Category Archives: News Pierre

Road preservation projects scheduled to start today on Highways 1804 and 204 in Hughes, Stanley and Sully counties
The South Dakota Department of Transportation says a $1.6 million chip seal and fog seal project is scheduled to begin today (July 18, 2022) on SD Highway 204 and SD Highway 1804 north of Pierre. The ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 18, 2022

Ann Norden wins weekly The Right Card drawing, again
JULY 15, 2022: Ann Norden was The Right Turn's winner for Week 20's The Right Card 50/50 raffle drawing. She selected envelope #18 which was an Oral B dental kit from Swenson and Cowan. Ann picked up ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 18, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Schlichenmayer to retire from The Right Turn
The Board of Directors of The Right Turn in Pierre announced that Nancy Schlichenmayer will be retiring in February 2023. Schlichenmayer has been with The Right Turn for over three years. She started ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 16, 2022

Annual "Little Wings on the Prairie" Butterfly Festival to be held tomorrow at Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
The 8th Annual "Little Wings on the Prairie" Butterfly Festival will be held tomorrow (July 16, 2022) from 9am-noon CDT at the Oahe Downstream Recreation Area north of Fort Pierre. The event will be h...
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022 Image credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Bridge naming ceremony to be held tomorrow to honor US Army PFC David R. Gatton of Harrold
The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony tomorrow (July 16, 2022) to honor U.S. Army Private First Class David R. Gatton. The White River Brid...
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Pierre city, school board election winners sworn in this month
Re-elected and newly elected representatives on the Pierre City Commission and Pierre School Board have been sworn in this month (July 2022). City Commissioners Vona Johnson and Blake Barringer renewe...
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Discovery Center to show pictures from James Webb Space Telescope during tonight's Discovery on Tap
The first images from NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled earlier this week (July 11-12, 2022).... and those pictures are the feature of tonight's (July 15, 2022) "Discovery on Tap" ev...
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022

Fort Pierre having good year for building and development
From a senior living complex, to hotels to outdoor recreation stores, Fort Pierre is seeing an influx of businesses this year. Mayor Gloria Hanson says two hotels will be built this fall.
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Woman from Michigan killed in July 3 accident east of Murdo
JULY 14, 2022: A 20 year old woman from Michigan has been identified as the person killed in a one-vehicle crash about 6:15am July 3, 2022, 17 miles east of Murdo. Preliminary crash information from t...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022

Pierre "Movies in the Park" tonight features Disney's "The Jungle Book"
Tonight (July 14, 2022) is the Pierre Recreation Department's second of three "Movies in the Park" events this month at the Steamboat Park Amphitheater. The free showing of "The Jungle Book" begins at...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022





