PIERRE — The Pierre City Commission earlier this week approved increases in the fees for some city services. Finance Officer Twila Hight says fees for city burial sites are increasing some… Changes are also coming for some Parks items… Some Solid Waste fees are going up for the second straight year… Loose municipal solid waste…… read more »
PIERRE — The redistricting of South Dakota’s legislature will last into Wednesday…. That return to the House State Affairs Committee never happened Tuesday afternoon as House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of Salem was taken by ambulance to Avera Saint Mary’s Hospital in Pierre after falling ill Tuesday night. The House’s map, Grouse, was hoghoused with…… read more »
PIERRE — The Pierre City Commission is meeting tonight at the Pierre Municipal Building. The Commission will get another update on the progress with flushing of the city’s water system and will get an overview of snow removal procedures in special business. In new business, Commissioners will consider a request to purchase a skid steer…… read more »
PIERRE — The deer population in Pierre will not force an urban deer harvest this year. Animal Control Officer Farley Zuber says that is the recommendation from a recent meeting of the Deer Management Task Force… Zuber expects the number of deer in Pierre to decline slightly further due to the blue tongue disease which…… read more »
PIERRE — Drought conditions across South Dakota aren’t good, but they are looking much better with more improvement in this week’s U-S Drought Monitor for the state. A large area of severe drought is broken up with moderate drought across Hand, Hyde, Buffalo, most of Lyman, southeast Jones, northern Mellette and Tripp and eastern Hughes,…… read more »
PIERRE — The Pierre School Board meets this evening at the District Administration building. The Board will consider approval of the agenda and an eight-item consent calendar before hearing comments from Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt. Comments from Board members and the public will follow along with a update from the Riggs Student Senate. The Board…… read more »
The Stanley County Buffaloes are on the road for the final time in the regular season, but it’s a long haul as they head up Lemmon to face Lemmon/McIntosh. The Buffs had its second win of the season last Friday in the homecoming game against White River. However, Stanley County sits as the number 16…… read more »
PIERRE — The Pierre Economic Development Corporation is looking to the City of Pierre to partner again on a project to promote workforce expansion in Pierre and Fort Pierre. Chief Operating Officer Jim Protexter says the new effort is done in collaboration with the state Office of Economic Development and local businesses… Protexter is looking…… read more »
PIERRE — Excavation work starts today on construction of a new outdoor municipal pool in Pierre. With that work means a change for traffic flow and parking near the pool location in Griffin Park. Up to 100 loads daily can be expected as some 15-thousand yards of soil will need to be removed and replaced…… read more »
PIERRE — Legislators on the Medical Marijuana Study Subcommittee got an update on the rules and regulations needed to start the program that was approved by voters last year. State Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have been working to find a company that will handle the necessary medical cannabis cards users will need.. Malsam-Rysdon…… read more »
