BHS to create outreach specialty clinic

Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
• Brookings Health updating master campus plan after repurposing part of Brookview Manor
BROOKINGS, City councilors heard plans this week for a new specialty outreach clinic at the Brookings hospital.
Brookings Health System CEO Jason Merkley visited the council study session Tuesday to provide details on the "repurposing" of a part of Brookview Manor to house visiting specialists who would ...more

Dowtown center becomes new storm shelter in Brookings

Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
• Parks & Rec building will be open to public when storms hit
BROOKINGS, It's beginning to look a lot like severe storm season. And while the former storm shelter has been taken over by the Brookings Police Department, the county's emergency manager wants everyone to know there's still a safe place for them when the skies threaten something more ...more

Old DOT building reduced to rubble

Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Workers from Prussman Contracting get a good start on tearing down the former local Department of Transportation headquarters on the northeast side of the Interstate 29-U.S. Highway 14 interchange on Tuesday afternoon.
DOT engineer John Rittershaus says the land where the vacant DOT office and shop once stood is still state owned. The demolition team was hired to clean up ...more

Make This House a Home campaign exceeds its goal

Modified: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
• Final total to be unveiled at The Neighborhoods at Brookview event
BROOKINGS, Brookings Health System Foundation has exceeded the goal set for the "Make this House a Home" campaign.
In January, the Foundation announced its intent to raise $600,000 in funds by June 1 for The Neighborhoods at Brookview, the new skilled nursing facility.
The total raised will ...more

Her three sons

Posted: Monday, May 20th, 2013
• Single SDSU prof always knew she wanted a family, so she found one
BROOKINGS, It started with three empty bedrooms.
When Jeannie French moved into her house in Brookings 18 years ago, people asked why she chose one with so many bedrooms. Why would a single, ceramics professor at South Dakota State University want so much extra space? For ...more

Athletic training program joins regional exchange

Posted: Monday, May 20th, 2013
BROOKINGS (AP), South Dakota State University's master's-level athletic training program is joining a regional exchange. The exchange will qualify students from participating states for the resident tuition rate.
The Western Regional Graduate Student Exchange includes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The program offers about 275 programs ...more

Council probes ‘city nitty-gritty’ at study session

Posted: Monday, May 20th, 2013
• Storm drainage, street maintenance, zoning highlight roll-up-your-sleeves session
BROOKINGS, If you've never quite understood the difference between "asphaltic concrete" and "Portland cement concrete," or if you've been waiting impatiently for the latest information on the city's storm water management program, Tuesday's city council study session is the one you should attend.
The regular monthly meeting, which begins at 5 ...more

El Rancho Restaurant moves ‘west of border’

Posted: Monday, May 20th, 2013
• Owners invite diners to ‘become part of the family'
BROOKINGS, They were a hit in Montevideo, and they were a hit in Marshall. Now the Leon family wants its Mexican restaurant to be a hit in Brookings.
El Rancho Mexican Restaurant opened its doors for business in downtown Brookings this week, bringing fajitas and margaritas to a Main Avenue ...more

SDSU to add major, online degree

Posted: Monday, May 20th, 2013
BROOKINGS, The South Dakota Board of Regents this week approved plans by South Dakota State University to begin offering an undergraduate degree in American Indian studies starting this fall.
Also, its popular master's degree in journalism will soon be offered with an online-only option geared to professionals already working in news and media-related fields.
While a minor in American ...more

Are Brookings pet owners responsible?

Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2013
• Spay, neuter still job No. 1, local experts say
BROOKINGS, In her nearly 40 years of living in rural Brookings, Peg Wenande has seen the dark side of pet ownership too many times, it finally prompted her to write a letter to the editor; it was published in The Brookings Register on May 6 ("Too many irresponsible pet ...more

BSD tightens, simplifies new attendance policy

Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2013
• Policy has not been uniform throughout district
BROOKINGS, No matter the reason, each missed day of school will count toward a maximum of 10 per semester for Brookings students. After that, high school students will lose class credit, and all students who are truant will be reported to the police department and deputy state's attorney.
That's the new districtwide ...more