Category Archives: News Pierre

Fort Pierre City Council gets lease to use Corps lot as site for all season fish cleaning station.
Thanks to an agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Pierre will be adding an all season fish cleaning station to the list of local amenities available for anglers. Public Works Director R...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2022

Bid awarded for SD Highway 53 construction project in Tripp County
The South Dakota Transportation Commission has approved the contractor for a nearly $5 million ($4.9 million) construction project to renovate SD Highway 53 in Tripp County. The contract for this proj...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2022 Map image credit geology.com.

Sandy Zinter 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 (May 18, 2022) on the KGFX morning show. The finalists are Sioux Steel Company, Laurie ...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2022

Kids fishing event being held Saturday at Farm Island Recreation Area at Pierre
The High Plains Wildlife Association of Pierre-Fort Pierre will be hosting its 46th annual Kids Fishing Day Saturday (May 21, 2022). The event will run from 9am-noon at Farm Island Recreation Area, on...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2022 Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography

Registration has begun for Rawlins Library's summer reading program; Sessions start June 6
The Rawlins Municipal Library in Pierre is offering "Oceans of Possibilities" in coming months with its Summer Reading Program. The ocean-themed agenda has activities planned for preschoolers, grade s...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2022

Becker earns 2nd place in 2022 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota
Artwork by a senior at Pierre TF Riggs High School will be displayed in Washington, DC, for the coming year. Pierre's Vick Becker received 2nd place in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for South...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2022 Courtesy image.

Duvall, Weisgram to serve on property tax summer study committee; Mortenson appointed to Legislative Task Force on Incarceration Construction Fund
The South Dakota Legislature's Executive Board has chosen the House and Senate members that will serve on each of the three summer study committees and one task force. Representative Hugh Bartels of W...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2022 District 24 legislators Representative Mike Weisgram, Senator Mary Duvall and Representative Will Mortenson at the DRG Media Group studios after recording the 2022 South Dakota Legislative Preview with DRG News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra.

From Burke to Sully Buttes to Mobridge, South Dakota's 2022 high school graduates recognized for academic excellence
The best and brightest from South Dakota's Class of 2022 have been recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career. Last week (May 9, 2022), Governor Kristi Noem and the Ass...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2022
Outdoor pool change order, malt beverage licenses on agenda for Pierre City Commission tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets today (April 26, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Hyde Stadium Flag Pole Donation Outdoor Pool Project Earthwork - Change Ord...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2022
Maintenance work begins today on US Highway 212 Missouri River Bridge west of Gettysburg
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority will be doing maintenance work today and tomorrow (May 17-18, 2022) on the telephone line and conduit attached to the US Highway 212 Missouri River B...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2022





