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BROOKINGS — Come July, there’s going to be more hot air than normal in the skies above Brookings with the arrival of the Balloons Over Brookings event, which is set for July 17-19.

BROOKINGS — The Brookings School District Board of Education has approved a reduction in staff for the 2026-27 school year.

BROOKINGS — Protecting youngsters online has been a longtime priority for law enforcers, but the Brookings Police Department has deepened that commitment by joining the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

BROOKINGS — The Brookings County Finance Office has not yet received the ballots for the June 2 primary election as the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office is still in the process of proofing ballots for all counties statewide.

BROOKINGS — The political season is heating up, and voters will start to get their say in matters with the beginning of absentee voting on April 17 for South Dakota’s primary election on June 2.

BROOKINGS — “Keep moving. Do something fulfilling.”

BROOKINGS – In its “In Bloom” production, Monarch Aerial Arts studio in Brookings is celebrating its first anniversary with what owner Joscelyne Larson called “kind of a showcase.”

BROOKINGS — A grass fire broke out at Dakota Nature Park on April 12, forcing the evacuation of the park and recreation trails as firefighters fought the blaze to a standstill before fully quenching it.

BROOKINGS — After 23 years at South Dakota State University and bringing the shining sound of song to her students –– and to her church and community – Laura Diddle , director of choral activities, is retiring. And she’s going out as she came in – with song and music.

BROOKINGS — To say that the Dacotah Bank Center was a hive of activity this past weekend would be something of an understatement as thousands of people — along with horses, calves and other livestock — took part in the 70th annual Jackrabbit Stampede Rodeo on April 10-11.