Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre School District employees to receive one-time bonus check for extra work done because of COVID-19 pandemic
All permanent Pierre School District staff members are getting a one-time bonus to compensate for extra hours they've worked to make adjustments because of the coronavirus pandemic. During a special m...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Hammond resigning as Hughes County State's Attorney
The Hughes County State's Attorney is resigning at the end of this month (Oct. 30, 2020). Roxanne Hammond gave her official resignation-- as well as her recommendation for her replacement-- to the Hug...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020 Image credit Hughes County South Dakota website screenshot.

Camper loses air conditioner unit to train bridge in Pierre
A man from Montana is the latest to damage the air conditioning unit on his camper after hitting the train bridge located along a main route of travel through Pierre. According to the Pierre Police De...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020 Photo credit Rob Swanson via Truck vs. Train Bridge in Pierre SD Facebook page.

Steady flow of Hughes County absentee voters leading up to Nov. 3 general election
The Nov. 3 general election is two weeks from today (Oct. 19). Hughes County finance officer Jane Naylor says there's a lot of interest in absentee voting. Stanley County voters must go to their assig...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

UPDATE: POWER RESTORED--West Central Electric Coop power outage affecting customers in Stanley County
Update: Approximately one-fourth of West Central Electric Cooperative's customers in Stanley County lost electricity for a short time this (Oct. 20) morning. CEO Jeff Birkeland says the disruption in ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020

Pierre School District currently has 5 students or staff out with active cases of COVID-19
The latest COVID-19 case update from the Pierre School District (Oct. 20) shows five students and one staff member have active cases. The active cases are students from Jefferson Elementary (1), Georg...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Pierre School Board to discuss compensation for essential workers
The Pierre School Board will hold a special meeting today (Oct. 20) at 12:15pm in the Administration Building board room. The board will be considering a compensation adjustment related to coronavirus...
DRG Media Group News Oct 20, 2020 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Constance Antell named Pierre Fine Arts Performer of the Week
Congratulations to Constance Antell for being named the Pierre T.F. Riggs Fine Arts Student of the Week. Her nomination: Many of our students and their families are deeply affected by the pandemic in ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 19, 2020
Hughes County Commission, Fort Pierre City Council each have busy agendas for tonight's meetings
The Hughes County Commission and the Fort Pierre City Council each meet this (Mon.) evening. The Hughes County Commission meeting begins at 5:30pm at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 19, 2020

Nov. 3 election voter registration deadline is today in South Dakota
Today (Oct. 19) is the deadline to be registered to vote in South Dakota if you want to be eligible to vote in next month's general election. Hughes County finance officer Jane Naylor says voter regis...
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