Category Archives: News Pierre

Town leaders from Pierre, Wessington Springs reelected to district offices for SD Municipal League
The Pierre city administrator will serve another term as the District 5 Chairperson for the South Dakota Municipal League. Kristi Honeywell was reelected during a meeting this week (March 19, 2025) in...
DRG Media Group News Mar 21, 2025 L to R: Wessington Springs Finance Officer Linda Willman was reelected as Vice Chair. Pierre City Administrator Kristi Honeywell was reelected as the District 5 Chair.
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Fort Pierre tax revenue sees double digit increase in January 2024 compared to 2023
January 2025 was a strong month for tax collections in Fort Pierre. City Finance Officer Roxanne Heezen says general sales tax collections were double digits higher when compared to January 2023. For ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 21, 2025

Rhoden discussing economic development options during "Open for Opportunity Tour" this week
March 20, 2025: South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has been traveling the state this week sharing information about his Open for Opportunity Tour. During a stop at the DRG Media Group studios (March 1...
DRG Media Group News Mar 20, 2025 Courtesy image.

Special Education teacher at Kennedy Elementary earns Pierre School District Teacher of the Year for 2025 award
A Special Education teacher at Kennedy Elementary School has been selected as the Pierre School District's Teacher of the Year for 2025. Jalynn Schmitz-- or Mrs. S. as she's most commonly know as arou...
DRG Media Group News Mar 20, 2025

Pierre, Stanley County and Agar-Blunt-Onida 4th graders get hands-on opportunity to learn about agriculture in South Dakota
As part of National Agriculture Week this week (March 19, 2025), around 200 4th grade students from Pierre, Stanley County and Agar-Blunt-Onida got to experience some of South Dakota's agriculture sec...
DRG Media Group News Mar 19, 2025 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Anyone interested in being an EMT urged to attend introductory sessions being held tomorrow in Murdo and Rosebud
Many towns in South Dakota have had to discontinue operation of their local ambulance service while many others are at risk of losing theirs because of a shortage of trained volunteers willing to resp...
DRG Media Group News Mar 19, 2025

Missouri River Region in South Dakota sees visitor spending increase in 2024, but barely
Each of South Dakota's four tourism regions showed an increase in visitor spending in 2024, but just barely so in two of them. That's according to a recent, detailed analysis of visitor spending in th...
DRG Media Group News Mar 19, 2025

Law enforcement wins 2025 Guns N' Hoses blood drive in Chamberlain
March 17, 2025: The law enforcement agencies were victorius in this year's "Guns and Hoses" blood drive in Chamberlain (March 11-12, 2025). Accordingto Ken Versteeg with the Community Blood Bank, the ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 18, 2025

Construction begins on S.D. Highway 73 south of Kadoka
Construction work has begun (March 17, 2025) on S.D. Highway 73 from Kadoka, going south for eight miles. The project includes grading, structure replacement, interim surfacing and lighting. The first...
DRG Media Group News Mar 18, 2025 Coutesy image.

Pierre City Commission meets tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (March 18, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: State Champion Pierre T.F. Riggs ProStart Culinary Team SD DOT Eucli...
DRG Media Group News Mar 18, 2025 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group





