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PRESS RELEASE: City of Brookings Storm Operation Updates 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

City of Brookings, SD - STORM / CLEANUP EFFORTS UPDATES

SIDEWALKS DAMAGE UPDATE - 7:30 PM Tuesday 

The Brookings Engineering Division is currently assessing damage to sidewalks throughout town. The City is asking residents to report any sidewalk da...

PRESS RELEASE: Construction Set to Begin at 8th Street South and Main Avenue

The Department of Public Works will begin reconstruction of the 8th Street South and Main Avenue Intersection starting the week of June 6, 2022.  This work will include removal of the existing asphalt surface in the intersection and replacing it ...

PRESS RELEASE: Human Rights Commission to Sponsor 3rd Annual Brookings Juneteenth Celebration

The Brookings Human Rights Commission will sponsor the Third Annual Brookings Juneteenth Celebration on June 19^th, 2022 at Hillcrest Park in Brookings from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual event commemorates the important U.S. milestone of the emancipation of...

Join Us for Brookings Community Games

IS YOUR TEAM UP FOR A CHALLENGE?

Join us for the 2nd Brookings Community Games!June 24th-26th, 2022

IT’S TIME TO PLAY!

The Games kick off Friday evening with a team building exercise and end Sunday afternoon with...

PRESS RELEASE: Volunteers Needed for City Boards

The Brookings Disability Awareness Committee has a vacated position eligible for new appointment.

Brookings Disability Awareness Committee

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PRESS RELEASE: Brookings Parks, Recreation & Forestry Receives Grant for Pickleball Court

The Brookings Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department plans to enhance Brookings residents’ pickleball experience using a $75,000 Wellmark Foundation grant they were recently awarded.

Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports nationwide...

PRESS RELEASE: Brookings Names Lamken Interim Police Chief

The City of Brookings has named Steve Lamken as interim police chief who will serve during the vacancy and transition from Chief Erickson’s retirement to hiring Brookings’ new police chief.  

The hiring process for a n...

PRESS RELEASE: City of Brookings Application for City Funds

The City of Brookings is accepting applications for City funds for the 2023 Fiscal Year. The City’s Fiscal Year aligns with the calendar year. Funding applications and guidelines are available online at www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov/CityFunding or ...

PRESS RELEASE: City of Brookings Bringing Back Urban Forest Initiative for Residents

The City of Brookings has announced it will be bringing back the Brookings Urban Forest Initiative for 2022. The program, which started in 2021, is designed to enhance the health, long-term sustainability and beauty of the community’s trees.

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PRESS RELEASE: Brookings Police Department Reports TickTock "Orbeez Challenge" Assault

UPDATE: Thursday, April 21^, 2022

Three individuals have been arrested in connection with this incident. Thursday morning police were able to identify and locate the vehicle used in the incident after receiving a description and obtaining video foo...

PRESS RELEASE: Call for Community Involvement – Brookings’ Next Police Chief

Recently Brookings Police Chief Dave Erickson announced he would be retiring at the end of April after 30 years of service in law enforcement. The City is grateful for Chief Erickson’s outstanding commitment and leadership to the police department. To fil...

PRESS RELEASE: 20th Street S. Interchange Construction Project to Begin in Brookings

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says construction is scheduled to begin on the 20th Street S. Interchange project from 22nd Avenue S. to 34th Avenue S. on Monday, March 28, 2022.