Category Archives: News Pierre

National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021 promotes removing distractions; Public encouraged to take part in Go Orange Day
This is National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 26-30, 2021). South Dakota Department of Transportation Pierre area engineer Dean VanDeWiele says the designation highlights the deadly dangers of spee...
DRG Media Group News Apr 26, 2021 Image credit US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.

Prescribed burns to occur on the Fort Pierre National Grassland
The USDA Forest Service anticipates conducting prescribed burns (1, 2 or 3) on the Fort Pierre National Grassland sometime in the next several weeks. Ignition will only occur if suitable weather and f...
DRG Media Group News Apr 26, 2021 Photo credit USDA Forest Service Fort Pierre Ranger District National Grasslands

Two retired State Historical Society staffers receive Robinson Award
Two longtime South Dakota State Historical Society staffers who retired in 2020 will be announced as winners of the prestigious Robinson Memorial Award during the society's annual history conference t...
DRG Media Group News Apr 23, 2021 Nancy Tystad Koupal and Jay D. Vogt receive their Robinson Memorial Awards from Ben Jones, State Historian and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society. Photo courtesy SD State Historical Society.

Pierre: No Parking on Governors Drive today (April 23, 2021)
Beginning at 7am today (April 23), no parking will be permitted on a large section of Governors Drive in Pierre. The city will be crack sealing Governors Drive between Church and Fourth Streets. To ac...
DRG Media Group News Apr 23, 2021 Image credit City of Pierre.

Mid-Dakota Rural Water System shutting down water line near Blunt today to fix leak in main line
Mid-Dakota Rural Water System has a leak on the mainline near Blunt. In order to fix the leak, they shut down the mainline around 4am today (Fri.). Some areas east of Blunt will be out of water most o...
DRG Media Group News Apr 22, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Fourth Street closure planned in Pierre today (April 23) and next week
Weather permitting, a portion of Fourth Street in Pierre will close today (April 23) for construction work. Fourth Street, between Grand and Euclid Avenues, will close on Friday, April 23. Local traff...
DRG Media Group News Apr 22, 2021 Image credit City of Pierre.

SD doctor says many people believe incorrect information about COVID; Walk-in COVID vaccine clinic today at Avera St. Mary's "old" hospital building in Pierre
The South Dakota Department of Health and the state's three major healthcare providers-- Avera, Monument and Sanford-- came together this week to encourage state residents who haven't done so yet, to ...
DRG Media Group News Apr 22, 2021

Olivia Strand named Pierre Fine Arts Performer of the Week
Olivia Strand has been chosen as this week's Pierre TF Riggs High School Performer/Fine Arts Student of the Week. Below is her nomination: Olivia is an exemplary student, she works everyday from bell ...
DRG Media Group News Apr 22, 2021

Prairie Paradise Farms of Fort Pierre named South Dakota's Leopold Conservation Award winner
Prairie Paradise Farms of Fort Pierre has been chosen as the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award winner for 2021. Given in honor of renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold, this award recognizes pr...
DRG Media Group News Apr 22, 2021 Image is a screenshot of the Neuharth family in a South Dakota Soil Health Coalition "Profiles in Soil Health" video.

Capital Area United Way celebrates 2020-21 fundraising campaign with annual awards ceremony
Every year the Capital Area United Way hosts an awards ceremony to celebrate its recent fundraising campaign and to recognize some of the individuals and businesses who impacted it. This year's event ...
DRG Media Group News Apr 22, 2021





