Full Day of Basketball at MHS
Milbank Area Boys BasketballMilbank Area Girls Basketball December 28, 2016 0
Basketball fans are in for a treat with a full day of action Thursday, December 29, at the Milbank High School Armory. Teams from six different schools will compete in four games with a $1,000 shootout taking place during halftime of both Milbank games. Tickets for your chance to win... Read more
Power Restoration Ahead of Schedule
Local News December 28, 2016 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative now expects to begin delivering energy to some of their members by Thursday afternoon and hopes to have the majority of their members back on sometime Friday. East River Electric is nearing completion of the Summit feed into Whetstone’s service area and are continuing to rebuild... Read more
SZ Entertainment: Sing
SZ Entertainment December 27, 2016 0
Milbank Native Sean Zimny reviews the newest Illumination animated film, SING!! Sing is directed by Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings and stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, and Nick Offerman, among others. If you like this video, you can subscribe... Read more
Thousands to Remain Without Power
Local News December 27, 2016 2
The South Dakota Rural Electric Association reports over 13,000 outages in South Dakota and Governor Dennis Daugaard has declared a state of emergency for all of South Dakota following a Christmas Day storm. Of those without power, over 7,000 are in northeast South Dakota and over 2,000 are in... Read more
Emergency Shelter Open at Courthouse
Local News December 27, 2016 0
Grant County Emergency Management announced an emergency shelter is open for all citizens of Grant County without power due to the recent winter storm. “Those in need of a warm place to stay while power is being restored are welcome to seek shelter in the basement of the Grant... Read more
Gov. Daugaard Declares State of Emergency Following Winter Storm
Local NewsOld Governor Dennis Daugaard December 27, 2016 1
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has declared a state of emergency for all of South Dakota following a Christmas Day storm that resulted in stranded motorists and electrical power outages. The Governor, in issuing the Executive Order, has ordered that state government technical resources be made available to support county governments... Read more
Bulldogs Bite The Bearcats
Milbank Area Boys Basketball December 24, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs defeated the Webster Area Bearcats 59-34 in high school boys basketball action Thursday, December 22, at the Milbank Armory. The Dawgs improved to 3-2 this season with the victory. At the end of the first quarter, Milbank Area held a five point lead at 16-11.... Read more
Commissioners Approve Right-of Way for Cattle Ridge Wind Farm
Local News December 22, 2016 0
The Grant County commissioners met in regular session December 20. They heard additional information regarding the right-of-way application requested from the Cattle Ridge Wind Farm project. Jay Hess and Melissa Schmidt of Geronimo Energy had addressed the commissioners earlier this month, but the commission had tabled the request to... Read more
Koch Schoolers in Milbank helped restock the Grant County Food Pantry by checking Santa’s list – his pantry list. Kindergarteners through fifth-graders donated items to the pantry for the project Santa’s Pantry List. For every completed list, that classroom was entered into a drawing for a popcorn/game party. “The... Read more
Dawgs Dominate the Dolphins
Milbank Area Boys Basketball December 22, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs dominated the Deubrook Dolphins December 20, in Toronto. The Dawgs defeated the Dolphins 67-32 and evened their record at 2-2. Milbank Area led 14-7 at the end of the opening quarter and held on for a commanding 35-14 lead heading into halftime. A solid effort... Read more
