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BROOKINGS — When it comes to life’s unexpected disruptions, it doesn’t get much worse than a home-destroying blaze, but that’s exactly what Brookings resident Yasmin Navarro and her family are coping with right now as they thread the needle between mourning lost pets and being thankful that there were no…

BROOKINGS — Come June, Doug and Cheryl Austreim will have been married 55 years.

BROOKINGS — The shirt hanging in your closet. That bicycle in the garage. Old books gathering dust on your shelves.

BROOKINGS — It’s been chilly, gloomy and miserable these last few days in and around Brookings, what with Old Man Winter bringing rain, freezing rain, sleet and a bit of snow, too.

BROOKINGS — Easter egg hunts and sightings of the Easter Bunny were commonplace in and around Brookings this week, including this one at Pizza Ranch on March 31 that drew the interest of dozens of youngsters.

AURORA — An early morning fire on April 2 destroyed a barn southeast of Aurora, but no injuries were reported, and no animals were harmed.

BROOKINGS — Diners socialized over drinks and sample small plates at the annual Taste of Brookings on Thursday evening at the Dacotah Bank Center.

This week’s continued spring weather preparedness focus is on tornadoes.

Read all about what Brookings-area groups have planned in the days ahead.