Category Archives: News Pierre
Presho woman selected as 2021 Spirit of Dakota Award winner
The pioneer spirit and love for the land and its people has led to a lifetime of outstanding service for this year's Spirit of Dakota Award winner, Angela Ehlers of Presho. A fourth generation Lyman C...
Oct 08, 2021 Angela Ehlers, second from left, was presented the 2021 Spirit of Dakota Award Saturday night at the Huron Event Center. With her are, from left, Tona Rozum, selection commission chair; Marilyn Hoyt, Spirit of Dakota Award Society chair; and Julie M. Johnson, selection commission member. Photo credit Benjamin Chase, Huron Plainsman.
Stanley County Student Council collecting donations for "Soctober"
The Stanley County Student Council is collecting socks this month for "Socktober." People can bring new socks, of any size, to the middle-high school office. Socks will be distributed to needy familie...
Oct 08, 2021
US Department of Transportation rejects request to rebid EAS contracts for Pierre and Watertown
Denver Air Connection is keeping the Essential Air Service contracts for the airports in Pierre and Watertown through May 2023. In an order issued today (Oct. 7, 2021), the US Department of Transporta...
Oct 07, 2021
Construction of Missouri River Bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre about six months behind
The bridge replacement project over the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre is about six months behind schedule. Fort Pierre mayor Gloria Hanson told the city council during this week's meet...
Oct 07, 2021 This image or photo is the property of the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
Fort Pierre First Thursdays season finale is tonight
The final First Thursday event of the year starts at 5:30 tonight (Oct. 7, 2021) at Fischers Lilly Park in Fort Pierre. There will be a variety of booths and vendors and the season finale starts at 8p...
Oct 07, 2021
Chantier Creek Lakeside Use Area boat ramp closed effective immediately
Because of the low water level on Lake Oahe, the boat ramp at Chantier Creek Lakeside Use Area, located 15 miles northwest of the Oahe Dam off SD Highway 1806, has been closed (Oct. 6, 2021). The Sout...
Oct 06, 2021 Christian Heilmann / CC
Ain Peterson chosen as the Pierre TF Riggs High School Fine Arts Performer of the Week
Ain Peterson has been chosen as the First National Bank Performer/Fine Arts Student of the Week (Oct. 4-8, 2021). Ain is a senior who is involved in the drama department at Pierre's TF Riggs High Scho...
Oct 06, 2021 Ain Peterson.
Photo credit Pierre School District.
RSV sending kids to Pierre hospital earlier than usual this year
The symptoms are similar, but it's not necessarily the coronavirus that's currently putting an atypical number of children into the hospital in Pierre. Dr. Mikel Holland, President and Chief Medical O...
Oct 06, 2021
Number of people flying out of the Pierre Regional Airport ramping back up as the busy hunting season approaches
Over 1700 (1709) people flew out of the Pierre Regional Airport last month (Sept. 2021). Of the total, 695 were on Denver Air Connection flights and 1014 were on SkyWest flights. City commissioner Jam...
Oct 05, 2021
Stanley County residents encouraged to provide input today on proposal to restructure Auditor, Treasurer and Register of Deeds offices
The Stanley County Commission will again be discussing a proposal to restructure three county offices when it meets today (Oct. 5, 2021). Auditor Phil Burtch says the change wouldn't affect how the of...
Oct 05, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
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