Category Archives: News Pierre

Fort Pierre Development Corporation, Burke Housing Authority receive loans from South Dakota Housing Commission to support affordable housing projects
The Burke Housing Authority and the Fort Pierre Development Corporation have been awarded funding from South Dakota Housing's Board of Commissioners to support the construction and rehabilitation of a...
DRG Media Group News Dec 22, 2025

Pierre/Fort Pierre Area Community Foundation and Youth Philanthropy Fund distribute $5,550
The Pierre/Fort Pierre Area Community Foundation and Youth Philanthropy Fund recently distributed nearly $5,550 in grants to four community organizations. PFPCF Grantees: Destination Imagination-Pierr...
DRG Media Group News Dec 22, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Winners chosen in 2025 Light Up the Pierre Area holiday display contest
Dec. 19, 2025: Voting is complete and winners have been selected in the 2025 Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce's "Light Up the Pierre Area" contest. This year there were 10 home displays, 3 business/org...
DRG Media Group News Dec 22, 2025 People's Choice and Clark Griswold Awards: 110 S. 4th Street, Fort Pierre (91 Votes)
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Fort Pierre gets agri-business economic development grant from South Dakota Transportation Commission
The South Dakota Transportation Commission has awarded Fort Pierre a $463,000 grant to make improvements to Buffalo Road. During Thursday's (Dec. 18, 2025) meeting, commissioners awarded a combined $4...
DRG Media Group News Dec 22, 2025 Pictures of Money / CC

Stanley County Commission to give final approval to wind energy ordinance and establish energy alternative moratorium during year end meeting this evening
The Stanley County Commission meets at 5pm CT today (Dec. 22, 2025) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Ordinance 2025-01 - Stanley County Wind Ener...
DRG Media Group News Dec 22, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Christmas, Kids, and Cops spreads holiday cheer while building trust with law enforcement officers
Local law enforcement officers took 15 kids, ranging in age from 6 years to 14 years old, holiday shopping Thursday evening (Dec. 18, 2025) as part of the annual Christmas, Kids, and Cops program. Pie...
DRG Media Group News Dec 20, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Students from Pierre, Blunt and Eagle Butte make up fourth group of DWU Learn & Earn graduates
Five more students have graduated from the Dakota Wesleyan University Learn & Earn program offered through Capital City Campus in Pierre. The students received their Associate of Arts diplomas in ...
DRG Media Group News Dec 19, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Employee and prison inmate face charges related to death of man serving time in South Dakota State Penitentiary on charges out of Hughes, Stanley, Sully, Pennington and Minnehaha counties
Dec. 19, 2025: A South Dakota Men's State Penitentiary inmate and a prison employee have been indicted on nine felony charges in connection with the November (Nov. 7, 2025) drug overdose death of pris...
DRG Media Group News Dec 19, 2025

Lori Jacobson wins 2025 Countdown to Christmas grand prize
Lori Jacobson from Fort Pierre is the grand prize winner of the 2025 DRG Media Group Countdown to Christmas giveaway held Thursday evening (Dec. 18, 2025) at CommTech in Pierre. The names of 12 finali...
DRG Media Group News Dec 19, 2025 Lori Jacobson (left) is the grand prize winner of the 2025 Countdown to Christmas giveaway. She's pictured with CommTech owner Chris Anderson and his daughter Lucy.
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Fort Pierre water use restriction is no longer in effect
Dec. 19, 2025: The water use restriction in Fort Pierre has been lifted. Dec. 18, 2025: Because of complications with the installation of a new water line, Fort Pierre remains under the water u...
DRG Media Group News Dec 19, 2025





