Wally Hamman Wins $500 at WVEC Annual Membership Meeting
The 82nd Annual Membership Meeting of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative (WVEC) was held at Wilmot High School on Thursday, March 21. Wallace Hamman of Milbank was the winner of the $500 cash drawing. Brooklyn Remund was the winner of the $100 drawing held for those 14 to 18... Read more
22 MMS Students Perform at Festival of Young Voices
Milbank Middle School was represented by 22 seventh and eighth-grade choir students at the 2024 Festival for Young Voices in Brookings, on Thursday, March 21. Milbank’s vocalists were selected in January and prepared prior to the event. On Thursday, they joined other area schools for rehearsals under the direction... Read more
Ortonville Hosptial Achieves 5-Star Rating
The National Rural Rating System (NRRS) announced it has promoted Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) from a 4-star to a 5-star rating. The advancement is confirmation of OAHS’s ongoing commitment to providing quality healthcare in rural communities. OAHS joins just eight other healthcare organizations in achieving 5-star status in... Read more
Lance Junso Named President at First Interstate Bank in Milbank
Lance Junso has been promoted to president of the Milbank branch of First Interstate Bank. In this position, Junso will lead employees in achieving the bank’s goals and executing on its mission, vision, and values. He will also serve in a commercial lending role. Junso, a MIlbank native, has... Read more
Construction Started on Highway 15 South of Clear Lake
Construction began Monday, March 18, on S.D. Highway 15 from Clear Lake south to S.D. Highway 28. The initial work is focusing primarily on tree removal along the fence line. According to the South Dakota Department of Transportation, depending on the weather, Highway 15 will be closed to traffic... Read more
Deadline for USDA General CRP Signup is March 29
Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County FSA, reminds agricultural producers and private landowners they have until March 29 to sign up for the USDA general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Signed into law in 1985, the CRPprogram was originally intended to primarily control soil erosion and potentially stabilize... Read more
87 MHS Vocalists Perform in Choir Contest
Vocalists from the Milbank High School Choir performed for an adjudicator during the 2024 Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest. Solo performances were based on tone, intonation, accuracy, interpretation, vocal technique, and performance factors such as literature choice and professional conduct. Ensemble groups were also critiqued on their... Read more
104 MHS Musicians Perform at Region III Music Contest
Over 100 Milbank High School band members performed during the 2024 Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest hosted by Watertown High School. The 104 Milbank musicians presented 34 solos and 12 ensembles. All performances were based on tone, intonation, rhythm, interpretation and musicianship, technique, and other performance factors.... Read more
Four Students Qualify for Educators Rising Nationals in DC
MHS students Lydia Street, Max Schuelke, Matti Scott and Carlos Olivares, each earned a First Place with Gold rating at the State Educators Rising competition at Northern State University in Aberdeen on February 28. The four now qualify for the national competition to be held June 28-July 1 in... Read more
Reminder: Nominations Due for Milbank School Board Election
Residents of the Milbank School District who are interested in serving on the board of education are encouraged to circulate their nominating petitions. Petitions are available at the school and must be completed and in the office of the school district’s business manager by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March... Read more