Category Archives: News Pierre
Pierre City holding contractor meeting this afternoon
The City of Pierre is hosting a contractor meeting today (Thurs.) at 3:30pm in the Dakota Room at River Cities Public Transit (East Dakota Avenue). Participants will meet Pierre's new Building Officia...
DRG Media Group News May 13, 2021

Noem urges USDOT to reconsider decision to give EAS contracts for Pierre and Watertown to Denver Air Connection
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is supporting SkyWest's request that the US Department of Transportation re-bid the federal Essential Air Service contracts for the airports in Pierre and Watertown, ...
DRG Media Group News May 12, 2021 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group
Pierre City Commission approves Highland Avenue project
The Pierre City Commission has approved a $1.4 million contract to upgrade a section of Highland Avenue as well as the underground utilities along that same stretch. Work will be done between Wynoka A...
DRG Media Group News May 12, 2021

Mehlhaff receives MRES Community Leader award
A Pierre City Commissioner is being recognized for his work with municipal utilities. Missouri River Energy Services gave commissioner Jim Mehlhaff the company's Community Leader Award during their vi...
DRG Media Group News May 12, 2021 Pierre city commissioner Jim Mehlhaff (center) receives the Missouri River Energy Services "Community Leader" award from mayor Steve Harding (left) and City Utilities director Brad Palmer (right) during the May 11, 2021 commission meeting.

Annual South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Service to be held tomorrow (May 12)
The annual South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Service will be held in Pierre tomorrow morning (May 12) in conjunction with National Law Enforcement Memorial Week. A motorcade will depart the George...
DRG Media Group News May 11, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Denver Air to USDOT: "DAC is reliable, fit, willing and able" to provide commercial air service to Pierre and Watertown airports
Denver Air Connection has responded to a call by SkyWest Airlines that the US Department of Transportation re-bid the Essential Air Service contracts for Watertown and Pierre. Last month, the US DOT a...
DRG Media Group News May 11, 2021

With bond paid off, preliminary fiscal year 2022 budget for Pierre School District decreases almost $705,000
The Pierre School District is looking at a preliminary budget of around $33.2-million for the 2021-22 school year. Business manager Darla Mayer says the projected budget is approximately 2% lower than...
DRG Media Group News May 11, 2021 Image credit Pierre School District.

Pierre TF Riggs High School graduation ceremony is May 23 at Hollister Field; Stanley County's ceremony at Parkview Auditorium also May 23
The Pierre TF Riggs High School graduation ceremony will be held May 23 at Hollister Field. Pierre Supt. Dr. Kelly Glodt says they're trying to make the ceremony as "normal" as possible for the Class ...
DRG Media Group News May 11, 2021 Image by Shahid Abdullah from Pixabay

Oahe Downstream Shooting Complex partially closed today and Friday for law enforcement training
Law enforcement training is being held at the Oahe Downstream Shooting Complex, located along Highway 1806 at Fort Pierre/Pierre, this week. The shooting bays will be used for training today (Tues. Ma...
DRG Media Group News May 11, 2021 lifesizepotato

Runoff into the Missouri River in April less than 50% of average; Forecast not showing rising reservoir levels anytime soon
Dry conditions last month (April) resulted in very low runoff into the upper Missouri River Basin. Mike Swenson with the US Army Corps of Engineers says the upper Basin runoff was 44% of average, whic...
DRG Media Group News May 10, 2021





