The air has turned cooler and crisper, but the fashion couldn’t be hotter at the Big Stone Health Care Foundation’s annual style show on Saturday, October 26. Linda’s Fashions of Milbank celebrates everything autumn when they present Fashion is in the Air. Linda and her staff have paired local... Read more

Two MHS students auditioned October 17 in Tea for a place in the 2019 South Dakota All State Orchestra. Junior DeAndre French auditioned to play the trumpet, and freshman Merik Junker auditioned to play general percussion and timpani. The South Dakota All State Orchestra-Choir perform in concert on November... Read more

The local Boy Scouts of America will conduct their annual Scouting for Food Drive starting on Saturday, October 19. Boy Scout Troop 45, Girl Scout Troop 38, Cub Scout Pack 38, and their families begin the drive on October 19 by placing a door hanger or grocery sack on... Read more

The MHS Vocal Music Department will present their annual fall concert on Monday, October 21, at 7:30 pm. in the MHS theater. Special guest Ty Stephany, a 14-year-old virtuoso from the Sioux Falls area, will be the first solo artist to play the school’s new nine-foot Yamaha grand piano... Read more

Avantara held a ribbon cutting in conjunction with the Milbank Area Chamber Thursday, October 10. Avantara administrator, Celina Lohre, addressed the crowd and presented future goals for the facility. She stated that the Avantara Company works very closely with their employees to ensure the residents are receiving quality care. Avantara Milbank... Read more

There’s a saying, “Into each life a little rain must fall.” There’s another saying, “When it rains, it pours.” If this is true, then the Elmer and Char Athey family are in the midst of cloudburst. Their son Matthew was diagnosed with cancer in August 2018. Elmer has also... Read more

The MHS Oral Interp Team attended their first contest of the 2019 season on October 5 in Florence. Hailey Hupke competed in the Humor division and Landon Brown competed in Storytelling. Both received superior plus ratings – the highest possible awards. In the Serious division, Peyten Wiese and Mackenzie... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council partners again with Feeding South Dakota on Wednesday, October 9. The free food giveaway will be held at the Grant County 4-H exhibit building from 4:30 – 6 p.m or until the food is gone. Food is given to any family in need.... Read more

Noah Mursu, a senior at MHS, has been chosen as the September Student of the Month. He is the son of Chris and Twila Mursu. Noah’s extracurricular activities include band, choir, FFA, HOSA, National Honor Society, theater productions, and the blood drive. He was selected as a member of... Read more

Finding an alternative to single-home living in Milbank can be a challenge. Four men are determined to help alleviate that problem. Calvin Schulte, Arvid Liebe, Tom Tobin, and John Hostettler have teamed up to turn the former Milbank Clinic into condos designed with a mature buyer in mind. Anyone... Read more