Category Archives: News Pierre

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...
DRG Media Group News 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...
DRG Media Group News 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 ...
DRG Media Group News 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...
DRG Media Group News Jun 18, 2021 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group.

Oahe Days Arts and Music Festival starts tomorrow in Pierre
After taking 2020 off, the Oahe Days Arts and Music Festival is back in Pierre-- and it happens tomorrow (June 18) and Saturday. Oahe Days chairwoman Nicole Gordon says once again the activities are b...
DRG Media Group News Jun 17, 2021

It's been a while.....but the Pierre train bridge got another camper
The train bridge in Pierre has added another camper air conditioning unit to its tally of damages-- but the camper's owner may not know it yet. DRG Media Group news and farm director Jody Heemstra was...
DRG Media Group News Jun 17, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre woman facing over a dozen charges after short pursuit last night
A 26 year old woman from Pierre faces several charges after multiple hit-and-run incidents and vehicle pursuit in Pierre late last night (June 16, 2021). According to the Pierre Police Department, off...
DRG Media Group News Jun 17, 2021

Pierre Go Green and Clean campaign picks up 6000+ pounds of garbage
Pierre is now clear of thousands of pounds of debris and trash. That's thanks to the volunteers who participated in this year's Go Green and Clean campaign. Together, approximately 130 volunteers clea...
DRG Media Group News Jun 17, 2021

Kadoka man sentenced for Meth Trafficking
A Kadoka man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance has been sentenced in federal court in South Dakota. 34 year old Timothy Kills In Water must spend 75 months in federal prison...
DRG Media Group News Jun 17, 2021 Best Law

People back to flying out of Pierre Regional Airport; SkyWest and Denver Air Connection to both provide commercial service July 1
The number of people flying out of the Pierre Regional Airport has picked back up after falling to an almost complete stop in the middle of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. City commissioner and...
DRG Media Group News Jun 16, 2021 Image credit City of Pierre.





