Brandon News

Some Brandon residents have different representation on the Brandon City Council since ward boundaries have changed.

Residents who live along Spearfish Drive and Crystal Place will gain new water and sewer lines this summer, but the improvements may come with a bit of inconvenience.

Brandon native Creighton Fraker made it through to the next round of auditions after wowing the judges on TV’s “American Idol” on Wednesday night.

A soup contest and lunch Feb. 18 in Brandon will benefit Brandon, Garretson, Splitrock and Valley Springs fire and rescue departments.

The regular meeting of the Brandon Valley Board of Education, Brandon, SD was held at 6:30 p.m. on the 23rd of January, 2012 at the Brandon Valley High School Community Room with the following members present: Jean Bender, Jay Rasmussen, Gregg Ode, Renee Ullom, and Sue Hegland.

Trevor Koehn, a Parkston native, is the new owner of Knutson Collision Repair, located in the Brandon Industrial Park.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to give teachers pay raises and government employees bonuses led discussion at a legislative coffee in Brandon Saturday.

Ann Gordon and Larry Narum were united in marriage October, 22, 2011 at Izaak Walton League in Sioux Falls with Pastor Dennis Bossman officiating.

Amber Johnson of Brandon and Nick Edwards of Sioux Falls announce their engagement, and plan to marry on April 14, 2012.

The community of Valley Springs is gaining its first business of 2012. Theresa Otten will open the doors Feb.

The bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids submitted on forms other that the one provided will not be considered.

Members of the Brandon Valley business community made it known in Pierre last week that this city is still interested in being home to the state's next veterans nursing home.

Customers of Sioux Marble may not have seen much different there in recent months, even though new owners Tom and Sherri Patzer took over seven months ago.

Rural Minnehaha County is getting richer, and officials in even the smallest Minnehaha County cities are optimistic about the coming year.

Creighton Fraker, a 2001 Brandon Valley High School graduate, is headed for Hollywood! The 28-year-old Brandon native was featured Thursday on the popular television show, 'American Idol.' Fraker wowed the celebrity judges - Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson - with an original song he wrote during a 9-hour bus ride from Queens, N.Y. to ... (more)

This summer, the community of Brandon will have the opportunity to roll out the red carpet for an estimated 800 bike riders and then some.

Carol Derheim, 73 Funeral services for Carol Derheim, 73, of Sioux Falls, were held Saturday, Jan.

On Wednesday, more than 30 representatives of Brandon will venture to Pierre for the sixth annual Brandon Day at the Legislature.

If Sioux Falls is serious about moving the railroad switching yard from its downtown location, it needs to act.

Brandon native Derek Swanson, son of Gordon and Lesli Swanson, has been appointed to the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. U.S. Representative Kristi Noem nominated Swanson for an appointment earlier this year.