Who’s That Bulldog? — It’s Logan Meyer!
Milbank Area Wrestling March 18, 2021 0
Logan Meyer, a Bulldog wrestler and MHS senior, doesn’t always take the direct road to where he’s going, but his detours have taken him to some interesting places. Take wrestling, for example, kids typically begin wrestling in the youth wrestling program at a young age. Not Logan. Logan started wrestling... Read more
Cummins and Schwenn Named to All-Conference Basketball Team
Milbank Area Boys Basketball March 17, 2021 0
Will Cummins, a senior at MHS, and Bennett Schwenn, a junior, were named to the Northeast Conference All-Conference boys basketball team for the 2020-2021 season. Schwenn, who was named to the first team, averaged 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game this season. He also earned a field... Read more
St. Lawrence Catholic School students raised $15,615 between January 15 and February 28 during the annual Catholic Schools Raffle. Although many Catholic churches were closed and door-to-door fundraising methods weren’t available everywhere, St. Lawrence, along with 81 other schools in the Dakotas and Minnesota, raised a combined total of $1.49 million — a new record for the program. The fundraising program has been sponsored free of charge by Catholic... Read more
Bulldog Grapplers Receive Season-End Awards
Milbank Area Wrestling March 17, 2021 0
The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team wrapped up its season with an awards ceremony March 11 at the high school. Awards were given to individuals based on voting by the team and the coaches selections. The Most Valuable Junior Varsity Wrestler Award was given to junior Maddox Hanson, who completed his first... Read more
At the regular meeting of the Milbank City Council on Monday, March 8, the council voted to approve signing a Letter of Intent (LOI) on behalf of the Milbank Ball Diamond Association (MBDA) to authorize the generation of a report from Mammoth Sports. Mammoth Sports required the LOI to... Read more
MHS Students Compete in State Debate Tournament
Local News March 16, 2021 0
The Milbank High School Forensics Team ended its debate season on March 6 with the State Debate/IE tournament hosted virtually by Aberdeen. There were 13 teams in the Class A Division Public Forum contest. Brooke Schwagel and Lydia Street received a bye in their first round. They lost their... Read more
Garbage Service Topic at City Council Meeting
Local News March 16, 2021 0
The Milbank City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 8, in the Milbank Visitors Center. Council members present included: Mike Hanson, Joel Foster, Josh Karels, Scott Hoeke, and Steve Wiener. Council member James Johnson was absent. Dan Behnke district manager for Waste Management, a new... Read more
The Milbank School Board of Education approved driver’s education classes for the summer of 2021. The vote passed during the regular meeting of the board on Monday, March 8. “Driver’s education was canceled last summer due to Covid. Therefore, we anticipate a much higher number of students this summer,” said Superintendent... Read more
The Milbank High School gymnastics team celebrated an outstanding 2020-2021 season with an awards ceremony on Monday, March 1. The 2020-2021 team now holds five of the top seven team scores in school history, including the second (133.000), fourth (132.050), fifth (131.750), sixth (131.600), and seventh (131.475) high scores. The team record of 134.325 points... Read more
Lester Bloem, a retired math teacher, addressed the Milbank School District Board of Education during its regular meeting on Monday, March 8. Bloem spoke during the community input session of the meeting. Bloem, who retired three years ago after teaching math in the Milbank School District for over 40 years,... Read more
