Category Archives: News Pierre

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.

SD Discovery Center holding open house today; Looking for public input on the future of the facility
The South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre is holding an open house today (Oct. 26, 2021) from 11:30am-1:30pm CT and 4:30-6pm CT. Executive Director Rhea Waldman says the Discovery Center has been pa...
DRG Media Group News Oct 26, 2021

Open house and building re-dedication today at Capital City Campus for Wallace R. Halverson Day
Today (Oct. 26, 2021) is Wallace R. Halverson Day in South Dakota and Capital City Campus in Pierre is celebrating the occasion with an open house and building re-dedication. Capital City Campus-- for...
DRG Media Group News Oct 26, 2021

Stanley County GOLD to host art show Thursday as part of national 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 next week. Thursday (Oct. 2...
DRG Media Group News Oct 23, 2021

Underwater pumpkin patch being held Sunday at Pierre Aquatics Center
Kids can "harvest" their own pumpkins this weekend at the Pierre Aquatics Center. The Pierre Parks and Recreation Department and the Oahe Family YMCA are hosting their annual Underwater Pumpkin Patch ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 23, 2021 Photo credit City of Pierre.

Nebraska Public Service Commission files complaint against Gettysburg, SD, grain dealer
The Nebraska Public Service Commission has filed a complaint requiring Fearless Grain of Gettysburg, South Dakota, (a.k.a. Banghart Properties LLC, a.k.a. Fearless Grain Marketing Storage & Arbitr...
DRG Media Group News Oct 22, 2021

UPDATE: Victims of Sunday accident near Rapid City identified; Both have roots in Lyman County
UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2021 AT 6AM: Two Rapid City adults have been identified as those who died in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon (Oct. 17, 2021) south of Rapid City. Preliminary cras...
DRG Media Group News Oct 22, 2021

Central SD Communications Center at Pierre getting new equipment thanks to one-time dollars from the state
The Central South Dakota Communications Center in Pierre is receiving new equipment thanks to some one-time funding from the State of South Dakota. The 911 Coordination Board, administered by the Sout...
DRG Media Group News Oct 22, 2021 Communications Center Manager Cindy Gross oversees a team that dispatches 911 calls for five central South Dakota counties.
Photo credit City of Pierre.





