Brookings NewsLocal news for Brookings, SD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Drewes rape trial given new date- July 10, 2008 A new trial date has been set for a Brookings man accused of raping his girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter in April.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/drewes-rape-trial-given-new-date?fromrss=1 Brookings' No. 2 'a thinking man's hole'- July 10, 2008 BROOKINGS - I'm sure when Nasty Nine organizers were behind closed doors deciding which holes to assign to which writers, they took pleasure in matching me with a hole that doglegs left.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/brookings-no-2-a-thinking-mans-hole?fromrss... Theater to host 400,000th patron on Friday- July 10, 2008 South Dakota State University's Prairie Repertory Theatre will celebrate its 400,000th patron during Friday's performance of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" in Doner Auditorium.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/theater-to-host-400-000th-patron-on-friday?... '7 Brides' closes PRT season here- July 8, 2008 South Dakota State University's Prairie Repertory Theatre closes its 38th season in Brookings with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." The show plays in Doner Auditorium on campus at 7:30 p.m. each night from ...http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/7-brides-closes-prt-season-here?fromrss=1 Apparent fireworks bomb kills Brookings man- July 7, 2008 Associated Press - July 7, 2008 7:35 AM ET BROOKINGS, S.D. - Brookings police say a man was killed when what appears to be a bomb made out of sparklers wrapped together went off accidentally.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/apparent-fireworks-bomb-kills-brookings-man... Center gives students new start- July 6, 2008 Since the Brookings Area Career Learning Center opened in 1984, more than 900 people have earned their general education development diplomas there.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/center-gives-students-new-start?fromrss=1 Cyclist hurt in 14 crash- July 4, 2008 An Arlington man was injured in a U.S. Highway 14 motorcycle accident east of Brookings this weekend.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/cyclist-hurt-in-14-crash?fromrss=1 NIE program teaches kids true meaning of community- July 4, 2008 It's a fact: fewer young people are reading newspapers these days. The plugged-in generation has turned to iPods, keyboards and computers, and surfing the Internet is all many youngsters know.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/nie-program-teaches-kids-true-meaning-of-co... City utility workers 'walking high wire'- July 4, 2008 Installation of a city transmission line extension requires both a bucket truck and a crane.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/city-utility-workers-walking-high-wire?from... Volga back in court over city-owned housing- July 3, 2008 The City of Volga and its Housing and Redevelopment Commission suffered another setback this week in a lawsuit brought against them by the Brookings-based development corporation, Sandcreek, LLC.http://www.topix.net/city/brookings-sd/2008/07/volga-back-in-court-over-city-owned-housing... |