Osowski Wins 5th Place at Sioux Falls Invitational
Milbank Area Swimming January 26, 2022 0
Savanna Osowski competed in the January Invitational hosted by the Sioux Falls Swim Team during the weekend of January 21-23 in Sioux Falls. The meet brought together swimmers from across South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. Osowski, a senior at MHS, dropped two seconds from her time in the 100-meter... Read more
Street and Monroy Win Top Awards at Speech Fiesta
Local News January 26, 2022 0
Lady Bulldog Lydia Street received the Presiding Officer Award and Camila Monroy was the top congressperson at the Watertown Speech Fiesta held January 21-22. The Fiesta included 175 students from 19 schools. According to KathyTyler, coach for the MHS team, all of Milbank’s public forum debaters and student congress members made... Read more
Fire Breaks Out at Fonder Home
Local News January 26, 2022 0
The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to 47975 142nd Street, about seven miles north of Milbank, to the residence of John Fonder on Tuesday, January 25, at 10:39 p.m. Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke said, “A negative 24-degree temp (outside) is always challenging for firefighters and equipment.” According to Schuelke,... Read more
Johnson and Schneck Bring Home First Place at River City Rumble
Milbank Area Wrestling January 26, 2022 0
Milbank grapplers competed in the 10-team River City Rumble at the Chamberlain Armory on Saturday, January 22. Jacob Johnson and Barrett Schneck each won first place in their weight class. Leyton Raffety took second. Kaden Krause and Jesse Schneck each earned a third-place finish, and Tate Schlueter took fourth.Mitchell collected 23... Read more
Does winter have you wishing you were back in your garden? Think spring and come to the seed library program at the Grant County Public Library on January 27. Learn about the newest plans for the seed library and how to plant seeds for an indoor herb garden. The seed library group meets... Read more
Dr. Collins of OAHS Achieves Board Certification in Emergency Medicine
Local News January 25, 2022 0
Dr. David Collins, a physician at Ortonville Area Health Services, successfully fulfilled the certification requirements of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and has been declared a diplomate of the medical specialty board. To attain certification, Dr. Collins completed medical school as well as a three-year residency training program in... Read more
Bulldogs Beat the Falcons in a Barn Burner
Milbank Area Boys Basketball January 25, 2022 0
You’ve no doubt heard the phrase there’s no “I” in team. And, that’s how the Bulldogs’ head coach, Logan Diede, summed up Milbank’s win against Florence-Henry on Friday, January 21. He also could have added it was a real barn burner! The Bulldogs pulled off a 47-44 victory which... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Run Into Defensive Buzzsaw Against Roncalli
Milbank Area Girls Basketball January 25, 2022 0
Coming off a great win last week, the Lady Bulldogs’ basketball team hosted top-rated Aberdeen Roncalli (10-0) on Saturday, January 22, and ran into the Lady Cavalier’s defensive buzzsaw. The pressure proved to be too much, and Milbank took the loss at 18-52. Maurina Street led the Lady Bulldogs... Read more
French and Schneck Get Victories at Watertown Dual
Milbank Area Wrestling January 24, 2022 0
The Bulldog varsity grapplers took on the Watertown Arrows on Thursday, January 20. Milbank took the loss at 12-61. Bulldogs Joseph French and Barrett Schneck each brought home a victory for Milbank. At 106 lbs. — Owen Fischer was defeated by Leo Stroup in a 1-9 Major DecisionAt 113 lbs. — ... Read more
Marlys Selvig
Obituaries January 22, 2022 0
Marlys Darlene Selvig, 85, of Ortonville, MN, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022, with family by her side at her residence. She had fought a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at First English Lutheran... Read more
