Category Archives: News Pierre
National Boys & Girls Club Week highlights impact clubs make for kids, families and communities
The Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area is celebrating the 80th annual National Boys & Girls Club Week this week (June 21-25, 2021). Club director Becky Spoehr says research shows kids that ...
Jun 22, 2021
Pierre City Commission to discuss lease agreement with Denver Air Connection
The Pierre City Commission meets this (Tues.) evening. Among the items on the agenda are: 2021 Budget Supplement - 2nd Reading Oahe YMCA Project Funding Update Denver Air Lease Agreement The Pierre Ci...
Jun 22, 2021
Callahan sworn in as Hughes County sheriff
There's a new sheriff in town.... actually in Hughes County. Patrick Callahan was sworn in at this evening's (June 21) Hughes County Commission meeting. Sheriff Darin Johnson retired, effective today....
Jun 21, 2021 Newly appointed Hughes County sheriff Patrick Callahan’s wife, Karen, pins the sheriff’s badge on him, immediately following his oath of office administered by Presiding 6th Circuit Judge Christina Klinger.
Commission chair Randy Vance (left) and Commissioner Bill Abernathy (right) watch. Abernathy was the Pierre Police Chief who hired Callahan and saw him be sworn-in in 1990.
Photo credit to Brian Hines, retired PPD Lieutenant.
Fort Pierre City Council to set public hearing date for vacation rentals ordinance
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: set a public hearing date for vacation home r...
Jun 21, 2021
Hughes County Commission to appoint sheriff, discuss temporary medical marijuana ordinance and more at meeting this evening
The Hughes County Commission meets this (Mon.) evening at 5:30pm at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: appointment of Patrick Callahan as Hughes County Sherif...
Jun 21, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Healthier Elections- District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson
Healthier Elections by District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson (June 15, 2021). We have an opportunity to make our elections healthier. South Dakota's electoral process works pretty well. Our county auditors,...
Jun 21, 2021 Image credit Will Mortenson.
Pierre educators recognized for outstanding work in 2019-20 school year
Two Pierre School District educators received awards this week that they had actually won for the 2019-20 school year. Georgia Morse Middle School principal Dr. Kyley Cumbow was presented with the Mid...
Jun 19, 2021
Bush's Landing Lakeside Use Area Reopens, Little Bend Lakeside Use Area Transitions to Low Water Ramp
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Department today announced that Bush's Landing Lakeside Use Area is back in service. This access had been closed so a local contractor could complete an acc...
Jun 19, 2021 Bush's Landing completed improvements.
Photo credit South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
Pierre skate park concrete bid awarded
This week (June 15), the Pierre City Commission awarded a $79,349 contract to R&W Construction for the concrete work at the city's new skate park. Four contractors submitted proposals to complete ...
Jun 18, 2021 Design image of what the new skate park in Pierre will look like.
Image credit City of Pierre.
Two Pierre residents unharmed after smoke detectors warned them of fire
The Pierre Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at approximately 1:06am today (June 18, 2021). Chief Ian Paul says when firefighters arrived at the 2000 block of Ea...
Jun 18, 2021 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group.
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