Category Archives: News Pierre

Election results approved for Hughes and Stanley Counties, Fort Pierre City Council and Pierre School District
The Hughes County Commission, Stanley County Commission, Fort Pierre City Council and Pierre School Board have all approved their respective results from the June 2, 2026, primary election. The Pierre...
DRG Media Group News Jun 09, 2026 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Pierre School Board approves nearly $43 million budget for 2026-27
June 9, 2026: The Pierre School Board has approved the District's budget for the upcoming year (2026-27). Business manager Travis Dovre says the budget shows a 13.8% increase over the current year's b...
DRG Media Group News Jun 09, 2026 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

BankWest awards 2026 scholarships to 24 students
BankWest has awarded 24 scholarships to outstanding students across South Dakota for the 2026-27 school year. Each student will receive a $2,000 scholarship to pursue post-secondary education at a sch...
DRG Media Group News Jun 09, 2026 Courtesy image.

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (June 9, 2026) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: 5:45pm Public Hearing - Petition to Vacate a Portion of Attica & E...
DRG Media Group News Jun 09, 2026 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Street milling and paving work starts today in some areas of Pierre
Morris Inc. will begin milling and paving operations some streets in Pierre today (June 8, 2026). The following segments of streets will be worked on: Franklin Street between Harrison and Pierce Avenu...
DRG Media Group News Jun 08, 2026 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Multiple chip seal and fog seal projects to start Monday in the Gettysburg/Pierre/Lyman County areas
On Monday (June 8, 2026), crews will begin a $3.6 million chip seal and fog seal project on several routes in the central part of South Dakota. During the work, traffic will be reduced to one lane and...
DRG Media Group News Jun 08, 2026

Pierre School Board meets this evening; Election canvass on the agenda
The Pierre School Board meets today (June 8, 2026) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Hearing and Adoption Canvass 2026 Pier...
DRG Media Group News Jun 08, 2026

Fort Pierre City Council to canvass election results today
The Fort Pierre City Council will meet at 4:30pm CT today (June 8, 2026) in the Commission Room of the Stanley County Courthouse in Fort Pierre. The group will canvass the results of the June 2, 2026,...
DRG Media Group News Jun 08, 2026

Highway Patrol holding sobriety checkpoints in June in Hughes, Jones, Lyman, 14 other counties
The South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 17 counties during the month of June. In the central part of the state, the checkpoints will take place in Hughes, Jones and Lyman ...
DRG Media Group News Jun 05, 2026

Sioux Avenue Cruise being held Saturday evening in Pierre
The 13th annual Sioux Avenue Cruise is tomorrow evening (June 6, 2026) in Pierre. Kale Urban is one of the event organizers. He says the gathering will be held from 5-11pm. The public is invited to co...
DRG Media Group News Jun 05, 2026





