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🌱 Brookings County lifts burn ban, but notification still matters

Brookings, South Dakota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Brookings! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brookings County lifts burn ban, but notification still matters
  • What Brookings’ new trail rules mean for your next ride
  • Brookings students bring a big cast to “Newsies”

Also on today's calendar: Pages + Pairings and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with partial sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, temps: high: 39, low: 22.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brookings County douses burning ban (brookingsregister.com) — Brookings County commissioners lifted the burn ban Nov. 5 after rainfall eased fire concerns and area fire chiefs supported ending it. Sheriff Marty Stanwick says residents still need to notify authorities before burning so firefighters aren't dispatched unnecessarily. Burning remains prohibited whenever the National Weather Service issues a red flag warning.
   

2. Brookings City Council OKs new sidewalk, trail rules (brookingsregister.com) — Brookings has new sidewalk and trail rules that give pedestrians priority and prohibit Class 3 e-bikes. Class 1 and 2 e-bikes remain allowed when ridden below 15 mph, and regular bicycles remain welcome on most sidewalks. City officials plan to emphasize education first as users adjust to the changes.
   

3. ‘Newsies' takes the stage at Brookings High School next week (brookingsregister.com) — Ninety students are bringing Disney’s “Newsies” to Brookings High School, including 27 Mickelson Middle School students joining the ensemble. Performances at Bell Auditorium are Nov. 19–20 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available through gobound.com, with door sales dependent on remaining seats.
   

4. School Board Adopts BHS Handbook Changes (brookingsradio.com) — Brookings High School students will face a 30-minute detention starting with their fifth unexcused tardy under handbook changes the school board unanimously approved Monday. Tardies will count across all classes and reset each quarter, and administrators may restrict school privileges for students with five or more.
   

5. Mickelson Middle School (brookingsradio.com) — Mickelson Middle School sixth graders will become historical figures for the annual Wax Museum, welcoming families, friends and community members Nov. 16 and 17. Students will dress as their chosen figures and deliver speeches from 6:30–7:30 p.m. each evening in the school’s gym and cafeteria at 1801 12th Street South.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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