Category Archives: News Pierre

Stanley County Commission holding special meeting this evening
The Stanley County Commission is holding a special meeting today (March 18, 2025) at 5pm CT. The meeting will be held in the Commission Room in the Stanley County Courthouse in Fort Pierre. The group ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 18, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Pierre city and school board renew partnerships for another three years
The City of Pierre is renewing its Memorandum of Understanding with the Pierre Public School District. The new three-year agreement, approved by the Pierre City Commission at their March 11 meeting, p...
DRG Media Group News Mar 17, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Old Missouri River Bridge on U.S. Highways 14/83 between Fort Pierre and Pierre goes down with a boom!
It wasn't an earthquake, a large vehicle running into the train bridge or the 4th of July, but there was a big boom a little after 9am CT Monday (March 17, 2025) in Pierre and Fort Pierre. That's the ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 17, 2025 Girders of the old Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre, SD, came down March 17, 2025.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.

HuntSAFE Class for Pierre and Fort Pierre area begins Monday night
A traditional in-person Hunter Safety and Firearms Education (HuntSAFE) class begins this week in Pierre. Classes will be held Monday (March 17, 2025), Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8:30pm at the Izaak ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 17, 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife / CC

Danny Hall selected as Grand Marshal for 2025 Pierre St. Patrick's Day Parade
The annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Pierre is this afternoon (March 17, 2024). Central South Dakota Irish Club member Mark Gageby says parade lineup starts at 4:30 in the Georgia Morse Middle Schoo...
DRG Media Group News Mar 17, 2025 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Pierre School Board meets this evening
The Pierre School Board meets today (March 17, 2025) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Recognition of Becky Kitts - 2025 SDCTM Outstanding Elementary ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 17, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Fort Pierre City Council meets tonight
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (March 17, 2025) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Steve Steele-...
DRG Media Group News Mar 17, 2025

1906 newspaper from "old" Stanley County donated to State Archives
The South Dakota State Historical Society-State Archives has received a first edition of "The Ottumwa" newspaper, dated Oct. 25, 1906, printed on cloth. It is the only Ottumwa newspaper in the archive...
DRG Media Group News Mar 16, 2025

100th Legislative Session 2025 - Week 9 by Rep. Mike Weisgram (R- Fort Pierre)
100th Legislative Session 2025 - Week 9 by Rep. Mike Weisgram (R- Fort Pierre) (March 14, 2025) I want to express my sincere gratitude for your comments, support, and kind words throughout this sessio...
DRG Media Group News Mar 16, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Pierre considers emerald ash borer ordinance change
The Pierre City Commission is considering an update to its emerald ash borer ordinance. The Pierre Arbor Board is requesting a change to limit the time of year infected wood is legal to transport. "Th...
DRG Media Group News Mar 15, 2025 Katja Schulz / CC





