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Pierre recognized by South Dakota National Guard
A show of gratitude to the citizens of Pierre came during a recent leadership meeting of the South Dakota National Guard. Lt. Col. Jason Kleinschmit presented Pierre Mayor Steve Harding with a plaque ...
DRG Media Group News Feb 09, 2022 Pierre Mayor Steve Harding accepts an appreciation plaque from Lt. Col. Jason Kleinschmit, commander of the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard. The Battalion was based in the Pierre from 2007 until 2020. During that time, the 152nd was twice deployed to the Middle East.
Photo credit City of Pierre.

Part of Euclid Avenue in Pierre to go down to one lane this week to accommodate water main repair
Beginning tomorrow morning (Feb. 9, 2022), the southbound lanes of Euclid Avenue in Pierre will be closed between Fourth Street and Second Street. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane to ...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2022 Map image credit City of Pierre.

Close call after spark from burning garbage starts grass fire west of Fort Pierre
Luckily no structures were damaged when a fire in a burn barrel sparked a grass fire at Don Engleman's place west of Fort Pierre late yesterday morning (Feb. 7, 2022). Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Depar...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Grassland Fire Danger Index triggers automatic open burn ban in Hughes and Stanley counties
The National Weather Service has put much of southern South Dakota in the Extreme Fire Danger for this afternoon (Feb. 8, 2022) and a Wind Advisory is in effect from 11am-6pm CT today. The area includ...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2022 National Weather Service Grassland Fire Danger Index for Feb. 8, 2022.
Image credit NWS.

National Guard recognition and bid requests on tonight's agenda for Pierre City Commission
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Feb. 8, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall. Among the items on the agenda are: A special recognition of the National Guard Request to Bid- Construction/Expansion of C...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2022 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Winner woman sentenced for meth trafficking
UPDATE FEBRUARY 8, 2022: A federal court judge has determined the punishment for a 34 year old woman from Winner convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. Amber Heth was sentenced to 37 m...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2022

GFP Commission holding special meeting today about Spring Creek concession contract
UPDATE FEBRUARY 8, 2022: A group from Sioux Falls has received the concessionaire contract to run the restaurant at Spring Creek State Recreation Area about 20 miles north of Pierre and Fort Pierre th...
DRG Media Group News Feb 08, 2022 Map credit South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

Man killed in Friday morning accident in Draper was from Mitchell
UPDATE FEBRUARY 7, 2022: A 51 year old man from Mitchell died early Friday morning (3:30am Feb. 4, 2022) in a one-vehicle crash in Draper. Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway P...
DRG Media Group News Feb 07, 2022

Former owner of nursing home facilities in Pierre, Mobridge, Ipswich and other South Dakota towns pleads "not guilty" to tax charges
UPDATE FEBRUARY 7, 2022: NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The former owner of a failed multistate chain of nursing homes has pleaded not guilty to tax charges. Joseph Schwartz appeared via videoconference before a...
Diane Deis Feb 07, 2022 CafeCredit.com / CC

Fort Pierre City Council agenda includes license for Tiger's Tap, conditional use permit for Bad River Cannabis and 2022 street projects during tonight's meeting
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening at 6:30pm in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: Set public hearing date for Malt Beverage and...
DRG Media Group News Feb 07, 2022





