Brookings Deputy Mayor Nick Wendell announces that Menards intends to come to Brookings in an October 23 interview with Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
Brookings (10-23-26) — The Brookings Area United Way’s Volunteer United program proudly recognizes Kasey Schmidt, Rena Berg, Shaylee Kuehl, Kelly Odegaard, Codi Smith, and RaeAnn Thompson as the October 2026 Volunteers of the Month. Through their work with the ECSDR Good Neighbor Committee, these six volunteers have made a meaningful
Brookings (10-23-26) — Brookings Health System will host a critical needs blood drive on Tuesday, November 3, and is calling on community members to roll up their sleeves for local patients. Donations will be collected from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., with registration located inside the main hospital
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-23-26) — A 40-year old Toronto woman is injured in a two-vehicle accident. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office says it happened October 22 shortly before 7:30 p.m. on 214th Street near 478th Avenue. Sheriff’s deputies say a semi driven by 68-year old Jerome Kaiser of White failed to
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-23-26) — Fire destroys a semi-trailer. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office reports it happened this morning (October 23) shortly after 4:30 a.m. near mile marker 126 on I-29. Both the Brookings Fire Department and the sheriff’s office responded and were able to quickly extinguish the fire. The sheriff’s
BROOKINGS (10-23-26) — The end of October means the call is going out to participate in this year’s Festival of Trees at the Brookings Arts Council. Eileen Binkley is Arts Council Operations Manager… “We have sixteen trees to decorate, and we always have a theme. So this year our theme
BROOKINGS (10-23-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Kelly VanderWal is an incumbent member of the Brookings County Commission. VanderWal said Brookings County benefits economically from carefully-considered infrastructure development… “Back in the late ’60s, you
BROOKINGS (10-22-26) — Brookings Mayor Oepke “Ope” Niemeyer, along with several of the city’s volunteer boards and commissions, have announced the 2026 Mayor’s Awards honorees. The public is invited to help honor the recipients at the Mayor’s Awards event, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Holiday Celebration, to be held December
BROOKINGS (10-22-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Marty Stanwick has been Brookings County Sheriff since 1999. He is not seeking re-election as sheriff but is instead running for a seat on the County Commission.
BROOKINGS (10-21-26) — Connie Tande, a South Dakota State University Extension plant diagnostician at the SDSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic, has been named the university’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for October. She will be honored at a reception held from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Raven Precision Agriculture
BROOKINGS (10-20-26) — On a rainy September morning in downtown Sioux Falls, local and regional business leaders convened for the inaugural Sioux Falls Metro Economic Briefing. The event was conceptualized by Joseph Santos, academic director of the Ness School of Management and Economics at South Dakota State University. “We began
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-21-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Michael Lambertus is a retired Brookings Fire Department Fire Captain, currently employed by Brookings Health System and Avera Home Medical. When it comes to the 765-kilovolt
