Category Archives: News Pierre

Classroom-Only Leadership Pierre application deadline is Friday
The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce extended the application deadline for Leadership Pierre Classroom-Only program to Friday (Aug. 8, 2025). A nonrefundable fee of $30 is required with application (Ca...
DRG Media Group News Aug 06, 2025

Fort Pierre's Dennis Hanson receives Johnny Smith Legacy Award during 2025 R-CALF USA Convention; Fort Pierre, Platte and Winner livestock auction barns also recognized
Several awards were presented during the 2025 R-CALF USA National Convention and Trade Show held in Deadwood (June 17-19, 2025). Individual or business award recipients included: Dennis Hanson (Johnny...
DRG Media Group News Aug 06, 2025 Courtesy photo,

Fort Pierre beginning chip sealing project Wednesday morning; No parking will be allowed on affected blocks of street
Chip seal work will begin on about 20 blocks of street in Fort Pierre Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2025) at 8am CT. The work is expected to take three days and no parking will be allowed on the sections of stre...
DRG Media Group News Aug 05, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Man from Chicago killed in Friday afternoon motorcycle accident near Chamberlain
Aug. 5, 2025: A 71 year old man from Chicago, Illinois, died in a single-motorcycle crash Friday afternoon (Aug. 1, 2025, 2:18pm) three miles east of Chamberlain. Preliminary crash information indicat...
DRG Media Group News Aug 05, 2025

Lake Area Tech and Capital City Campus continue offering nursing degree opportunity in central South Dakota
A partnership between Lake Area Technical College and Capital City Campus in Pierre allows people interested in earning their Licensed Practical Nursing degree to do that without having to be on LATC'...
DRG Media Group News Aug 05, 2025 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Aug. 5, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Proclamation for Professional Engineer's Day 2026 Budget Presentation ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 05, 2025

Stanley County Commission meets this evening
The Stanley County Commission meets today (Aug. 5, 2025) at 5pm CT. Items on their agenda include: Budget requests from Community Youth Center, Fort Pierre Fire Department and Pierre Area Referral Ser...
DRG Media Group News Aug 05, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Hughes County Commission meets today
The Hughes County Commission meets at 3pm today (Aug. 5, 2025) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Termination of defunct city water line Budget Discussion ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 05, 2025

Walleye Drive access in Fort Pierre temporarily closed from Highway 1806
Access to Walleye Drive off of SD Highway 1806 in Fort Pierre will be closed for reconstruction starting Monday (Aug. 4, 2025). This project will improve the road surface at the intersection. Local tr...
DRG Media Group News Aug 04, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (Aug. 4, 2025) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Update on Highw...
DRG Media Group News Aug 04, 2025





