Everyone is invited to a pancake feed to celebrate National Ag Day on Tuesday, March 21. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee will be served from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Grant County 4-H complex at 517 Flynn Drive in Milbank. A free will donation will be collected. A portion of the... Read more
Violinists Joseph and Traci Tschetter and cellist Teaneashea Vogel, performed with the South Dakota Middle School All-State Orchestra on March 10-11 at Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls. The event had been rescheduled from February due to inclement weather. Joseph and Traci are the children of Ryan and Elaine Tschetter. Teaneashea... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers/Personnel Association (MARTA) will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 16. The event starts at 11 a.m. at Pizza Ranch in Milbank. The meeting will feature a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, including activities and door prizes. Members will also share a favorite book.... Read more
El Distrito Escolar de Milbank llevará a cabo una evaluación adicional para los niños que se perdieron la evaluación de octubre que tendrá 3 años para el 31 de marzo de 2023. Esta proyección se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Primaria Milbank el viernes 31 de marzo de... Read more
City Council Approves Ambulance District–Housing Development and Considers Water Issues
Local News March 14, 2023 0
The Milbank City Council met for their regularly-scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, March 13, at the Milbank Visitors Center. They faced a full agenda. Public Comment Marylynne Fields asked the council to ban Milbank merchants from using plastic bags. Fields stated she has been the “bagless lady” for the... Read more
Deadline for School Board Petitions is March 26
Local News March 14, 2023 0
The Milbank School District Board of Education held their regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, March 13. School Board Election Superintendent Justin Downes noted candidates for the upcoming school board election must file their petitions by Sunday, March 26, at 5 p.m. in order to be eligible for the election on... Read more
Jack terDenge, an eighth-grader and french horn player, and Rylan Wendland, a seventh-grade percussionist, represented Milbank Middle School in South Dakota’s 24th Annual Middle School All-State Band. The event was held in Huron on March 3-4. The Milbank musicians were members of the Honor Band under the direction of Dr. Alan LaFave.... Read more
MHS Vocalists Achieve High Rating at Region Music Contest
Local News March 10, 2023 0
Vocalist Nick Fonder received the only I+ rating at the 2023 Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest The 35 vocal soloists and 35 members of the Milbank High School Choir performed in front of an adjudicator on Wednesday, March 1, in Milbank. MHS vocalists received: One Superior Plus (I+), 24 Superiors (I) and... Read more
Mr. Olson’s homeroom class was the winner of the food drive sponsored by the student council at Milbank Middle School. The drive gathered just over 200 items, and Olson’s class was responsible for 60 of them. The event served as the student council’s third quarter service project. Submitted Photo:... Read more
Milbank Area gymnasts hosted an awards banquet to recognize their accomplishments this season and thank their supporters. Hannah Brown, Gemma Street, Macyn Dunnihoo, Mady Sletten, Bianca Berry, and Raina Untalan were all awarded a Major M. Sophomore Hannah Brown was recognized for this year’s highest vault score of 8.850. She... Read more
