Chill Out and Read at the Big Stone Library
The Adult Winter Reading Program begins February 1 at the Big Stone Library. Patrons 18 years of age and older can register by emailing bsclibrary12@hotmail.com or stopping by the library during regular hours. Every patron who registers receives a free pocket-sized notebook to record the titles they read. The... Read more
Blowing Snow Causes Postponement for MHS  Boys Basketball Game Tonight
Due to high winds and poor road conditions the MHS boys basketball game scheduled for tonight in Tiospa Zina has been rescheduled to February 4. The weather has also dictated No Milbank middle school practices today. Milbank high school practices for boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling will be... Read more
John Mills Recaps the First Week of the SD Legislature
Ready or not, the 95th session of the South Dakota Legislature is under way. The first week includes a lot of organizational items, along with important addresses by key government leaders. On Tuesday, Governor Noem gave her State of the State Address. She noted how the $5 million allocated... Read more
I-29 Closing from Sioux Falls to North Dakota Border at 7:00 Tonight
The South Dakota Departments of Transportation and Public Safety are advising motorists that portions of Interstates 29 and 90 will be closing at 7 p.m. CST (Friday, Jan. 17). Interstate 90, east and westbound, will be closed between Mitchell (Exit 332) and Sioux Falls (Exit 395) Interstate 29, north... Read more
Leddy, Schwagel, and Fraasch Win VFW Essay Contests
Korbin Leddy, a sophomore at MHS, is Milbank’s first-place winner in the 2020 The Voice of Democracy Essay Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the VFW Auxiliary. (Read his essay below.) In The Patriot’s Pen division, eighth-grader Brooke Schwagel was the top winner and Aubrey... Read more
State Wrestling Tournament Tickets on Sale at MHS
Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 South Dakota State Class A Wrestling Tournament at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls on February 27-29. Want to sit with all the Milbank fans to cheer on the Bulldogs? Get your tickets by submitting payment and forms to... Read more
DeAndre French Represents Milbank in Young Artist Competition
DeAndre French, a junior at MHS, attended the Second Annual Northern State University Young Artist Competition on January 11 in Aberdeen. French, who plays the trumpet, competed against junior and senior high school students from schools in Minnesota and North and South Dakota. A cash prize of $1000 was... Read more
Milbank Kindergarten Screening Set for January 24
The Milbank School District will conduct Kindergarten Screening and Registration on Friday, January 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Koch Elementary School. Kindergarten screening is for any child who is five years old before September 1, 2020. Parents should bring the child’s birth certificate. Children will undergo... Read more
Kristi Lingert and Nancy Paulson to Retire from MHS
Kristi Lingert and Nancy Paulson, two long time instructors at MHS, submitted letters of resignation to the Milbank School District Board of Education at their regular meeting on Monday, January 13. Both resignations become effective at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Ms. Lingert has been teaching biology... Read more
First Baby of 2020 in Milbank Born to Alex and Daria Liebe
Olivia Annalise Liebe is MIlbank’s first little lady of 2020. Olivia was born Friday, January 10 at 5:18 p.m. at Milbank Area Hospital Avera to Alex and Daria Liebe. She weighed in at six pounds and 12 ounces and was 19 inches long. “We both easily agreed Olivia would... Read more