BROOKINGS (10-15-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon continue election 2026 coverage. Today we profile Brookings City Council candidate Shawn Hostler. Hostler is a small business owner, former sheriff’s deputy, and currently the chair of the Brookings County Commission. He said increased transparency in city government would be his
Shawn Hostler discusses his candidacy for the Brookings City Council in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
Brookings (10-14-26) — On Thursday, October 22 at 6pm, the Brookings Public Library will host a historical reenactment entitled “Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom”. Celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday with a live historical reenactment of our nation’s 16th president. Hear a firsthand account from Abraham
By Josh Linehan The Brookings Beacon Stories are how we remember. Telling each other — that’s how we create the world in our own minds, and how we share that world with others. That’s a big reason this column is called Step Out On Your Porch. The soft parade of
Brookings City Council Member Brianna Doran and City Public Information Officer Sherry Fuller Bordewyk discuss Flock camera oversight, a new E-bike ordinance, budget changes impacting Dacotah Bank Center and more during an October 14 interview with Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-14-26) — The 22nd annual Youth in Music Marching Band Championships took place last weekend. The event is one of the largest high school marching band events in the Upper Midwest. And this year, one of the top awards went to Brookings School District Superintendent Summer Schultz. School Board
BROOKINGS (10-14-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon continue election 2026 coverage. Today we profile Brookings City Council candidate Lisa Hager. Hager is a political science professor at SDSU. She was appointed to fill a vacant city council in April 2025 and is now seeking election to that seat.
Lisa Hager discusses her candidacy for the Brookings City Council in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-13-26) — The Brookings Sustainability Council invites the public to an end-of-season open house at the Brookings Community Food Forest on Sunday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. The open house will provide an opportunity for people to explore the food forest, learn about its development over the
BROOKINGS (10-13-26) — It’s a first-of-its-kind scholarship at South Dakota State University, and its roots came from a little girl’s childhood on a farmhouse near Tripp, South Dakota. Diane Reese has always been motivated to serve the hurt people (and animals) in her life. “I’ve always been the healer. It
Brookings (10-13-26) — Children 12 years old and younger are invited to trick-or-treat at The Neighborhoods at Brookview skilled nursing home on Friday, Oct. 30. Doors will open at 3:45 p.m. Trick-or-treating will continue through 5:15 p.m. Residents in all three neighborhoods will hand out candy to children. For more
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-13-26) — The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the vandalism of a tractor left parked overnight in a field. Sheriff’s deputies say they responded to the call Monday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m. and found the rear driver’s side window of a 7010 John Deere Tractor had
