Category Archives: News Pierre

Hughes, Stanley County commissions to make general election results official during meetings tonight
The Hughes and Stanley County Commissions are both meeting this (Thurs.) evening. Among the items on the agenda for Stanley County commissioners are: canvass of the General Election a bridge inspectio...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2020 Map image credit geology.com website.

Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre currently treating 13 COVID-19 patients, according to SD Dept. of Health data
Today's (Nov. 4, 2020) update from the South Dakota Department of Health showed 795 new confirmed cases and 142 new probable cases of COVID-19 in the state since yesterday. In South Dakota: 13,908 cur...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2020
General Election draws 75.24% voter turnout in Hughes County
Three-quarters (75.24%) of the registered voters in Hughes County participated in yesterday's (Nov. 3) general election. County finance officer Jane Naylor says there was a lot of interest in absentee...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2020
Rounds and Brown win Hughes County Commission seats
Republicans Tom Rounds and Randy Brown have been elected to the Hughes County Commission. Rounds took 39% of the vote, followed by Brown's 36% and democrat Vicky Wilkey's 25%. Rounds and Brown will be...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2020

Mortenson looking forward to representing Hughes, Stanley, Hyde and Sully counties
Republican Will Mortenson is the top vote getter in the District 24 State House of Representatives race. Mortenson took 44% of the vote, followed by Mike Weisgram with 40%. Democrat Amanda Bachmann re...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2020

Duvall, Mortenson, Weisgram win in District 24
Republicans Will Mortenson and Mike Weisgram have been elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 24. Mortenson took 44% of the vote, followed by Weisgram with 40%. Dem...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2020 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

2021 fees, COVID-19 supplemental pay among items on Pierre City Commission agenda tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Tues.) at 5:30 at City Hall. Among the items on the agenda are: 2021 fee schedule update Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday schedule COVID-19 supplementa...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2020

Man from New Jersey killed in crash last week near Kimball
A 30 year old man from Warwick, New Jersey, was killed in a two-vehicle crash three miles west of Kimball Thursday night (10:55pm). Information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol says a Peterbilt se...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2020

Flags Across the Bridge for Election Day
The Pierre-Fort Pierre Exchange Club is displaying the US and South Dakota flags across the Missouri River Bridge between Fort Pierre and Pierre in observance of Election Day today (11-3-20). Stulken,...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2020

Stanley County Courthouse to be closed Nov. 3-15; Appointments can be made to conduct county business
The Stanley County Courthouse in Fort Pierre will be closed to the public from Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Sunday Nov. 15 due to COVID-19. Auditor Philena Burtch says if someone has business in the courth...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2020 Photo credit DRG Media Group.





