PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre School Board was given an in-depth look at achievement results from throughout the Pierre School District during the Board’s December meeting last week. Director of Education Troy Wiebe says science at Georgia Morse Middle School gets high marks… Scores highlighted in yellow indicated equal to or better than compared to…… read more »
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Fort Pierre resident, frustrated with apparent inaction by the Fort Pierre City Council, returned to the Council’s meeting last week to ask for clarification on whether streets near property he owns are in fact city streets… Jess Wright says he sold land along Vinton Avenue when the city was involved…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — There was something noticeably vacant from last week’s Parade of Lights in Pierre…fire trucks. Fire trucks are a staple of any parade but the volunteers captaining those ships were honoring their own at the Ramkota as the Pierre Volunteer Fire Department held their annual awards night one week ago. Public Safety Commissioner…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Inflation has been stalled in the Mid America region, but Economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska says while the inflation gauge improved, it was minimal at best… Goss says the Federal Reserve isn’t exactly where they want to seethe economy… Goss doesn’t expect movement in interest rates…… read more »
South Dakota Senator John Thune has laid out an aggressive path forward for when Republican get the keys to Senate leadership in 2025. The incoming Senate Majority Leader says Republicans met to lay road map for quick establishment of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet… Thune says the aggressive schedule for Senators next year is more robust…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission received an update on operations of the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area this week. Chief Operating Officer Steve Steele says partnerships are helping them reach more children… Steele says while the city provides a building for the Boys and Girls Club to operate out of…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — An extensive report outlining student achievement in the Pierre School District was presented to the Pierre School Board this month. Director of Education Troy Wiebe says all of Pierre’s schools are near the top when compared to schools around the state… Starting at the elementary level, Buchanan saw surpassed improvement scores in…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission is holding a special meeting Thursday morning with a single item on it’s agenda. The Commission is set to discuss personnel issues. The meeting is not connected to the city’s search for a new airport manager. The city posted the job opening of Airport Manager on November 25th…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Water Management Board held a special meeting Wednesday to consider the Western Dakota Regional Water System. The system would pipe Missouri River water to western South Dakota, similar to what the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System has done in Southeast South Dakota. Action taken at the Board’s December 4th meeting…… read more »
PIERRE, (KCCR) — Enplanements at Pierre Regional Airport have been good so far despite a slow start in 2024. So good the last three months have seen better boardings than the month before and that continued in November… Enplanements have been steadily increasing since August when one-thousand 169 passengers used Pierre Regional. That was followed…… read more »
