Category Archives: News Pierre

Trio of One Act performers earn Riggs Fine Arts Student of the Week honor
Congratulations to Addisyn Gruis, Delaney Engbrecht and Michael VanDeWiele for be selected Performers/Fine Arts Students of the Week. Here is the nomination from Mrs. Hodges: I nominate Addisyn Gruis ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2021 Photo credit Pierre School District.

Pierre School District approaching 300 recovered COVID-19 cases since beginning of the school year
Six months ago, nearly two dozen positive cases of COVID-19 put around of the Pierre TF Riggs High School students into quarantine and sent the high school into a hybrid format of classes for a few we...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2021 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Pierre City Commission to discuss water, wastewater ordinances at tonight's meeting
The Pierre City Commission meets this (Tues.) evening. Among the items on the agenda are: COVID-19 update Water Service Ordinance Update Wastewater Rate Ordinance - Surcharge Language Update Fee Sched...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2021 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

No injuries, no other structures damaged during trailer house fire in Fort Pierre
The Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department was called to a trailer house fire about 8:15 yesterday (Mon.) evening. Assistant chief Tye Odden says the fire was in the 300 block of West 1st Avenue. Again...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre School Board meets this evening; Teacher of the Year, One Act Play and State Wrestling champs all to be recognized
The Pierre School Board meets at 5:30pm today (Mon.) in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Teacher of the Year, One Act Play and State Wrestling Champions recogniti...
DRG Media Group News Mar 08, 2021 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Parmelee man sentenced for assault
A 21-year-old man from Parmelee convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon has been sentenced in US District Court. Jean Xarles Neck, a/k/a John Neck, age 21, must serve 21 months in federal prison,...
DRG Media Group News Mar 06, 2021

Cultural Heritage Center Take-to-Make activity tomorrow features lion and lamb plate project
The South Dakota State Historical Society Museum will hold its next "take-to-make" Saturday Family Fun program tomorrow (March 6) at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. The hands-on project for Ma...
DRG Media Group News Mar 05, 2021

Pierre area snowplow naming contest winner meets Lewis & Clark
The winner of the Pierre Area snowplow naming contest saw the machines bearing the names she submitted yesterday (March 4, 2021) at the South Dakota Department of Transportation shop in Pierre. Jackie...
DRG Media Group News Mar 05, 2021 Photo L to R: Kyle Willis SDDOT Shop 355 Maintenance Worker/Tow Plow Operator; Jackie Heier contest winner; Robert Carrico SDDOT Shop 355 Lead Worker/Operator; Les Winsell SDDOT Unit 351 Supervisor.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Uriah and Emily Steber win Touching Hearts Raffle weekly drawing
Uriah and Emily Steber won the weekly prize for The Right Turn's Touching Hearts 50/50 fundraising raffle yesterday (March 2). Emily drew the nine of spades and received $50. There were 39 cards remai...
DRG Media Group News Mar 03, 2021 Emily Steber holds the nine of spades she drew and the $50 cash she won as the weekly Touching Hearts Raffle winner.
Photo credit The Right Turn.

Nedrebo named Pierre School District Teacher of the Year
An elementary school teacher has been selected as the Pierre School District's Teacher of the Year for 2021. Jen Nedrebo is a Title I teacher at Buchanan Elementary. Principal Ryan Noyes says Nedrebo ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 02, 2021 Jen Nedrebo and her students celebrating Dr. Seuss Week.
Photo credit Pierre School District.





