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BROOKINGS — The Governor’s Day ceremony on Tuesday morning at South Dakota State University was a time to honor those Army and Air Force ROTC cadets training to serve. Additionally, it …

BROOKINGS — The years-long water sourcing saga at Edgebrook Golf Course could be wrapping up in the next 12 to 16 months, with raw water from Brookings Municipal Utilities emerging as the …

Eye on the Sky

Last week I covered some facts about lightning. This week I want to discuss thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms are officially defined as storms that are capable of producing hail that is an …

The 40th annual Brookings County Pheasants Forever banquet took place March 18 at the Dacotah Bank Center. There were a record number in attendance (650-plus) and a record number of sponsors …

BROOKINGS — The Brookings Area United Way's Volunteer United program recently announced that the Leadership Brookings task force was named the March 2025 Volunteers of the Month, an area-wide …

The Brookings Music Teachers Association hosted their annual Piano Festival March 20-23 at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. The festival kicked off on Thursday evening with an impressive …

BROOKINGS — The 2025 SkillsX by 4-H conference will explore leadership through board games and strategic thinking. SkillsX by 4-H runs June 2-5 on the South Dakota State University campus. …

Sow and Grow

I always feel that spring is a fun time with new calves and lambs and watching the earth come back to life after a long, cold break. With all the excitement, however, comes plenty of planning and …

BROOKINGS — Incumbents Holly Tilton Byrne and Bonny Specker will be returning to the Brookings City Council after winning endorsements from voters in Tuesday’s election. In a …

BROOKINGS — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has eliminated federal funding for state humanities councils, including the Brookings-based South Dakota Humanities …

BROOKINGS — Incumbent Teri Johnson and newcomer Cassandra Juba won seats on the Brookings School Board in Tuesday’s city election. Johnson was the top vote-getter with 1691 votes, …

ARLINGTON — On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, a lane closure is scheduled for approximately six miles on U.S. Highway 81 from 220 th  Street to 211 th  Street near Arlington. After this …

BROOKINGS COUNTY — A rollover involving two teenagers left one of them injured and both of them trapped in the vehicle after Monday morning incident southwest of Bruce. Hannah Somero, 17, …

The Brookings Birding Club will hold its April meeting on April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Larson Nature Center at Dakota Nature Park, which is is located on the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and 32nd …

CLEAR LAKE — The Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System will be holding its 52nd annual meeting of members on April 8 at the community center in Clear Lake. A pork loin supper for members will be …

Honor Rolls

The Arlington school third quarter honor roll: 'A' Honor Roll Seventh grade: Emma Carlson, Natalie DeCurtins, Rachel Haufschild, Ashlynn Miller, Kennedi VanOverbeke Eighth grade: …

COLMAN — Sioux Valley Energy and its members are springing into 2025 by making an impact in their local communities. During the most recent quarterly meeting of the Sioux Valley Energy …

BOX ELDER — Montana Roem is worried that a proposed $1 billion cut to federal food programs that aid schools and charities will hurt her family on two fronts. As she waited in a line of …

BROOKINGS COUNTY — A Flandreau woman is in a hospital after her vehicle struck the side of a bridge on Sunday southeast of Brookings, according to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office. …

BROOKINGS — This week is National Library Week, and the local Friends of the Library are celebrating by holding the Spring Book Sale fundraiser on April 9-13 at Brookings Public Library, 515 …

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