Category Archives: News Pierre

Department head reports, 2021 liquor licenses on tonight's agenda for Fort Pierre City Council
The Fort Pierre City Council meets tonight (Mon.) at 6:30pm in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive). Items on their agenda include: department head reports a public hearing on...
DRG Media Group News Nov 16, 2020

New facility, bridge grants, liquor licenses on agenda for Hughes County Commission this evening
The Hughes County Commission meets this (Mon.) evening at 5:30pm at the County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: new facility discussion bridge grant proposals liquor licenses...
DRG Media Group News Nov 16, 2020 Image credit Hughes County South Dakota website screenshot.

One week into implementing Surge Plan, Avera St. Mary's Hospital caring for 11 COVID-19 patients
Avera St. Mary's Hospital and the Avera Pierre Clinic are one week into implementing surge measures because of an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients needing treatment. President and Chief Med...
DRG Media Group News Nov 13, 2020

1100+ pounds of Community Food Drive donations delivered to PARS; Thank you listeners and sponsors!!
The Dakota Radio Group delivered 1174 pounds of food and over $780 in donations to the Pierre Area Referral Service today (Nov. 13). The more than 1800 food items were collected during the first ever ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 13, 2020

Lyman County youth wins breeding heifer from SD Farmers Union
During the 2020 Western Junior Livestock Show, Keeleigh Elwood became the recipient of a show heifer through South Dakota Farmers Union's Build Your Own Herd contest. "Raising and showing livestock th...
DRG Media Group News Nov 13, 2020

Pierre Rural Volunteer Fire Department called to early morning vehicle fire
The Pierre Rural Volunteer Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire early this morning (Nov. 13) east of Pierre. Incident commander Zach Merrill says the fire was on Gary Street, which is just off...
DRG Media Group News Nov 13, 2020

Stanley County School Student Council collecting denim
The Stanley County School Student Council is collecting donations of denim as part of the "Cotton's Blue Jeans Go Green" TM program. The denim is sent away, free of charge, to be turned into insulatio...
DRG Media Group News Nov 13, 2020

1800+ items and $780+ donated during DRG Community Food Drive to help fill food pantry shelves for Hughes and Stanley County residents
The first ever Dakota Radio Group Community Food Drive collected more than 1800 food items and over $780 in monetary donations yesterday (Nov. 11) at the Lynn's Dakotamart parking lot in Fort Pierre! ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 12, 2020

Johnson willing to wait for ballots to be counted to ensure integrity of general election
United States President-elect Joe Biden is proceeding with building his team and transitioning to leadership of the country, despite the general election results not being official yet because of ball...
DRG Media Group News Nov 12, 2020

Stanley County Elementary students get dance party as a reward for following ROAMS criteria
The Stanley County Elementary students were treated to a dance party Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, as part of a reward-based system for students following the Stanley County ROAMS matrix. ROAMS criteria con...
DRG Media Group News Nov 11, 2020 Photo credit Stanley County School District





