Mondell Keck

By Mondell Keck | The Brookings Register  BROOKINGS — The burn ban in the county isn’t going away anytime soon, a notion reinforced on a 5-0 vote to sustain it at the May 19 meeting of the Brookings County Commission.  Residents can blame Mother Nature’s finickiness; a distinct lack of…

By Mondell Keck | The Brookings Register BROOKINGS — A man from Brookings will be spending the next 30 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary following his sentencing in a physical abuse case from last fall involving his then-3-month-old daughter. 

BROOKINGS — Four years after a devastating 2022 derecho stripped Greenwood Cemetery of hundreds of its historic trees, the city’s oldest nondenominational burial ground is continuing its quiet evolution.

BROOKINGS COUNTY — A pair of fires — one in the morning, the other in the evening — kept Brookings-area firefighters busy on May 12, while a May 16 vehicle fire caused $30,000 damage.

BROOKINGS — Hugs and more abounded for the Class of 2026 on May 17 at Brookings High School’s graduation ceremony at the Dacotah Bank Center. Several hundred seniors received their diplomas as they embarked on post-high school life, with their class motto — from a Noah Kahn song — “Pack…

By Mondell Keck | The Brookings Register  BROOKINGS COUNTY — Law enforcers in Brookings County are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a pair of recent incidents: A burglary southeast of Bruce and a hit-and-run in Volga.  Money stolen  The burglary occurred between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on May 10 at a residence on 468th Avenue near…

BROOKINGS — Mobile home owners found an advocate in 30-year resident Luke Davidson on May 12, when he warned the City Council that local owners face hardships that could cost them their homes.