Category Archives: News Pierre

Finishing Strong by District 24 Representative Will Mortenson
Finishing Strong by District 24 Representative Will Mortenson (March 11, 2022) On March 10, 2022, at around 6:00 PM, my son Augie joined me on the House floor. Half an hour later, the House of Represe...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2022 Photo credit Legislative Research Council website.

Legislative update: Week 9 by District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram
Legislative update: Week 9 by District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram (March 11, 2022). After nearly three months of (sometimes) strenuous work, legislators look forward to the last week of session b...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2022

Stanley County High School students perform well at vocal and instrumental music contest
Stanley County High School students participated in the vocal and instrumental contest in Lyman County on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The results from contest are as follows: Riley Runge-Superior Keeley...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2022 Stanley County High School vocal and instrumental contest participants. Students are pictured left to right Katelynn Axtell, Keeley Rothschadl, Sarah Fosheim, Rayna Bryan and Riley Runge.
Photo credit Stanley County School.

Legislation providing $12 million to update Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre passed and signed
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed House Bill 1047 moving forward the project to renovate the Cultural Heritage Center and enhance and update the museum's exhibits. The bill provides around ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2022 Engineer's image of possible remodel.
Image credit South Dakota Historical Society.

Steve Mohr wins "The Right Card" first week drawing
Steve Mohr is the first winner of The Right Turn's 50/50 raffle, "The Right Card." Steve drew envelope #21 and won an Art Party at The Right Turn for 7 people. Maria Hays will lead the class and we wi...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2022 Steve Mohr.
Image credit The Right Turn.
Lower Brule man sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
A federal judge has decided the punishment for a 33 year old man from Lower Brule convicted of two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact. Benjamin Joseph Grassrope was sentenced to 96 months in federal pri...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2022

Native Americans fret as report card released on 2020 census
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Census Bureau will release reports Thursday (March 10, 2022) that show how good of a job the agency believes it did in counting every U.S. resident during the 2020 cen...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2022

Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - President Joe Biden has nominated veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to direct the federal Indian Health Service. The White House made the announcement Wednesday (March 9...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2022

GFP Commission recommends expanding Pierre Waterfowl Refuge
UPDATE MARCH 9, 2022: The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission is recommending increasing the size of the Pierre Waterfowl Refuge. The proposed expansion would add the area downriver from LaFr...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2022 Image credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Pierre residential utility customers get coupons to take a free load to the solid waste facility
The City of Pierre is once again giving residential utility customers a coupon for a free load at the city solid waste facility. Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says the city sends the coupons out annuall...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2022





