Category Archives: News Pierre

Stanley County School District welcomes news staff members
The Stanley County School District is excited to welcome new educators and staff members to the school community this year. The new staff joins a dedicated team of professionals who work every day to ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 23, 2025 (L to R) Back row – Elizabeth Bourk-2nd grade, Jodi Baumberger-kindergarten, Layne Voller-5th grade, and Megan Feller-speech pathologist.
Front row – Layne Meyers-paraprofessional, and Christina Moore-paraprofessional.
Not pictured is Amanda Lapsley-paraprofessional.
Courtesy photo.

HuntSAFE class to begin Sept. 1 for Pierre-Fort Pierre area
A traditional in-person Hunter Safety and Firearms Education (HuntSAFE) class has been scheduled for Sept. 1, 2, 4 and 6, 2025, starting at the Izaak Walton League Clubhouse in southeast Pierre. Class...
DRG Media Group News Aug 23, 2025

Agar-Blunt-Onida, Stanley County school district staff come together for motivational in-service to start the new school year
Stanley County School joined the Agar-Blunt-Onida School District Tuesday, August 19 for a professional in-service event that featured motivational speaker Sean Buchanan. Buchanan's message centered o...
DRG Media Group News Aug 22, 2025 Sean Buchanan.
Courtesy photo.

Leadership Pierre classes begin journey of community learning
The kickoff event for the members of the 2025-26 classes of Leadership Pierre was held last week (Aug. 14, 2025). The regular, ten-month program through the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce develops lo...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2025 Courtesy image.

Supreme Court recinds Judicial Emergency in South Dakota
Aug. 21, 2025, update: Supreme Court rescinds Judicial Emergency in South Dakota After being advised that all state government network systems are back up and operating, the South Dakota Supreme Court...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2025 Image credit South Dakota Unified Judicial System website screenshot.

Sully County cattle producer killed Tuesday
A cattle producer from the Onida, South Dakota, area was killed this week while working on field equipment. 62 year old Troy B. Thomas passed away Tuesday (Aug. 19, 2025) while checking irrigation piv...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Meal and milk prices set for Stanley County School District's 2025-26 academic year
The Stanley County School Board (Aug. 13, 2025) has set the prices for meals and milk for the 2025-26 academic year. Business Manager Tate Gabriel told DRG Media Group the prices are as follows. Break...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2025

Temporary water service disruption planned for section of East Broadway Avenue in Pierre Thursday morning
On Thursday (Aug. 21, 2025), there will be a water service interruption on East Broadway Avenue in Pierre. From 9am-noon CT, residents between N. Grand Avenue and Highland Avenue will be without water...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2025

State systems partially restored; Additional work ongoing
Aug. 20, 2025, update: The South Dakota Bureau of Information and Technology has restored some of the State systems knocked offline by a power outage on Tuesday (Aug. 19, 2025), but full restoration i...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2025

Stanley County School District holding open house from 4:30-7:30pm today
The Stanley County School District is holding an open house today (Aug. 20, 2025) from 4:30-7:30pm CT in the elementary school in Fort Pierre. The elementary grades will hold their open house activiti...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.





