Category Archives: News Pierre

Lots of talk, not much action on tonight's agenda for the Pierre School Board
The Pierre School Board meets at 5:30pm today (Mon.) in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Superintendent's Comments Board Comments Riggs Student Senate Communicabl...
DRG Media Group News Nov 08, 2021
Man sentenced for using false identity to buy guns at a Pierre business
Man sentenced for using false identity to buy guns at a Pierre business A 52 year old man from Dent, Minnesota, convicted of Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person has received his punishment fr...
DRG Media Group News Nov 08, 2021

32nd Annual Casey Tibbs Foundation Tribute Dinner to be held tomorrow night in Fort Pierre
The 32nd Annual Casey Tibbs Foundation Tribute Dinner will be held tomorrow night (Nov. 6, 2021) at the Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre. Each year, the Casey Tibbs Foundation pays...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021
Take-to-Make holiday ornaments projects available tomorrow at Cultural Heritage Center
The South Dakota State Historical Society Museum will host Take-to-Make a holiday ornament activity tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2021) from 10am-3pm CDT (9am-2pm MDT) at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. V...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021

Flags to fly at half-staff tomorrow to honor former First Lady Jean Rounds
Governor Kristi Noem has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sundown tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2021) in honor of former First Lady Jean Rounds. A visitation for Jean Rounds ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021

Roberts remembers the friend and "stabilizing force" Jean Rounds was
Flags will fly at half-staff across South Dakota tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2021) in honor of former First Lady Jean Rounds of Pierre and Fort Pierre, wife of former Governor and current US Senator Mike Rounds...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021 Card club women doing a cookie exchange. Right front row Vonni Kallemeyn, Jean Rounds, Laurie Schultz, Pam Roberts. Back row Connie Tveidt and Brenda Goeden.
Photo courtesy of Pam Roberts.

Hughes County Jail may increase rate charged to house prisoners from other areas
The Hughes County Commission will be asked to consider raising the fee it charges to house prisoners from other areas in the Hughes County Jail. At this week's meeting (Nov. 1, 2021), sheriff Patrick ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021 Hughes County Jail.
Photo credit Hughes County website.

District 24 legislators to push state to fix Flaming Fountain by Capitol Lake in Pierre
Joint Op Ed: Time to Fix Our Fountain by District 24 Sen. Mary Duvall, Rep. Mike Weisgram and Rep. Will Mortenson (Nov. 4, 2021). South Dakota's Capitol Complex competes with any in the nation ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021 South Dakota's Flaming Fountain-- photo taken prior to Oct. 27, 2017.
Photo credit Patrick Callahan.

UPDATE: State says "no" but Pierre says "yes" to allowing vaccine mandate protesters to hold rally on city property north of the Capitol
UPDATE NOVEMBER 4, 2021, AT 4PM: The Pierre City Commission has approved a street closure request from a group wanting to hold a demonstration Monday (Nov. 8, 2021) at the State Capitol while state la...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2021 Map image credit City of Pierre.

New book about Laura Ingalls Wilder to be discussed tonight in person at the Cultural Heritage Center or virtually via Zoom
Nancy Tystad Koupal will discuss "Pioneer Girl: The Revised Texts" tonight (Nov. 4, 2021) at 7pm CDT (6pm MDT) at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. The program also offered virtually via Zoom. T...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2021 Book cover image credit South Dakota Historical Society.





