Category Archives: News Pierre

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...
DRG Media Group News Oct 19, 2020 hjl / CC

Traffic changes on Highway 14 north of Pierre
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will be permanently changing the traffic pattern on Highway 14 at the intersections of the truck bypass (Garfield Ave.) and north 1804 this week (Oct. 19-...
DRG Media Group News Oct 19, 2020 Dru Bloomfield / CC

Rawlins Library Curbside Service: Back by Popular Demand
Beginning, Nov. 2, Rawlins Municipal Library will again offer contact-free service. "During the early stages of the pandemic, we offered curbside service because we weren't allowing walk-in traffic," ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 19, 2020

South Dakota Board on Geographic Names Recommends a Name for Unnamed Creek in Hughes County
It was announced in a press release that the South Dakota Board on Geographic Names (SDBGN) voted to recommend the name of Arikara Creek for the unnamed creek in Hughes County. This unnamed creek is l...
Oct 16, 2020 Map image credit geology.com.

Hunting and non-hunting activities planned in Pierre for this weeke's pheasant hunting opener
They will be different than in past years, but there are still events happening in Pierre and Fort Pierre for this weekend's regular pheasant hunting season opener in South Dakota. Pierre Area Chamber...
DRG Media Group News Oct 16, 2020





