Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre student earns scholarship from SD Retailers Association
A student from Pierre is one of five educational scholarship recipients from the South Dakota Retailers Association. Ellie Noyes received a $3,200 scholarship to continue her education in Business Adm...
DRG Media Group News Jul 25, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Emily's Hope and Capital Area Counseling Service celebrate successful establishment of Naloxone Box in Pierre
July 24, 2025: Capital Area Counseling Service in Pierre and the Sioux Falls-based Emily's Hope organization are celebrating the ongoing success of the first Naloxone Box made available in central Sou...
DRG Media Group News Jul 24, 2025 NIDA(NIH)

Pierre street closure: Intersection of Poplar and Elizabeth
As of Tuesday (July 22, 2025), the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Elizabeth Street in Pierre is closed as crews begin preparing the area for asphalt replacement. Weather permitting, the contractor ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 24, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Pierre street closure: Norbeck Drive
Weather permitting, Norbeck Drive in Pierre will close Thursday (July 24, 2025) for the installation of a new water main. The work is expected to take approximately three weeks to complete. During thi...
DRG Media Group News Jul 24, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Cold milling and asphalt resurfacing to start Thursday on S.D. Highway 1806 in Pierre/Fort Pierre area
On Thursday (July 24, 2025), a contractor will begin asphalt milling and resurfacing on S.D. Highway 1806 between the junction of U.S. Highway 14 and Highway 1806 to the west end of S.D. Highway 204--...
DRG Media Group News Jul 24, 2025

Pierre buring tree pile, likely to smoke for several days
The Pierre Solid Waste Department is burning a pile of trees today (July 23, 2025) at the Material Recovery Site on the east side of town. The pile is located north of the Hughes County Jail and the S...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2025 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

LifeServe has critical need for blood; Blood drive being held Thursday in Onida and next week in Pierre
LifeServe Blood Center is the main supplier of blood and blood products for the Avera hospitals and clinics across South Dakota and currently, they have a critical shortage of five of the eight differ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2025

Fort Pierre Community Appreciation Celebration this evening providing fun for all ages
The Fort Pierre Community Appreciation Celebration is today (July 23, 2025) from 4-8pm CT at the Oahe Expo Center. Shane Kramme with the Fort Pierre Chamber says there will be food, family fun and liv...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2025

High humidity can create severe weather, almost out of nowhere
After multiple back-to-back days of hot, humid weather across South Dakota, temperatures will cool down a bit for the rest of the work week. Kelly Serr is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2025

Lower Brule man sentenced to two years in federal prison for Assault on Federal Officer
A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer. Thaddeus James Grant, 32, was sentenced to two years in federal ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC





