Category Archives: News Pierre

Fugitive captured following brief standoff; Two others arrested
Three people are in custody following a brief standoff at an apartment complex Friday afternoon (Aug. 20, 2021) in Pierre. The Hughes County Sheriff's Office reports shortly before 3pm CDT Friday, aut...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2021 Photo credit Hughes County Sheriff's Office.

Grant application submitted for RCP&E rail line from Fort Pierre to the Black Hills
A grant application for a major railroad improvement project on a line going west from Fort Pierre is in the works. South Dakota Transportation Department Secretary Joel Jundt told the Railroad Board ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2021 Courtesy image.
Texas man charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person while in Pierre
A 55 year old man from Galveston, Texas, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Michael Herring pled not guilty. The Indictment alleges that on J...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2021

50th annual SD 4-H Finals Rodeo begins today in Fort Pierre
The first performance of the 50th Annual South Dakota 4-H Finals Rodeo is today (Aug. 20, 2021) at 5pm at the Stanley County Fairgrounds in Fort Pierre. Tyson Paxton from Isabel is the president of th...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2021 Alachua County / CC

New staff join Stanley County School District for 2021-22 year
Stanley County School District is proud to introduce new faculty and staff for the 2021-2022 school year. Staff members are pictured left to right: Superintendent Daniel Baldwin, Madyson Titze (Parapr...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2021 Stanley County School District new faculty and staff for the 2021-2022 school year. (L to R): Superintendent Daniel Baldwin, Madyson Titze (Paraprofessional), Jalen Bame (Administrative Assistant), Becky McKeever (Middle School English-Language Arts), Misty Biwer (Paraprofessional), Joey Fischer (Study Hall & ISS Supervisor) and Britany Willis (Elementary Special Education Teacher).
Photo credit Stanley County School District.

Long Fox sentenced to prison for felonies committed in Stanley, Sully and Hughes counties in 2019
A 29 year old man who has spent time living in Pierre and Sully County was sentenced this week (Aug. 16, 2021) in South Dakota's 6th Circuit Court on charges coming from incidents in Sully, Stanley an...
DRG Media Group News Aug 19, 2021 Image credit South Dakota Unified Judicial System website screenshot.

School breakfasts, lunches and milk to be free again this year at many South Dakota Schools
With a new school year starting, the South Dakota Department of Education is offering districts the option to serve all student meals free of charge through the US Department of Agriculture National S...
DRG Media Group News Aug 19, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Back to school today for Pierre School District students
The first day of school for Pierre School District students is today (Aug. 19, 2021). The district's back to school plan includes information on home health screenings, mask wearing, social distancing...
DRG Media Group News Aug 19, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Story of five women living near Lake Shetek during Conflict of 1862 to be told tonight at Cultural Heritage Center
A story of survival will be told during a program at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre this evening (Aug. 18, 2021). Author and former Pierre resident Pamela Nowak will discuss her historical fic...
DRG Media Group News Aug 18, 2021 Book cover image credit South Dakota Historical Society.
Pierre outlines Medical Marijuana Plan
At last night's (Aug. 17, 2021) Pierre City Commission meeting, staff rolled out the city's plan for regulating medical marijuana, through three separate draft ordinances. Ordinances covered zoning wi...
DRG Media Group News Aug 18, 2021





