Grant County Teams Needed For 2020 Cancer Walk
Cancer Walk teams It Only Takes A Spark invites everyone in Grant County to form a team for the 2020 Cancer Walk on June 12 at Lake Farley Park. Is your neighborhood, family, or business looking to make a difference? Are you a cancer survivor? A youth group willing... Read more
Max McCulloch and Elsie Rogers Chosen as MHS Homecoming Royalty
MHS hosted Coronation for Homecoming 2019 tonight, Monday, September 23. Elsie Rogers was chosen as the Homecoming Queen. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Mindy Rogers. Max McCulloch was chosen as the Homecoming King. He is the son of Mark and Ellen McCulloch. The pair will reign over... Read more
Bagaus Brothers and Band Inducted Into SD Country Music Hall of Fame
On September 14, the Suns of the West, a country band created by Neil and Terry Bagaus formerly of Milbank, was inducted into the South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame. The brothers, their sister, Marcie, and 14 other band members entered the Hall of Fame as a group.... Read more
Bullying Leads to Changes in Milbank Homecoming Activities
According to Principal Dan Snaza, MHS will not have Homecoming attendants for the junior, sophomore, or freshman classes this year because of bullying. Snaza said,  “Individual classes vote for attendants and we had bullying going on in the voting. It has become a joke. We have to protect our... Read more
Everything You Need to Know About MHS Homecoming 2019
Date: 2019 MHS Homecoming week is September 23-27. 2019 Homecoming Theme: Reality TV. Each class entertains the audience with themed skits during Coronation. The Senior Class chose The Bachelor. The Juniors chose American’s Next Top Model. The Sophomores chose Chopped and the Freshmen Class selected Dance Moms. Judging will... Read more
Progress Report on Main Street in Milbank
John Forman, Milbank City Administrator, reports, “When it’s happening, work on the downtown streets is going very well, and when it’s not, we are all frustrated.” According to Forman, “All sanitary sewer and water services were fixed in the 200 block of Main Street and storm sewer was installed... Read more
Rudy Nef Retires from the Valley Queen Board of Directors
Valley Queen Cheese announced Rudy Nef is transitioning from his role as a board member to a board observer. Mitch Davis of St. Peter, Minnesota, will assume the board seat vacated by Nef. Alfred Nef and Alfred Gonzenbach founded Valley Queen in 1929. The partners ran the company until... Read more
MHS Athletic Events Rescheduled
Due to today’s inclement weather, athletic events have been rescheduled. The girls’ tennis match at Montevideo, MN, will be held Monday, September 16, at 5:00 p.m.  Milbank will play a JV game against Tri-Valley on Thursday, September 12, at 4:30 PM. Read more
Leddy Wins Grand Champion at State Fair
Korbin Leddy of Stockholm won the Grand Champion 4-H Market Beef Award at the 2019 South Dakota State Fair. During judging on September 1, Leddy advanced to the final drive with his Grand Champion Charolais steer. The duo went on to win the Grand Champion Market Beef honors. With... Read more
LifeLight Festival This Saturday at Farley Park
Thank God it’s nearly the weekend! The 2019 LifeLight Festival is Saturday August 31, from 2-10 p.m. at Lake Farley Park in Milbank. Admission is free. Catch concerts by top Christian music artists, including Grammy-nominated Building 429. Watch as BMX and FMX teams perform amazing feats of acrobatics, and,... Read more