Milbank Girl’s Opening Golf Tournament Cancelled
Milbank Area Golf April 14, 2021 0
Due to the weather the Milbank girls golf tournament in Hamlin scheduled for Thursday, April 15 has been cancelled. The next tournament is scheduled for April 19 in Milbank. Read more
Milbank Track Meets Cancelled Due to Weather
Milbank Area Tennis April 14, 2021 0
Forecasted temperatures, wind chill, and moisture have forced Milbank to cancel the Middle School home track meet scheduled for Thursday, April 15, and the MHS Milbank varsity track meet scheduled for Friday, April 16. Read more
The Milbank School District Board of Education met Monday, April 12, in their regular session. They established attendance policies for the upcoming spring play and the Prom, but not graduation. The annual spring play is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, in the high school theatre. Each of the 22... Read more
Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing to Start in South Dakota
Local News April 13, 2021 0
The PUC also recommends updating all contact lists ahead of the deadlines. “An unfortunate byproduct of establishing an easy-to-use suicide prevention hotline number is the requirement for all of us to use the full 10 digits, which includes the area code, when dialing a phone number,” says Chris Nelson, chairman of the PUC. The PUC also reminds everyone to update or reprogram all... Read more
MHS Students Selected for All-State Chorus & Orchestra
Local News April 12, 2021 0
The two MHS mixed quartets selected to join nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra in concert on April 19-20 in Sioux Falls will not be attending. The South Dakota High School Athletic Association COVID Task Force, the South Dakota High School Athletic Association Board of Directors, and an advisory committee decided the risk was too high for the vocal participants and their families. Despite that cancelation, the full symphony... Read more
Voters in Big Stone City will cast their ballots for mayor and one alderman in the municipal election on Tuesday, April 13. Polls will remain open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Big Stone Community Center at 400 Washington Street. Mayoral candidates include the incumbent, Deborah Wiik,... Read more
Berens Market to Build New Store
Local News April 8, 2021 2
Berens Market is moving! The move will be two blocks east of the current store on Highway 12 in Milbank. Brandon Berens and his wife, Jani, took over ownership of the company this past January, but Brandon is beginning his sixth year as manager. Even more impressive, Brandon is... Read more
Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative (ITC) announced a fiber-optic expansion to the rural 432 and 862 exchange areas of Grant County. According to ITC, the new fiber-optic connection will offer residents and businesses a reliable, unlimited, fiber-fast internet connection, local phone, and TV service. Tracy Bandemer, ITC’s CEO, says, “ITC has been... Read more
Joan Krakow
Obituaries April 7, 2021 0
Joan Agnes (Adelman) Krakow, formerly of Rosen, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2021 at the Melrose Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota at the age of 92. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on April 10, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Rosen, Minnesota. Father... Read more
State Director of Right to Life, Dale Bartscher, will speak at the Right to Life chapter meeting at the Living Word Church on Thursday, April 8 at 2:00 pm. All are welcome to come and hear what Right to Life will be doing locally. Bartscher will give a detailed report on the pro-life... Read more
