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Governor Cross Country Runs in Huron Meet
PIERRE, S.D. – The Pierre Governor Cross Country teams competed in the Roger Loecker Cross Country meet hosted by Huron on Thursday. The meet was run on the course that will host the State High ...
Jody Heemstra Oct 18, 2019
Brazil's suspension of ethanol tariff welcomed as opportunity for domestic energy producers
Brazil has temporarily lifted its 18 percent tariff on all U.S. ethanol as of Wednesday, March 23, 2022, and running through the end of the year as a means of decreasing inflationary pressures. The fo...
Jody Heemstra Mar 22, 2022 Douglas Fernandes / CC
Walmart launches store-label food brand as it seeks to appeal to younger shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart said Tuesday (April 30, 2024) it is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items, as it seeks to appeal to younger customers who ar...
Jody Heemstra Apr 30, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Study offers new look at why our brains evolved to be so big
NEW YORK (AP) – Why do people have such big brains? A new study suggests it’s mostly due to the mental demands our ancestors faced from coping individually with their environment. In relat...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2020
Casey Tibbs “Match of Champions” Bronc Ride to be Sanctioned as PRCA Event
This year's Casey Tibbs "Match of Champions" bronc ride in Fort Pierre will be an official Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event. Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center director Cindy Bahe says the event wil...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2020
Pierre's Schultz to Be Inducted Into SD Transportation Hall of Honor
Laurie Schultz from Pierre and the late Charles Lien of Rapid City have been chosen for induction into the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor for 2018. Laurie Schultz spent 29 years with the De...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2020
Harrison Avenue to be Closed Tomorrow at Noon, Open Again by Saturday Morning
Harrison Avenue from Taylor Street to Church Street in Pierre will be closed at noon tomorrow (Wed.) for milling & paving. It will be back open to public traffic by Saturday morning.
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2020
Avera St. Mary's/Helmsley Center Parking to be Restricted Next Week
On Monday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 20, the main entrance to Avera St. Mary's Hospital and the Helmsley Center off of Sioux Avenue in Pierre will be closed so crews can repair the parking lot entranc...
Jul 03, 2020
Emergency drill to be conducted this afternoon at Stanley and Hughes County Courthouses
The Hughes and Stanley County Courthouses will be closed to the public from 3-5pm today (Wed.). Emergency management director Rob Fines says there will be a whole lot of commotion in and around both c...
Nov 13, 2019
Medicare cards with Member Beneficiary Identifier must be used starting Jan. 1, 2020
Medicare cards with Social Security Numbers will no longer be accepted effective Jan. 1, 2020. South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education program director Caitlin Christensen says ...
Dec 31, 2019