SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back …
BROOKINGS — A multi-million dollar project recently broke ground in Brookings in the form of a new Yorkshire Medical Building at 2311 Yorkshire Drive. “Our plan is to build the first …
BROOKINGS — A gas leak resulted in the brief evacuation of Brookings High School on Tuesday morning. “I received a call from the head custodian that there was an odor — …
Family, friends and fellow Register newsmen have advised me that at times I have a tendency to overthink things. So think about that as you peruse what follows. Am I overthinking the title I’ve …
BROOKINGS — Arguably the best spot in town to view the seasonal shift from summer leaves of green to a kaleidoscopic array of scarlet, orange and golden-brown is at McCrory Gardens where …
BURKE — On a September afternoon in this South Dakota ranch town not far from the Nebraska border, Sheryl Johnson sidled down Main Street. Burke’s commercial center is a sea of …
BROOKINGS — Part of Main Avenue in downtown Brookings will be closed to vehicle traffic this Hobo Day to help ensure the safety of people celebrating South Dakota State University’s …
So far in the post-pandemic period, the South Dakota economy is humming along nicely, though some new economic indicators reveal concerns that growth might slow in the coming months or years. …
BROOKINGS — National Newspaper Week is Oct. 6-12 — this year’s theme is “Telling Our Stories” and Brookings resident Sandy DeBeer has a story to tell that ends …
One of the biggest activities during Homecoming Week is the Friday parade, and Brookings School District students and staff — along with the greater Brookings community — stepped up to …
BROOKINGS — Libraries have a reputation as hushed places of silent scholarship and study — but Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m., the walls of Brookings Public Library will echo with the lively …
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s troop deployments to the nation’s southern border now have another cost: $42,000 to settle a lawsuit over a watchdog group’s document …
BROOKINGS — Woodbine Productions and the School of Performing Arts at South Dakota State University announce a once-in-a-lifetime performance by Michael Feinstein with the Carnegie Hall Big …
BROOKINGS — Open burning in Brookings County has been banned indefinitely after county commissioners voted 3-0 to declare a fire danger emergency at a special meeting on Thursday afternoon. …
BROOKINGS — The buses of the Brookings Area Transit Authority have been busily ferrying young and old around town for years — and now BATA has driven themselves to new heights of …
I wanted to let Brookings County residents know that the Brookings County Commission is in the process of enacting a burn ban due to the dry conditions. Also, remember that a small spark can start a …
“He was a peoples’ man, a man of the masses, a common man. In India, we call them the villagers. Gandhi communicated with them.” That was the succinct description of …
Brookings High School cheerleaders, including Homecoming Lady Cloë Barber, celebrate the Burning of the B — a BHS homecoming tradition. Because of a Monday night burn ban due to …
BROOKINGS — The recent destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, including areas that received 20 inches of rainfall, precipitated a cautionary tale from …
BROOKINGS — A Brookings man arrested on assault charges last fall was effectively sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary last week — five for assault on a jailer and five …