Category Archives: News Pierre

Bill providing $3.5 million to revamp Capitol Lake Complex in Pierre signed by Governor
UPDATE MARCH 7, 2022: Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill (HB1013) that provides $3.5 million for a Master Plan for Capitol Lake and the Veterans Memorials in Pierre. Representative Will Mortenson ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2022 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Fort Pierre City Council meets tonight; City water plan among items on the agenda
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (March 7, 2022) at 6:30pm in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: Mayor and city department hea...
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2022

Hughes County Commission discussing jail, employee salaries and more tonight
The Hughes County Commission meets today (March 7, 2022) at 5:30pm at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: first reading or consideration of rezoning requests J...
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2022 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Below average runoff continues for the upper Missouri River Basin
The updated 2022 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. John Remus is the chief of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Missouri R...
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2022

DWU hosting information event for Pierre-based program
Prospective students and their families are invited to the Capital City Campus (925 E. Sioux Ave.) in Pierre today (March 7, 2022) to meet with Dakota Wesleyan University representatives about the Lea...
DRG Media Group News Mar 07, 2022

Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center receives grant for new facility; Holding annual Hollywood Tonight fundraiser this evening
The Governor's Office of Economic Development has awarded a $2.02 million Community Development Block Grant to the City of Pierre for a new domestic violence center facility. Executive Director of Mis...
DRG Media Group News Mar 05, 2022

Stanley County Commission approves road name change to help increase awareness of new, rural business
UPDATE MARCH 4, 2022: The Stanley County Commission has approved changing the name of one county road to help customers find a new business that's located in a rural area. Maier Meats, LLC is located ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 04, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre celebrates first year of TeamMates Mentoring Program with visit from former Cornhusker DeMoine Adam
The TeamMates Mentoring Program started at Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre a year ago. To help celebrate the first anniversary, program CEO DeMoine Adams spent a day at the school this week (Mar...
DRG Media Group News Mar 04, 2022 TeamMates CEO DeMoine Adams speaking to students at Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre March 1, 2022.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Tyler Want earns this week's Pierre TF Riggs Fine Arts Performer of the Week honor
Congratulations to junior Tyler Want on being chosen as the First National Bank Pierre TF Riggs Fine Arts Performer of the Week. Here is his nomination from Mr. Bauck: Tyler joined choir this semester...
DRG Media Group News Mar 04, 2022 Tyler Want.
Photo credit Pierre School District.

State Historical Society program tonight features female pilots of World War II
The South Dakota State Historical Society is hosting historian and author Katherine Sharp Landdeck at its "History Talk," tonight (March 3, 2022) from 7-8pm CST (6-7pm MST). The presentation, "Lessons...
DRG Media Group News Mar 03, 2022 Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum / CC





