Category Archives: News Pierre

Display recognizing four WWII veterans from South Dakota to be unveiled this afternoon at the Pierre Regional Airport
A tribute to four highly decorated South Dakota WWII veterans will be unveiled this afternoon (Oct. 16) at the Pierre Regional Airport. Artist John Mollison says "The Eagles Gallery" features drawings...
DRG Media Group News Oct 16, 2020

District 24 House of Representatives and Hughes County Commission candidate forums
September 30, 2020, the Dakota Radio Group and the League of Women Voters Pierre held forums with the candidates for the District 24 House of Representatives and the Hughes County Commission. Thank yo...
DRG Media Group News Oct 15, 2020

Water restriction no longer in effect in Fort Pierre
The water restriction in Fort Pierre has been lifted. Mni Wiconi and the Bureau of Reclamation have finished repairs on the leak in the main trunk line serving Fort Pierre and other communities. Town ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 15, 2020

UPDATE: 3rd inmate in the Hughes County Jail showing mild symptoms of COVID-19, waiting for test results
UPDATE: Two inmates at the Hughes County Jail in Pierre have tested positive for COVID-19 and a third is showing mild symptoms, but hasn't yet received official test results. Hughes County sheriff Dar...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020 Hughes County Jail.
Photo credit Hughes County website.

Highmore native Sgt. Daniel Busse remembered at bridge naming ceremony
A bridge on Highway 14 between Harrold and Blunt now bears the name of a South Dakota soldier killed while serving in South Vietnam (Quang Ngai province). At Wednesday's (Oct. 14) bridge naming ceremo...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020

Mni Wiconi working to repair leak in main line serving Fort Pierre, other communities
A water restriction is in effect in Fort Pierre until further notice while another leak is being fixed on the Mni Wiconi trunk line serving town. Mayor Gloria Hanson says this leak happened on Cedar A...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Extreme Grassland Fire Danger risk triggers open burn ban in Hughes and Stanley counties
Wind gusts up to 40mph and very dry conditions have combined to put most of South Dakota in the very high or extreme risk categories for grassland fire today (Oct. 14). The Grassland Fire Danger map s...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020

Winder and Cremer named Pierre T.F. Riggs Fine Arts Students of the Week
Congratulations to Mesa Winder and Joe Cremer for being chosen as the Pierre T.F. Riggs High School Performer/Fine Arts Students of the Week. Nomination from Mrs. Hodges: Creating theatre during a pan...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020

Pierre's Riggs High School down to 0 active cases of COVID-19; District response plan may-- or may not-- need adjustments
The Pierre School Board meeting room had a different look for last night's (Oct. 13) meeting-- a socially distanced look. The tables in front and for the audience were spaced apart and those up front ...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020

COVID-19 testing frustrating for healthcare providers too; Difficult to say what the rest of the year will be like
When the COVID-19 pandemic started in the US, medical providers weren't sure what to expect. During an update to the Pierre City Commission last night (Oct. 13), President and Chief Medical Officer at...
DRG Media Group News Oct 14, 2020





