Steve Nomeland and Tory Pollock of Great Western Bank in Milbank presented a $5000 check to the Grant County Christian Service Council. Linda Comstock, LeAnn Kuper, Brenda Maass and Val Van Lith accepted the check on behalf of the council. The donation, a Making Life Great grant, is expected... Read more

Where there’s smokies…there’s firemen! And pancakes, too. The Valley Express will host a freewill pancake feed to benefit the Milbank Fire and Rescue Department on Sunday, October 6. Pancakes and smokies will be served from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Milbank Visitors Center. All proceeds go to... Read more

Treat Street is moving to a new street. (But, just this year.) It will be renamed Trunk -or-Treat and located at the Milbank High School parking lot.  Construction in downtown Milbank has created less than spooktacular conditions for trick-or-treaters, according to Laurie Folk, Milbank Area Chamber Director. She says,... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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