Category Archives: News Pierre

Grey Goose Road Halloween display opens tonight, runs through Sunday night
The Grey Goose Road Halloween display (19988 Grey Goose Road) north of Pierre opens tonight (Oct. 28, 2021) and runs through Sunday night. Weather permitting; the evening display times will be from 6-...
DRG Media Group News Oct 28, 2021 Courtesy photo.

Miracle Treat Day' moves to fall, but mission stays the same; Pierre store goal is 5700
Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations across South Dakota are participating in the annual Miracle Treat Day today (Oct. 28, 2021). Pierre store general manager Jennifer Uecker says participat...
DRG Media Group News Oct 28, 2021

Stanley County GOLD hosting art show today as part of Lights On Afterschool Events
The Stanley County GOLD (Greater Opportunities for Learning & Development) afterschool program is hosting an art show as part of nationwide Lights On Afterschool events today (Oct. 28, 2021). From...
DRG Media Group News Oct 28, 2021 Students playing office.
Photo credit Stanley County GOLD program.

Denver Air Connection ready to handle the friendly skies solo when SkyWest ends service to Pierre and Watertown in January
SkyWest, flying as United Express, will stop providing commercial air service to the Pierre and Watertown regional airports early next year, leaving Denver Air Connection as the sole commercial air se...
DRG Media Group News Oct 27, 2021 Denver Air Connection seat.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Halverson legacy to education celebrated during Capital City Campus building rededication yesterday
Yesterday (Oct. 26, 2021) was Wallace R. Halverson Day in South Dakota and Capital City Campus in Pierre celebrated the occasion with an open house and building re-dedication. Ron Woodburn was directo...
DRG Media Group News Oct 27, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Dry conditions expected to persist through winter in upper Missouri River Basin
September 2021 precipitation was below average in the Missouri River Basin. John Remus is the chief of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Missouri River Basin Water Management Division. He sums the year ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 27, 2021 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

With numbers about half what they were two years ago, task force determines no need for deer season to be held within Pierre city limits this year
Pierre's Deer Management Task Force has determined there's no need for a deer harvest in city limits this year. The decision was made following a deer count completed earlier this month (Oct. 2021). D...
DRG Media Group News Oct 27, 2021

Section of Elizabeth Street in Pierre closing today; Should reopen by mid-November
Elizabeth Street in Pierre between Pleasant Drive and Capitol Avenue will close to through traffic today (Oct. 27, 2021) to accommodate street improvements. Access will be maintained for local traffic...
DRG Media Group News Oct 27, 2021 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Culinary class chosen as this week's Pierre TF Riggs Fine Arts Performers of the Week
Congratulations to students of Mrs. Jordan's Culinary Class on being chosen as the First National Bank Pierre TF Riggs High School Fine Arts Performers of the Week. Here is their nomination from Mrs. ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 27, 2021 Photo credit Pierre School District.

SkyWest pulling out of Pierre Airport early next year; Scaling back to one daily flight in December
SkyWest, flying as United Express, will stop providing commercial air service to the Pierre Regional Airport early next year. Toward the beginning of this month (Oct. 7, 2021), the US Department of Tr...
DRG Media Group News Oct 26, 2021 Courtesy photo.





