Fireman Kelly Attends Storytime at BSC Library
Local News October 24, 2018 0
Fireman Philip Kelly from the Big Stone City Fire Department attended the Lil’ Firefighters Storytime at the Big Stone City Branch Public Library on Saturday, October 20. Kelly explained to the children how to be safe and what to do If there were ever a fire in their home.... Read more
Lady Bulldog Netters Celebrate 2018 Season
Milbank Area Tennis October 24, 2018 0
The Lady Bulldogs tennis team held their end-of-season potluck awards dinner on October 16. The 2018 team set a new school record of 11 match wins in the regular season and will commemorate it with a plaque in the MHS lobby trophy case. Halli Essington won the Gamer-Matchmaker Award... Read more
The Grant County Christian Service Council received 4,739 pounds of food from Feeding South Dakota and distributed it to 180 families on October 17. Forty-six volunteers representing 11 different churches in Grant County, along with volunteers from the Kiwanis Club and Wells Fargo Bank kept everything running smoothly at... Read more
Cross Country Teams Race to Place at State
Milbank Area Cross Country October 23, 2018 0
Both MHS cross country teams qualified for the 2018 South Dakota State Cross Country Meet. They competed Saturday, October 20, at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls. Coach Eric Townsend summed it up, “The State A was a fantastic meet and great way to end the season for both... Read more
An influenza vaccination clinic for school-age children will be held in the lobby of the Milbank High School on Tuesday, October 23 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. Vaccine will be available for children 6 months through 18 years of age. Parental consent is required for anyone under the age... Read more
Bulldogs Lose Final Game to Tri-Valley
Milbank Area Football October 22, 2018 0
The Bulldogs faced the 0-8 Tri-Valley Mustangs on October 18 on the football field in Colton. Each team was looking to end their regular season on a winning note. Both squads put two touchdowns on the board before the end of the first quarter. Milbank’s first was a two-yard... Read more
Josiah Lindquist Woks the Talk in China
Local News October 21, 2018 0
If you travel to another country, the most common advice you’ll hear is “blend in with the natives.” When J.P. Lindquist visits China, that just isn’t an option. Lindquist, a 6’9″ blonde, is more like a giraffe in kindergarten – everybody notices. Lindquist says, “Two meters – about 6’9”... Read more
100th Anniversary of South Dakota’s Pheasant Hunting Opened Today
Local News October 20, 2018 0
This Saturday, like he has done every third Saturday in October since he was 16, Keith donned his dun-colored jacket, laced up his boots, and pulled on a blaze-orange vest. He loaded up his best friends – human and canine – and spent the afternoon in a cornfield beneath... Read more
The annual food drive sponsored by Milbank Boy Scouts Troop 45 and Cub Scouts Pack 38 is October 27. Get your food bags ready. The scouts will do the rest! This Saturday, October 20, the scouts will hang reminder messages on your doorknob. The following Saturday, October 27, they... Read more
Milbank 3rd Graders Surprised by Tye Schaffer’s Visit
Local News October 17, 2018 0
Tye Schaffer, a third-grader at Koch School who was recently diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, made it to school today. But he didn’t walk or even take the bus. He arrived with lights flashing and sirens blaring! Tye astonished all his fellow third-graders by rolling up in a shiny... Read more
