Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre awards $2.1 million Airport Road contract to Morris Inc.
The Pierre City Commission has awarded a $2.1 million contract to Morris Inc. to upgrade Airport Road. City engineer John Childs says from Lowell Avenue, east past the airport terminal, will be comple...
DRG Media Group News May 19, 2021 Image credit City of Pierre.
Todd County woman sentenced for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon
A woman from Todd County, South Dakota, convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon has been sentenced in federal court. 26 year old Julia Swift Hawk was sentenced to time served through May 18, 2021...
DRG Media Group News May 19, 2021

Fire destroys four G & N Construction vehicles; No one injured, no damage to nearby buildings
The cause of a fire that destroyed a semi trailer, two dump trucks and a flatbed trailer in Pierre just after 3 o'clock this afternoon (May 18) is under investigation. Pierre Volunteer Fire Department...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Onida man arrested on rape charges involving 12 and 13 year old girls from Blunt
Steven Harold West, 73, of Onida is facing three felony counts of raping three runaways after meeting them online through Instagram. The 12-year-old and two 13-year-old girls ran away from Blunt, Sout...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2021 Photo credit Hughes County Sheriff's Office.

Callahan to serve as Hughes County "vice sheriff" until retirement of current sheriff; Then will be appointed sheriff
Patrick Callahan will become the next sheriff of Hughes County once current sheriff Darin Johnson retires. At yesterday's (May 17) Hughes County Commission meeting, commission chair Randy Vance said C...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2021

Pierre City Commission to discuss road projects, malt beverage licenses at tonight's meeting
The Pierre City Commission meets this (Tues.) evening. Among the items on the agenda are: Bid Award - Airport Road Reconstruction Project 5:45pm Public Hearing - Special Assessment Project to Extend B...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2021 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Pierre students selected to receive $1,000 MRES scholarships
Three T.F. Riggs graduating seniors are recipients of Missouri River Energy Services scholarships. Joe Cremer, Kenzie Gronlund, and Devin Hemmelman, have each been awarded a $1,000 to continue their e...
DRG Media Group News May 18, 2021
Men arrested on assault, drug charges in separate incidents in Pierre over the weekend
A 29 year old man is charged with simple assault and drug charges after an incident Friday afternoon in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says officers were called to an altercatio...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2021

Rankin selected to be new Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce CEO
Sara Rankin has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce. She will begin her new position June 14. Since 2017, Rankin has been the director of marketing and co...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2021

Stanley County graduation set for Sunday at noon
Stanley County High School Graduation will be held Sunday (May 23) at noon. Supt. Dan Hoey says they're trying to make the ceremony as "normal" as possible for this year's seniors. Hoey says they're l...
DRG Media Group News May 17, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.





