Category Archives: News Pierre
Pierre City Commission to start hearing 2022 budget requests tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets at 5:30pm today (Aug. 3). Among the items that agenda includes are: bid awards for a Water Main Extension Project, 2022 Electric Materials and City Surplus items for s...
Aug 03, 2021 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Stanley County Commission to discuss fairgrounds events, bridge update and more tonight
The Stanley County Commission meets at 5pm today (Aug. 3). Items on its agenda are: a recap of the state high school and 4th of July rodeos at the Stanley County Fairgrounds discussion about a full ti...
Aug 03, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Pierre starting chip sealing on 100+ blocks of street this week
The City of Pierre will begin its 2021 chip seal operation this week (weather permitting) on more than 100 blocks of street. "No parking" signs will be placed in construction areas prior to road work....
Aug 03, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Teen killed, three injured in accident yesterday near Fort Thompson
A teenage girl died and three people were injured last night (Aug. 1) in a two-vehicle crash northeast of Fort Thompson. Preliminary information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 2009 C...
Aug 02, 2021
Fort Pierre City Council to discuss health insurance, industrial hemp at tonight's meeting
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening at 6:30pm in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: fish cleaning station presentation health ins...
Aug 02, 2021
Hughes County Commission to discuss Spring Creek Road speed limit ordinance, employee bonuses
The Hughes County Commission meets today (Aug. 2) at 5:30pm at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Spring Creek Road speed limit ordinance employee bonus discu...
Aug 02, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Redrawing the lines of South Dakota's legislative districts-- District 24 Sen. Mary Duvall update interim activity of the SD Legislature
Redistricting by District 24 Senator Mary Duvall (July 27, 2021). After months of waiting, we are about to receive official data from the U.S. Census Bureau which will allow us to move forward with ou...
Jul 31, 2021 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group
UPDATE: Air quality alert extended to include all of South Dakota
NOON UPDATE: The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has expanded its air quality alert to encompass all of the state because of smoke from wildfires across the US and Canada ...
Jul 30, 2021 Air quality rating for Pierre area as of noon CT on July 30, 2021.
Infographic credit South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Smoke from dozens of wildfires burning in US and Canada clearly seen and smelled today in South Dakota
With the amount of haze and strong smell of smoke in the air today (July 29, 2021), people may be wondering where the local fire is. But, Pierre Volunteer Fire Department chief Ian Paul says what we'r...
Jul 29, 2021 Smokey haze from wildfires across the US and Canada found its way to Pierre July 29, 2021.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
SD legislators working on redistricting information ahead of next month's release of Census numbers
After being delayed for several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Census Bureau will release data used for drawing legislative districts next month (August 2021). District 24 Senator Mar...
Jul 29, 2021 South Dakota legislative district boundaries from 2010 census.
Image credit South Dakota Legislative Research Council.
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