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Stanley County Girls Travel to Gregory

January 25, 2022

The Stanley County Lady Buffaloes will begin a three game week with two of the three games on the road as they travel to Gregory tonight to face the Gorillas.

The Lady Gorillas come in at 2-9 on the season but don’t let the record fool you. Of the nine losses, seven have come against teams at or above the .500 mark including a 10-0 Wagner, 11-2 Viborg-Hurley and 8-2 White River. Gregory has wins over Lyman and in its last game, a win over Gayville-Vollin. The Lady Buffs fell to Lyman early in the season and have dropped its last two games to Sully Buttes and Herreid/Selby Area.

Tipoff from Gregory is scheduled for 7:30 tonight at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium.

Off-Duty Pierre Police Officer Arrested On DUI Charge

March 27, 2023

PIERRE — A Pierre police officer has been arrested for driving under the influence. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says Officer Jeremiah Erickson was off-duty when he was involved in a crash with a deer near the intersection of Garfield and Wells Avenues in Pierre on Friday. Erickson identified himself as a Pierre police officer when he reported the crash. A Hughes County Deputy responded to avoid any conflicts of interest. During the investigation, the deputy suspected alcohol use by Erickson and requested the South Dakota Highway Patrol to conduct a D-U-I investigation. Erickson bonded out of jail but was required to participate in the 24/7 sobriety program at the Hughes County Jail. Erickson then failed to report for 24/7 testing the next day on Saturday. He arrived at the jail Sunday and was taken into custody for violating his bond. Erickson remains in the Hughes County Jail and is on administrative leave with the Pierre Police Department.

County Funding, Long-Term Care To Be Investigated By Legislative Summer Studies This Year

March 27, 2023

PIERRE — The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature have set two summer studies for the 2023 interim. County funding and nursing homes will be looked at over the summer by lawmakers. A number of ideas were under consideration but E-Board member, Representative Will Mortenson says these are the most critical now…

Senator Reynold Nesiba says affordable child care had a high ranking from legislators…

Senator Lee Schoenbeck says summer studies should be about preparing for the next legislative session…

Other topics considered for summer studies include foreign-owned ag land; nuclear energy; work with the Board of Regents on an alternate path to student success and child care.

3 Class Shootout 2023 Results

March 27, 2023

Two Pierre Governors competed in the 3 Class Shootout over this past weekend as the AA girls would go 2-0 and the Class A boys would also go 2-0 on the day.

For the AA girls, Pierre’s Remington Price started both games for the team and averaged double figures in the two wins. In game one, the AA girls squeaked out an 88-87 win over Class A and Price scored nine in the win. Price then scored 13 in the 97-71 win over the B girls to close out the day with a 2-0 record. Price went 3-6 from the field in game one and then 5-7 in the second game.

On the boys side, Pierre was represented by Jackson Edman this year, but the AA boys did lose its game to Class A in a high scoring affair 111-105. Edman finished with 10 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Edman was the only player on AA who didn’t have a commit a turnover and also finished with a block. Class A won its second game against Class B with a 129-111 final. Kaden Year of Sioux Falls Jefferson won this year’s dunk contest in between the two boys games.

You can see the full stats below.

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No Injuries Reported In Sunday House Fire In Pierre

March 27, 2023

PIERRE — The Pierre Fire Department is called into service Sunday afternoon to battle a home fire. Chief Ian Paull says firefighters responded to the area of North Grand and West Broadway Avenues around one-pm…

Firefighters were on scene around four hours. Paul says what started the fire is still being looked at…

No injuries were reported.

Team South Dakota U19 Girls Place Third in Nationals

March 27, 2023

The Team South Dakota U19 Girls came back after dropping its first game of the tournament on Thursday to reach the national semifinals Sunday night before dropping a 4-0 decision to Alaska.

Team SD lost its first game 5-2 to St. Mary’s California before storming back with an 11-0 win over United High School of Missouri on Friday. Then it was a 4-1 win and 5-2 win over Premier Prep of Minnesota and Team Texas. The three wins helped Team SD reach the semifinals Sunday evening. Anchorage Alaska who is unbeaten got the best of Team SD with a 4-0 win to end South Dakota’s tournament.

Three Oahe Capitals were a part of the team and were a big part of the success over the weekend. Sophomore Brylee Kafka had four points in five games scoring two goals and picking up two assists while senior Alyssa Stahl had a goal in the 11-0 route of Missouri. The other senior, Abagail Stewart-Fromm combined for the shutout with Sioux Falls goalie Sydney Fornwald in Team SD’s only shutout.

Kafka will now be a part of Team SD’s U16 team and will travel to California to play later this week in its National Tournament.

Pierre Tennis Finishes 1-3 in First Weekend

March 27, 2023

As the Pierre tennis team begins its season this past weekend, they do so with plenty of new faces on the varsity lineup. The Govs went 1-3 out west to start the year.

Devin Dodson is the only returner who has varsity experience coming into the season as he jumps to singles flight one for Pierre. Dodson went 1-3 in singles matches. The Govs beat Spearfish in its lone win of the weekend 7-2 while being shutout 9-0 to Rapid City Christian and Stevens. They also were defeated 6-3 to St. Thomas More. Jacob and Joseph Mikkonen in doubles flight three went 2-2 over the weekend, the best in doubles flight while senior Carter Gordon went 2-2 in singles matches in both flight five and six throughout the weekend.

The Governors will head to Sioux Falls this coming weekend for a triangular with Roosevelt and Jefferson. The day begins at 11:00 AM on Saturday.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting To Feature Onida On Dakota Life Program

March 27, 2023

ONIDA — The Sully County seat of Onida is the focus for an upcoming episode of the South Dakota Public Broadcasting program Dakota Life. As a first step in producing the 30-minute feature, a community conversation with SDPB staffers will take place April 13th at 258 Coffee…

Nathan Hofer is SDPB’s Director of Community Impact. He says the focus of Dakota Life has changed overtime to highlight South Dakota’s smaller cities and towns…

Hofer says they get asked frequently how a community is selected to be featured on Dakota Life…

South Dakota Public Broadcasting has previously featured Miller in the Dakota Life program.

Chamberlain Seeing Success With Free Lot Availability For New Homes

March 27, 2023

CHAMBERLAIN — The Lake Francis Case Development Corporation announced last week they are working with the Town of Pukwana to offer free lots to entice the building of homes in the community of just over 230. Executive Director Mike Lauritsen says Chamberlain has also used free lots to spur housing growth…

In the case of Pukwana, Lauritsen says they want new housing stock as soon as possible…

The Chamberlain area, which includes Pukwana and Oacoma have at least 40 available jobs ranging in pay from 30 to 120-thousand dollars a year. For more information on free lots in the Chamberlain area contact the Lake Francis Case Development Corporation or visit their website at lakefransiscase.org.

Pierre Track and Field Begin Season with Ruth Marske Invitational

March 27, 2023

The Pierre Governor Track and Field Team will begin the season on Monday as they travel to Brookings for the Ruth Marske Invitational. The event begins the year for the Govs, but is an indoor event.

It’s one of two indoor event of the season for the Governors, but as the season begins, there is no worry of weather to keep the Govs from competing. Teams will be coming from Iowa and Minnesota along with schools from Class AA and A in South Dakota. Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings and Watertown will also be competing from the ESD to kick off the season.

For Pierre, Greg Starr had been the head coach for the Governors, but as he moved on at the end of last season, Donna Dowling takes over as the head coach in her first year with the Governors.

Both field and track events will begin at 1:30 this afternoon. Pierre is scheduled to host the Bob Judson Invite next week Tuesday, April 4.

Department Of Revenue Upgrading Computers Used To License Vehicles

March 26, 2023

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Revenue will be able to upgrade the computer system they use for licensing cars, after approval of the spending by the legislature and the Governor. Department Secretary Mike Houdyshell spoke to the state Lottery Board with an update…

Houdyshell says they have been planning for a while….

Houdyshell says it will take a while to build and implement….

Their system is connected to county treasurers’ offices across the state.