Category Archives: News Pierre
State board wants public input on what to call a creek without a name in Hughes County
Board on Geographic Names Seeks Input On Proposed Name or Creek In Hughes County The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is asking for suggestions about what to call a currently unnamed creek in Hu...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2020

Griffin Park Storm Shelter open house next week in Pierre
An open house at Pierre's new public storm shelter will be held next week (Aug. 5). Pierre city project manager Gidget Palmer says the 2,400 square foot structure is located near the tennis courts in ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2020

Pat Duffy Day being celebrated today in Fort Pierre
It's Pat Duffy Day in Fort Pierre today (July 30). Mayor Gloria Hanson says Duffy, who celebrates her 90th birthday today, has been an active community member for decades. Fort Pierre's zip code is 57...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2020

Pilot makes emergency landing in Hamlin County
(Watertown Radio)- A pilot escaped injury after making an emergency landing in Hamlin County Wednesday afternoon. Watertown dispatch got a call just before 3:00 p.m. that an emergency landing was bein...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2020

Hand County road closure for bridge repair
A short stretch of a rural Hand County road will be closed for the next three months. An Alert Sense message says 365th Avenue is closed from 216th Street to 218th Street until Oct. 30 so a bridge can...
DRG Media Group News Jul 30, 2020 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve expressed concern Wednesday that the viral outbreak will act as a drag on the economy and hiring in the coming months and said it plans to keep its benchmark shor...
DRG Media Group News Jul 29, 2020

Mike Tibbs' ticket in The Right Turn Touching Hearts raffle drawn for the 3rd week in a row
For the third week in a row, Mike Tibbs won the weekly $50 prize with the Touching Hearts 50/50 fundraising raffle with The Right Turn. Tibbs drew the seven of diamonds yesterday (Tues.). He also rece...
DRG Media Group News Jul 29, 2020

Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area remodel finished early, on budget
The remodeling and renovation of the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area in Pierre is finished. Pierre city project manager Gidget Palmer says it went from a one story building to a two story buil...
DRG Media Group News Jul 29, 2020

Pierre man killed in Mellette County crash
A 58-year-old man from Pierre was the person who died in a one-vehicle crash 22 miles west of White River Wednesday morning. Information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol says Lorenzo Roaneagle was...
DRG Media Group News Jul 27, 2020 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Update: Stanley County Sheriff's Office investigating circumstances surrounding a person found in the water this morning by Fort Pierre boat ramp
Update (2:30pm CT): The Stanley County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident at the Fort Pierre boat ramp this (Mon.) morning that sent an adult male to the hospital in Pierre. Rescuers were c...
DRG Media Group News Jul 27, 2020





