MHS junior Kaden Krause, son of Jesse and Tara Krause, has been selected as The Valley Express MVP for September 21-26. Kaden is a 5’9”, 140-pound quarterback on the Bulldog football team. The Bulldogs traveled to Webster on Friday, September 25, and Kaden helped bring home the win. He connected... Read more

Today, September 28, the Milbank School District announced that tomorrow, September 29, it will implement a Maroon and Gold schedule. According to Superintendent Justin Downes, the new schedule will be in effect through October 9. Downes says the change only affects high school students and is expected to slow... Read more

The 15th Annual Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble was held Friday, September 11. The 18-hole scramble, traditionally held in June, was moved to September due to COVID-19. Laurie Folk, director of the  Milbank Area Chamber, said, “It worked out great. We had a total of 14 teams... Read more

Today, September 16, marks the 101st anniversary of the American Legion. As you might already know, the American Legion created Legion baseball, the Veterans Administration, Boys State, an amateur radio program, Operation Comfort Warriors, oratorical contests, scholarships, and more. The American Legion is comprised of members who served active... Read more

Jessica Van Peursem was chosen as the 2020 MHS Homecoming Queen, and Toby Schneck was selected as the Homecoming King. Jessica is the daughter of Dr. Nanci and Kendall Van Peursem. Toby is the son of Sherri and Brian Schneck. Coronation was held in the MHS Theater tonight, September 14,... Read more

Milbank Homecoming 2020 will be celebrated September 14-18. Coronation is Monday, September 14, at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. The program consists of introducing the Class of 2021 royalty and naming the Homecoming king and queen. The program is not open to the public due to COVID-19... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 321 Belle Avenue in Milbank at 2:59 a.m. on Friday, August 28. According to Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke, “When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the house totally involved in flames. No one was at... Read more

Over 13,000 pounds of food were distributed to 355 families by 29 volunteers at the Grant County Christian Service Council’s food giveaway on August 19. The event was again held with the assistance of Feeding South Dakota, but all the food came from the USDA at no cost to the... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council is again coordinating efforts with Feeding South Dakota to facilitate a food giveaway on Wednesday, August 19. Because this is the first day of school in Milbank, the giveaway will be held in the parking lot of the Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds from... Read more