darren Newcome was The Right Turn's winner for week 18 of The Right Turn's 50/50 The Right Card fundraising raffle. He selected envelope #17 which was ten pounds of ground beef from Eagle Pass Ranch. ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 11, 2022

Sobriety checkpoints planned in Stanley, Campbell, 12 other counties in July
South Dakota's Department of Public Safety will hold 15 sobriety checkpoints in 14 different counties during July 2022. The monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage people to not drink and drive....
DRG Media Group News Jul 08, 2022 Morgan Davis / CC

Women from Fort Pierre and Pierre named Volunteers of the Year for SD Special Olympics
South Dakota Special Olympics has chosen Jody Carter-Clarambeau of Fort Pierre and Tarrah Peterson of Pierre as their Volunteer of the Year for 2022. Clarambeau says she takes on a variety of roles fo...
DRG Media Group News Jul 08, 2022





