Brookings Register - TopStories http://www.brookingsregister.com TopStories RSS Feed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:59:59 -0600 Prices for city-county land purchase made public http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7680 Officials have released the prices of nine properties the city and county are purchasing as the future site of a joint intergovernmental administration building . All properties are located in the block south of the Brookings Public Library. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:45:47 -0600 Wink's Fine Jewelry donates thousands to organizations, events each year http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7678 Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles about some of the key businesses and business leaders in Brookings. The series is intended as a "get-acquainted " aspect of The Brookings Register's Community Unity project. Brookings has been good to Jerry Miller. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:40:22 -0600 Commission agrees to sweeten land offer http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7654 The Brookings County Commission agreed Thursday morning to pay an additional $25,000 for one of the properties located on the parcel of land the county and City of Brookings purchase an - governmental administration building. Commissioners approved by a 5-0 vote Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:51 -0600 University buildings get Senate approval http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7653 Three South Dakota State University building projects now have the approval of both houses of the South Dakota Legislature. House Bill 1025 authorizes the state Board of Regents to construct a new motor pool building on the Brookings campus. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:50:58 -0600 Local officials preparing for possible flooding http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7651 Brookings County Emergency Manager Todd Struwe told commissioners this week how he is preparing for possible flooding in the county this spring. Appearing at Tuesday's Brookings County Commission meeting, Struwe said he has met with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:48:44 -0600 Zoning amendment to scale down accessory buildings in Brookings http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7642 Brookings city councilors last week approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance aimed at reducing the size of accessory buildings constructed in the community. Ordinance No. 07-10 passed on a 7-0 council vote on Feb. 23. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:32:30 -0600 BATA barn's back http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=7641 Another round of stimulus money could revive a local transportation organization's efforts to construct a new building to house its buses. If the funding comes through, Brookings County will again be asked to buy the organiza tion's current Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:30:48 -0600