BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University Extension’s popular webinar series for gardeners, Garden Hour, will kick off on May 6. Led by the SDSU Extension horticulture team, the …
As a school psychologist working for a small public school, I remember a teacher asking me to observe a student in her classroom. She expressed concerns about an elementary student’s unusual …
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that’s happening. …
BROOKINGS — “From Brazil to Bangladesh, Liberia to Iceland, electorates granted access to women to serve as political executives, and in some cases for several terms.” Add to that …
DES MOINES, Iowa — A proposed carbon-capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles in Iowa as a dozen Republican state senators try to …
More than half of South Dakotans oppose building a new men’s state prison in rural Lincoln County, according to a poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch, another blow to a project that …
BROOKINGS — The city is accepting applications for funds for the 2026 fiscal year. The city’s fiscal year is the calendar year. The completed application and other required …
Nothing beats the flavor of fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes. Keep them close at hand by growing one or more in containers on your patio, balcony, or front steps. Any tomato can be grown in a pot, …
PIERRE — Travel South Dakota will join the U.S. Travel Association and communities across the country in celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week, taking place May 4-10. This …
SIOUX FALLS — Beginning last week, the Augustana University Art Department is celebrating the hard work of its graduating seniors with its annual Senior Show “Echoes of Experience” …
PIERRE — On Thursday, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources announced that the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $5,824,442.05 in additional American …
MADISON — Beginning on May 5, lane closures are scheduled to be installed on U.S. Highway 81 near Madison and will be in place through August. This reconstruction project extends from …
PIERRE — South Dakota senior citizens and citizens with disabilities have until July 1 to apply for sales or property tax refunds under South Dakota’s Tax Refund Program. Under the …
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Read all about what Brookings-area governing agencies have on their agendas in the week ahead. This file will be updated periodically throughout the week as new agendas arrive.
BROOKINGS — For anyone with a sweet tooth, there’s a flavorful new dining option available in downtown Brookings to sate it: Scoops & Loops at 404 Main Ave. Owner Ava Boeve said …
Nearly three-quarters of Republican voters in South Dakota approve of President Donald Trump’s leadership in the first 100 days of his second White House stint, but there are pockets of …
The grass is starting to grow, and the severe weather is starting to get near us. We had a good rainfall last week, and we could still use a little more. We did not get the severe system that our …
AURORA — Authorities are on the lookout for a Brookings resident after, according to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office, he took his vehicle from an impound lot — driving through …
On April 10-11, the local Brookings High School Health Occupations Students of America chapter competed at the state convention in Sioux Falls. Seventeen Brookings students competed in a variety …