Kack, Mead, and Minder Win Team Penning Event
Local News June 23, 2020 0
A hill full of spectators cheered on riders at the second team penning event for the Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association on Saturday, June 20. Thirty-one teams participated. Jen Kack, Teresa Mead, and Louie Minder won first place for penning three head in 32.50 seconds. Jason Arndt, Harold Fischer, and... Read more
June Comstock Celebrates 100th Birthday Today
Local News June 21, 2020 1
How long is a hundred years? Over 52 million minutes? The blink of an eye? For June Comstock of Milbank it’s a lifetime. June celebrates her 100th birthday today, June 21. June was born June 21, 1920. To say things have changed since then is the understatement of the... Read more
The Milbank baseball field at Pribyl Park will see lots of action beginning next week. The field will be shared by the VFW Junior Teeners (ages 13-14), VFW Teeners (ages 15-16), Legion (ages 17-19), and the Firechiefs (amateurs) baseball teams. Combined schedule for all four teams with both home... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs finally started their 2020 season and posted a 14-5 victory over the Aurora Aces on Wednesday, June 17 on the road. Milbank got on the scoreboard first in the second inning when Taylor Boerger singled to score two runs, and the Chiefs increased their lead to... Read more
Students at St. Lawrence School in Milbank enjoyed two weeks of “summer camp” and ended by sharing God’s love with the residents at St. William’s Care Center. Kindergarteners through second graders presented an outdoor concert on Wednesday, June 10, and fourth graders and sixth graders serenaded them outside on... Read more
Deadline to Complete Crop Acreage Reports is July 15
Local News June 17, 2020 0
The Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) is open for phone and virtual appointments only, but is continuing to assist producers to file crop acreage reports by the July 15 deadline. “In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers must file an accurate crop acreage report... Read more
The Milbank driver’s license exam station will open tomorrow, June 18, by appointment only. Are you a new driver or applying for a CDL or ID card? Make your online appointment at: dps.sd.gov. The examiner is in Milbank starting on Thursday, June 18. Is your driver’s license ready for... Read more
Fire and Rescue Squads Respond to Ethanol Spill
Local News June 16, 2020 0
On Monday June 15, the Big Stone Fire Department, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, Grant County Emergency Management, the Milbank Fire Department, and The Shop responded to a call of a ethanol tanker rollover and possible spill near POET in Big Stone City. The overturned semi-truck was loaded with... Read more
City Council Considers Expanding Industrial Park
Local News June 15, 2020 0
The Milbank City Council held its regular meeting on June 8. The in-person meeting was held in the Milbank Community Room and was the first of its kind in several months. Bobbie Bohlen, executive director of the Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC), expounded on the proposed expansion of the... Read more
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) will begin summer swim team practice on Wednesday, June 17 at Unity Square. Coach Jodi Street says, “Unfortunately due to guidelines and restrictions we had to cut the 10-and-under age group this season to maintain social distancing during practice.” MALST will run... Read more
