Milbank High School announces the third quarter honor roll recipients list for the 2023-2024 school year. PERFECTION 4.0FRESHMEN:Mason Allen, Thomas Bass, Beckham Berry, Ivy Dreis, Edna Flores De Salazar, Morgean French, Debrianna Hicks, Aiden Kelly, Mack Koplin, Perla Martinez Ayala, Macy Mueller, Jeter Scoular, Liam Street, Zayda Townsend, Cody Wiik.... Read more
Lance Junso has been promoted to president of the Milbank branch of First Interstate Bank. In this position, Junso will lead employees in achieving the bank’s goals and executing on its mission, vision, and values. He will also serve in a commercial lending role. Junso, a MIlbank native, has... Read more
Construction Started on Highway 15 South of Clear Lake
Local News March 19, 2024 0
Construction began Monday, March 18, on S.D. Highway 15 from Clear Lake south to S.D. Highway 28. The initial work is focusing primarily on tree removal along the fence line. According to the South Dakota Department of Transportation, depending on the weather, Highway 15 will be closed to traffic... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet at the Milbank Pizza Ranch at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 21. David and Rhonda Preller will present “Cruisin’ to Central and South America” with information and highlights of their recent cruise to the Grand Cayman Islands, Costa... Read more
Milbank Middle School has released the honor roll and improvement honor roll for the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students named are as follows:Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPABianca BerryKaitlyn BrandenburgerArmando ChanSebastian FloresLydia GallDarin HagenBrooke HendricksKeaton JohnsonCarson JuttingAndrew KarelsWill MuellenbachGage NewstrandAdison PauliBelle PauliTate PewAvery SchunemanMax ScoularLuke TorgersonBree... Read more
Robin Schuelke, a math teacher at MHS, has been chosen as Milbank’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. Robin was nonplussed when Principal Dan Snaza declared she was the winner. “To be completely honest, I was shocked when Mr. Snaza announced my name,” she says. “I tell my students that... Read more
Bulldog Hoopsters Finish Season Strong
Milbank Area Boys Basketball March 15, 2024 0
Logan Diede, head coach of the Bulldogs basketball team, said the 2023-2024 season was a memorable one. “Yes, we had another winning season and accumulated a lot of wins – finishing 17-6– but there was also so much growth from start to finish. This season was one that included... Read more
Deadline for USDA General CRP Signup is March 29
Local News March 15, 2024 0
Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County FSA, reminds agricultural producers and private landowners they have until March 29 to sign up for the USDA general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Signed into law in 1985, the CRPprogram was originally intended to primarily control soil erosion and potentially stabilize... Read more
Senior Stella Wendland has been chosen as the March Student of the Month at MHS. Stella is the daughter of Josh and Susie Wendland. Stella is a member of HOSA and acts as the chapter president, She also serves as the president of the student council. She has been... Read more
Milbank’s Ag Appreciation Day is March 19. The Milbank Area Chamber Agriculture Committee has a bushel basket of events planned, including the traditional pancake breakfast, during its annual celebration. Proceeds help support the MACC agriculture scholarships. Applicants are reminded the deadline to apply for this year’s scholarships is Friday,... Read more
