Hunter Reede Takes First Place at State FFA
Local News April 10, 2025 0
Milbank FFA members competed at the 97th South Dakota FFA Convention in Brookings from April 3-5. Hunter Reede took first place in the Food Science competition. His win propelled Milbank’s Food Science team to eighth place. Cody Wiik earned second place in Ag Mechanics to help his team take... Read more
Schuelke Selected as March MHS Student of the Month
Local News April 10, 2025 0
Max Schuelke, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the March Student of the Month. Max is the son of Russ and Robin Schuelke. Max takes part in Educators Rising, HOSA – Future Health Professionals, student council, debate, and theater. He serves as a Sunday school... Read more
Like your stories with a twist at the end? Just for a minute, imagine you live in a small town where everybody knows everybody else. Then, if you can, imagine this small town occasionally experiences waves of gossip. How unusual. Of course, most of that gossip is irritating and... Read more
Your chance to help four local families at one event is coming up this Friday, April 11. The benefit, featuring a free will meal and a silent auction, will be hosted by the Grant County Fraternal Order of the Police Lodge NE 14. The event starts at 6 p.m.... Read more
Winnie Stattelman, the seven year-old daughter of Ryan and Amanda Stattelman, posed with the Easter Bunny at the annual Easter Spring Fling program at the Big Stone City Branch Library. The event was held on Saturday, April 5. Children from ages three through 10 enjoyed Easter stories, a spring... Read more
Elevator Installed at Grant County Courthouse
Local News April 9, 2025 0
The ups and downs of working or conducting business at the Grant County Courthouse in Milbank just got a big lift – an elevator. Grant County Commissioners Bill Tostenson, Marty Buttke, Doug Stengel, Bill Street and Mike Mach, along with Karen Layher, assistant to the commissioners, took the inaugural... Read more
2025 Farley Fest – the best outdoor event of the Summer – just got bigger! This year, Farley Fest is adding an extra day. Yep, get ready for three days of non-stop fun from Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. Saturday Night is Concert Night and Jamie Henderson,... Read more
Senior band and choir students from Milbank High School attended the noon matinee of Grease at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on March 19. Miriam and Rick Schwenn and Susan Karels accompanied the students. M. Schwenn serves as the choir director for MHS. Karels is the band... Read more
Milbank’s Special Olympics basketball and cheerleading teams competed in the 2025 South Dakota State Tournament on March 29-30 in Mitchell. The Schoolers basketball team from Milbank took second place in their division. The competition included six teams in a round-robin bracket. Abbey Trapp, head coach for Milbank, commented, “They... Read more
OAHS to Install Permanent On-Site MRI Unit
Local News April 8, 2025 0
Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) is expanding its imaging services with the addition of a permanent, on-site MRI unit. The hospital says the new imaging equipment will significantly improve access to advanced diagnostic imaging for patients. Currently, OAHS relies on a mobile MRI truck that visits twice a week,... Read more
