BROOKINGS COUNTY (10-19-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon now continue Election 2026 coverage. This week, we profile candidates for Brookings County Commission. Alan Brutty is a small business owner seeking office for the first time. When it comes to the 765-kilovolt transmission line proposed to pass through Brookings
Alan Brutty discusses his candidacy for the Brookings County Commission in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
BROOKINGS (10-16-26) — Brain health matters at every stage of life. Join Head Forward South Dakota in Brookings for Healthy Minds, Stronger Communities on Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center. Learn how to support your brain health, recognize changes in memory or thinking,
BROOKINGS (10-16-26) — South Dakota State University’s Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine honored 20 students at its annual Blue Coat Ceremony on Oct. 3, presenting each with a personalized blue Carhartt work coat sponsored by a regional veterinarian. With this year being the sixth annual celebration, the presentation has become
Brookings School District Superintendent Summer Schultz discusses the Youth in Music Administrator of the Year Award, this month’s district BEST award (to the instructional assistants at the Mickelson Middle School “Hideout”), and Phase I architectural planning for changes at Brookings High School and the Career and Technical Education buildings during
South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn discusses Hobo Week 2026 during an October 16 interview with Brookings Radio News. A complete schedule of Hobo Week 2026 events is posted at: https://www.sdstate.edu/student-life/hobo-day. — Brookings Radio News
Eye On the SkyBy Brookings County Emergency Management Director Bob Hill 10/16/2026 Fall has overtaken summer, and the leaves are quickly changing. Folks will be getting out and about to take in the scenery starting this weekend. It is a beautiful time of year. Keep in mind that temperatures can
Organist and silent-film historian Ben Model discusses presentations October 16-17 at SDSU of the 1926 Buster Keaton film The General (accompanied by Model on pipe organ) during an interview with Brookings Radio News. Performances are: Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the
BROOKINGS (10-16-26) — Brookings Radio and the Brookings Beacon continue election 2026 coverage. Today we profile Brookings City Council candidate Wade Wantoch. Wantoch is retired, has lived in Brookings roughly 30 years, and worked at Larson’s and 3-M — now known as Solventum. He said affordable housing is a top
Wade Wantoch discusses his candidacy for the Brookings City Council in an interview with the Brookings Beacon and Brookings Radio News. — Brookings Radio News
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
