Category Archives: News Pierre
Sobriety checkpoints being held in Brule, Edmunds, Jones and Stanley counties this month
Law enforcement agencies will hold sobriety checkpoints in 16 different South Dakota counties this month (Oct. 2025). The checkpoints will take place in Brule, Edmunds, Jones and Stanley counties in t...
Oct 24, 2025
Underwater Pumpkin Patch being held Sunday at Pierre Aquatic Center
Pierre Parks and Recreation and the Oahe Family YMCA are hosting the annual Underwater Pumpkin Patch Sunday (Oct. 26, 2025) at 12:15pm at the Pierre Aquatic Center. Kids can dive into the pool to pick...
Oct 24, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Avera medical facilities in Pierre, Eureka and Platte to take part in initiative to improve care for those who have had a stroke
Avera medical facilities in Pierre, Platte and Eureka are among those that have committed to participate in "Mission: Lifeline Stroke"-- a statewide initiative of the American Heart Association to str...
Oct 23, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Pierre Players 2026 season kickoff is this evening
The Pierre Players community theater group kicks off its 2026 season today (Oct. 23, 2025) from 4:30-7pm at the Grand Opera House on upper Pierre Street. A social hour begins at 4:30pm, with a program...
Oct 23, 2025
Emergency water restriction in Fort Pierre NO LONGER IN EFFECT
Oct. 22, 2025: This water restriction has been lifted. Oct. 21, 2025: An emergency water restriction has been put into effect in Fort Pierre (Oct. 21, 2025, around 5am CT) and it will remain in...
Oct 22, 2025
Woman from Winner arrested in Pierre after throwing glass bottle at police officer while trying to enter closed airport terminal
A 69 year old woman from Winner is charged with simple assault against a law enforcement officer after an incident early this morning (Oct. 22, 2025, at 12:30am) in Pierre. Information from the Pierre...
Oct 22, 2025
Pierre burning tree pile on east side of town; Likely to smolder all week
The Pierre Solid Waste Department is burning a pile of trees this week (Oct. 22, 2025) at the Material Recovery Site on the east side of town. The pile is located north of the Hughes County Jail and t...
Oct 22, 2025 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Bowdle Mayor Rick Boschee receives award for excellence from state Municipal League
The mayor of Bowdle has been recognized for making significant contributions to his municipality and community. Rick Boschee received the Excellence in South Dakota Municipal Government Award earlier ...
Oct 21, 2025 Rick Boschee, Mayor of Bowdle, was named the recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Municipal Government Award by the South Dakota Municipal League.
Courtesy photo.
Second half real estate and mobile home tax payments due Oct. 31
South Dakotans have until the end of business hours Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, to pay the second half of their 2024 real estate and mobile home taxes that are payable in 2025. In Hughes County, Finance Of...
Oct 21, 2025 CafeCredit.com / CC
Stanley County School invites people to wear orange Wednesday for Unity Day
Students and staff in the Stanley County School District will be wearing orange Wednesday (Oct. 22, 2025), but they're not celebrating South Dakota's pheasant hunting season. School Counselor Nichole ...
Oct 21, 2025
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