Category Archives: News Pierre
RCP&E conducting work on railroad crossing on S.D. Highway 73 in Philip; Work will close the cross for about a week
Starting Monday (July 14, 2025), the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad Company will be doing work at the rail crossing on S.D. Highway 73 in Philip. The railroad crossing replacement work will t...
Jul 14, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Dust control material being applied today on some sections of gravel road in Hughes County
On Monday (July 14, 2025), the Hughes County Highway Department will be overseeing the contractor application of magnesium water to sections of gravel roads to assist with dust control. Access to the ...
Jul 14, 2025
Pierre city commissioners, Pierre and Stanley County school board members sworn into office
Newly elected representatives on the Pierre City Commission and the Stanley County School Board along with re-elected members of the Pierre School Board have all been sworn in to three year terms in t...
Jul 12, 2025
Pierre mayor wins Community Leader Award from Missouri River Energy Services
Steve Harding, mayor of Pierre, South Dakota, was named the recipient of the MRES Community Leader Award during the 60th Annual Meeting of Missouri River Energy Services (MRES). The awards presentatio...
Jul 11, 2025 Courtesy photo.
Law enforcement holding 17 sobriety checkpoints in July
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 17 different counties this month (July 2025). These checkpoints will be in Edmunds, Jones, Stanley, Beadle, Char...
Jul 11, 2025
Gov. Rhoden to visit Philip, Wall and Midland today on Open for Opportunity Tour
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is making stops in Philip, Wall, Midland and at the 1880 Town today (July 10, 2025) as part of his Open for Opportunity tour. Rhoden will highlight the state's rich ...
Jul 10, 2025
Pierre Volunteer Fire Department holding training exercise tonight at South Dakota State Capitol Building
The Pierre Volunteer Fire Department is holding a training exercise this evening (July 10, 2025) at the South Dakota State Capitol Building in Pierre. Chief Ian Paul says they'll start arriving at the...
Jul 10, 2025 South Dakota Capitol Building with holiday decorations.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
DWU changes name of business degree program offered in Pierre, but continues to provide unique option for post-secondary education
Dakota Wesleyan University's Learn and Earn program in Pierre has a new name and a new leader. Renae Lehman from Pierre is the program coordinator for the business degree in Pierre program. The 16-mon...
Jul 10, 2025 Courtesy photo.
South Dakota Urban Indian Health Board appoints Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member living in White River as their new executive director
The South Dakota Urban Indian Health Board of Directors has appointed a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to lead the nearly 50-year-old organization. Executive Director Colette Keith lives in ...
Jul 10, 2025 Courtesy photo.
Section of East Park Street in Pierre closed today for asphalt, curb and gutter work
Starting today (July 10, 2025), a section of East Park Street in Pierre will be closed for curb and gutter work. The work will be between the intersection of South Harrison Avenue and South Polk Avenu...
Jul 10, 2025
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