Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre Volunteer Fire Department hands out annual awards, holds officer election
The Pierre Volunteer Fire Department handed out its annual awards Friday night (Dec. 4, 2020). Perry Job from Engine #1 received the Rookie of the Year Award Jennifer Winter from Engine #3 received th...
DRG Media Group News Dec 07, 2020

Lower Brule Woman Sentenced for Witness Tampering
A woman from Lower Brule convicted of Conspiracy to Tamper with a Witness has been sentenced in federal court. Dale Lynn James, age 33, was sentenced to a 10 month split sentence- five months in feder...
DRG Media Group News Dec 07, 2020 slgckgc / CC

Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive shatters goal, collects 477 units!!!
The 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive in Fort Pierre and Pierre ended today (Dec. 4, 2020) with 477 units of blood and blood products being donated and Team Guns defeating Te...
DRG Media Group News Dec 04, 2020 Photo credit DRG Media Group

Hughes County Sheriff warning of package thefts
The Hughes County Sheriff's Office is warning people to be cautious if you're having packages delivered and left unattended by your door. Sheriff Darin Johnson says they've received some reports of po...
DRG Media Group News Dec 04, 2020

Chronic Wasting Disease detected for the first time in Ziebach County
Chronic wasting disease was recently confirmed in Ziebach County in western South Dakota. The sample from a male white-tailed deer was provided by a hunter who harvested the deer. Ziebach County is no...
DRG Media Group News Dec 04, 2020 Image credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

316 units collected so far during 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive; 420 is this year's goal
At the end of Day 2 (Dec. 3, 2020) of the 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive in Fort Pierre and Pierre, 174 units of blood and blood products had been collected. There were 36...
DRG Media Group News Dec 04, 2020

Bad River Pedestrian Bridge Lighting back on the schedule for tomorrow's Christmas activities in Fort Pierre
The lighting of Fort Pierre's Christmas Tree as well as the Bad River Pedestrian Bridge will be held tomorrow (Dec. 4, 2020) as part of the town's Cowboy Christmas activities. Mayor Gloria Hanson says...
DRG Media Group News Dec 03, 2020 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group

Guns n' Hoses blood drive sees largest 1st day ever; Teams tied 72 to 72
Day 1 of the 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive in Fort Pierre and Pierre saw the largest number of donors ever on the first day-- 123 people donated and 142 units of blood an...
DRG Media Group News Dec 03, 2020

Switch failure causes Pierre power outage
Approximately 400 Pierre Municipal Utilities customers were without electricity for about an hour early this morning (Wed.). Information from the city office says an elbow inside a switch on 4th Stree...
DRG Media Group News Dec 02, 2020 Photo credit City of Pierre

UPDATE: Donation times available Friday only for 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n’ Hoses Blood Drive
The 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns and Hoses blood drive is underway today (Dec. 2) in Fort Pierre and moves to Pierre tomorrow and Friday. Donors are encouraged to use the Fast Track Health H...
DRG Media Group News Dec 02, 2020





