Category Archives: News Pierre
Ravnsborg pleads "not guilty" to misdemeanor charges related to death of Highmore man in September
During a late Friday afternoon (March 12, 2021) court hearing at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre, South Dakota's Attorney General pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor charges related to his ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2021

South Dakota legislators say they will monitor changes made to state employee health benefits
The South Dakota Legislature has passed a bill (SB57) that makes big changes to state employee health benefits, but the details of those changes didn't come out until after final passage. House Majori...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2021 South Dakota House leadership recap 2021 Legislative Session during a March 11, 2021, news conference. Pictured are Asst. Majority Leader Chris Johnson, Majority Leader Kent Peterson, Minority Leader Jamie Smith and Asst. Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister.

Pierre's free load coupons encourage spring cleaning..... or summer cleaning..... or fall cleaning
Pierre city utility customers are getting something extra in the mail with their March bill-- a coupon for a free load at the town's solid waste facility. Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says the city sen...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2021 Image credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre woman named BankWest’s President of Community Banking
Sherri Kelley has been named BankWest's President of Community Banking, a position which oversees the banking operations of the company. Kelley has served in various positions with BankWest over an 18...
DRG Media Group News Mar 12, 2021
Pierre men indicted on federal firearms charge
Two men from Pierre have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearm. 23 year old Guillermo Arceo-Estrada and 30 year old Eduardo Velasquez-Padilla, a/k/a Edua...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2021

Storm dumps 2 to 12 inches of wet snow across South Dakota
Yesterday's (Wed.) storm dumped heavy, wet snow across South Dakota and other parts of the region. Weatherology meteorologist Michael Karow says snowfall totals ranged from a few inches to a foot.
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2021 Photo credit Weatherology.

Pierre City Sanitation Department distributes free load coupons in utility bills arriving this month
Pierre city utility customers are getting something extra in the mail with their March bill-- a coupon for a free load at the town's solid waste facility. Solid Waste Manager Val Keller says each coup...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2021 Image credit DRG Media Group.

Holland: One year of COVID-19 in South Dakota is "quite a milestone"
Today (March 10, 2021) marks one year since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in South Dakota. Tomorrow marks one year since the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a global pan...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2021

Wanda Bonnichsen wins weekly Touching Hearts raffle
Wanda Bonnichsen won the Week 15 drawing of The Right Turn's Touching Hearts 50/50 fundraising raffle. She drew the 10 of Hearts (March 9, 2021) and she received $50. There were 38 cards remaining in ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2021 Photo credit The Right Turn.

Carr to serve as coordinator for new DWU Learn & Earn program in Pierre
A Pierre woman has been hired to head up a new Dakota Wesleyan University program being made available in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area. Jessica Carr will coordinate the Learn & Earn program with cl...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2021





