Category Archives: News Pierre

South Dakota's Department of Education Creates a COVID-19 Toolkit for Parents and Staff
With many students back in the classroom across the state, the South Dakota Department of Education has developed a toolkit to help families, caretakers and staff navigate the 2020-2021 school year. S...
Aug 27, 2020 Dan Gaken / CC

Pierre man among 2020 SD Transportation Hall of Honor inductees
People from Pierre, Spearfish and Sioux Falls have been chosen for induction into the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor for 2020. The purpose of the Transportation Hall of Honor is to recogniz...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2020
Central SD Enhancement District based in Pierre among recipients of federal CARES ACT dollars to boost economic development
Today (Aug. 26, 2020), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.7 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to f...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2020

Fort Pierre water restriction goes into effect at 5pm tomorrow so a trunk line leak can be repaired
The City of Fort Pierre is placing a water restriction on all system users effective 5pm tomorrow (Aug. 27) and lasting until further notice. The Bureau of Reclamation and Mni Wiconi will be repairing...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2020 r. nial bradshaw / CC

State geologists, Wyoming drone pilot help map Cedar Hills Cemetery looking for unmarked graves
The process of finding potential unmarked graves at Fort Pierre's Cedar Hills Cemetery is getting some help this week from state geologists and a drone from Wyoming Dustin Lloyd is the burial coordina...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2020 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Stanley County School District starts year with a dozen new staff members
This past spring's hiring season-with zoom interviews, socially distanced meetings, and tours of an empty classrooms was as like no other in school history. Stanley County School District is proud to ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2020

Part of Humboldt Street in Pierre to be closed tomorrow for storm water improvements
Humboldt Street in Pierre between Hayes and Grant Avenues, will close to through traffic tomorrow (Wed.) morning. The closure will allow the City to make storm water improvements in the area. It's exp...
DRG Media Group News Aug 25, 2020

Sunday night storm sparks 4 grass fires in Stanley County
Lightning from the storm system that rolled through central South Dakota Sunday night kept volunteer fire departments busy putting out grass fires. Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department assistant chie...
DRG Media Group News Aug 25, 2020 Photo credit Tye Odden

Budget requests on the agenda for Pierre City Commission tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Tues.) at 5:30 at City Hall. Among the items on the agenda are: budget request presentations from Capital Area Counseling Service, Pierre Area Referral S...
DRG Media Group News Aug 25, 2020 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Bad River Pedestrian Bridge lighting project half way to fundraising goal
The Future Fort Pierre organization is over half way to its fundraising goal to add lights to the pedestrian bridge over the Bad River. As of the end of last week (Aug. 21), $44,000 in pledges and cas...
DRG Media Group News Aug 25, 2020 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group





