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 (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.
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
BROOKINGS (10-13-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon continue election 2026 coverage. Today we profile Brookings City Council candidate Brianna Doran. Doran is an incumbent city council member as well as executive director of Margo’s Place — formerly known as the Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter. She says a top
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-12-26) — A Hendricks, Minnesota man is injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash east of Brookings. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office said 53-year old Allen Moravetz was riding a motorcycle on 197th Street near 486th Avenue on October 9 shortly after 6:30 p.m. when he lost control of
BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-12-26) — The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of approximately 120 gallons of diesel fuel siphoned from a tractor over the weekend. The sheriff’s office said the report came in shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 11. The caller reported a tractor been parked
BROOKINGS (10-12-26) — Brookings Radio, in conjunction with the Brookings Beacon, continues election 2026 coverage. This week, we’re profiling the candidates for Brookings City Council. Al Austreim is a local business owner. He said he’s opposed to the city’s recent purchase of a downtown grain elevator… “I think that that
BROOKINGS (10-9-26) — Swine producers, researchers and other industry professionals from across the region gathered for the 10th annual South Dakota State University Swine Day on Sept. 29 at Club 71 in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. The event was hosted by SDSU Extension in collaboration with the SDSU Department of
