Category Archives: News Pierre
Stanley County School District raising price of school meals by five to 10 cents
This coming school year (2022-23), the federal government will not be providing funding to make school meals free to all students like it has for the past two years because of COVID. Schools will go b...
Jul 20, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Hughes County Courthouse elevator working again
JULY 20, 2022: The elevator in the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre is fixed and operational again. The elevator had been out of service for about a week. JULY 13, 2022: The elevator in the H...
Jul 20, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Fort Pierre residents asked to be mindful of electricity use, especially during the evening's peak usage
The City of Fort Pierre has received word that it may be asked to help supply the Southwest Power Pool with energy during peak times yet this summer. Public Works Director Rick Hahn says Fort Pierre g...
Jul 19, 2022 Frédéric BISSON / CC
Pierre hits 108 Monday, one degree shy of record high
Yesterday's (July 18, 2022) excessive heat brought temperatures over 100 degrees across much of South Dakota. Weatherology meteorologist Michael Karow says some places reached a record high, others ca...
Jul 19, 2022 Photo credit Weatherology.
Past few years catching up with the US economy
Inflation. Interest rates. Basis points. Possible recession. There's a lot going on with the US economy these days-- and the global economy as well. South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Ada...
Jul 19, 2022
Pierre native chosen to lead East River Electric Power Cooperative
The East River Electric Power Cooperative board of directors has named Pierre native Bob Sahr as the cooperative's next general manager and CEO. Sahr, who is currently East River Electric's general co...
Jul 19, 2022 Courtesy photo.
Fort Thompson man sentenced in federal court for stealing skid steer in Hughes County
A 32 year old man from Fort Thompson convicted of Larceny has been sentenced in federal U.S. District Court. Tanner Shields must spend 21 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervise...
Jul 18, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Capital City Campus offers $40/credit hour class again this Fall
Capital City Campus in Pierre is again offering $40 per credit hour college courses, with "Composition I"-- through South Dakota State University-- being available on-site in Pierre this fall. Classes...
Jul 18, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Fort Pierre City Council meeting today; Budget subsidy requests, Trader Days on their agenda
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening at 5:15pm in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: Mayor and department head reports 2023 Budget...
Jul 18, 2022
Hughes County Commission holding budget hearings today
The Hughes County Commission meeting today (July 18, 2022) begins at 8am at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Bridge Grant Applications Contingency Transfer ...
Jul 18, 2022 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
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