The Milbank High School Educational Foundation will host a virtual scholarship banquet on May 7 at 7 p.m. The foundation plans to award 45 scholarships to 33 seniors and present over $187,000. The broadcast will also showcase the donors and the stories behind the scholarships. The event will be... Read more

Senior Makenna Osowski was chosen as the MHS March Student of the Month. Makenna is the daughter of Jason and Jennifer Osowski. Makenna was on the cheer team for football and boys basketball and a member of band, choir, and color guard. She also served as a boys basketball... Read more

Jon Rogers, Marketing and Communications Specialist at Ortonville Area Health Services confirmed the first case of COVID-19 at Fairway View Neighborhoods, a skilled nursing home located in Ortonville, Minnesota. Rogers said, “For all of us here at Fairway View Senior Communities, providing the best possible care and protecting the... Read more

Brady Femling, an MHS senior, has signed a letter of intent to run cross country and track at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota, next fall. Brady is the son of Anne and Travis Lester and Bob and Amanda Femling. “I’m very excited to meet a... Read more

Youth and their families can pick up a brown bag activity from the Grant County 4-H office. Totes are available outside the courthouse on the east side of the building near the extension office door. The bag includes all the supplies and instructions to complete each activity. The programs... Read more

The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a radiothon to facilitate the sale of gift certificates to local businesses. The radiothon takes place on Friday, April 17 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Around 50 area businesses will be featured with $20 certificates. Buy one or buy a... Read more

Brian Almendinger has been hired as the head coach for the Milbank Bulldog football team. He replaces Adolph Shepardson. “This is a big honor for me,” Almendinger said. Almendinger was employed by the Gregory School District for 19 years. During that time, he led GHS to football championship titles... Read more

Kirk Simet and Eric Skott of SLH Holdings have purchased the land that held the former St. Bernard’s and later Avera Hospital. The company has begun construction on a project that has been five years in the making. The Milbank City Council formalized an agreement between the City of... Read more