The annual South Dakota National Guard track meet was held in Milbank on April 16. Thirteen teams competed in the boys division, and 12 teams competed in the girls division. The Bulldogs finished first. The Lady Bulldogs also took first. Several school records were toppled by both Milbank teams. ... Read more
Help save a life in the Milbank area or somewhere in South Dakota! Get a free t-shirt, too. LifeServe Blood Center, the sole blood provider for the Milbank Area Hospital Avera and the largest blood supplier to hospitals across South Dakota,will hold a blood drive in Milbank on Monday,... Read more
Jim Vissers
Obituaries April 22, 2026 0
James “Jim” Joseph Vissers, age 64, of Harrisburg, SD died on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Jim’s family will be present to greet friends for a memorial visitation on Thursday, April 23 at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in... Read more
Richard Bakeberg
Obituaries April 22, 2026 0
Richard Bakeberg, age 76, of Frederick died Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, SD. The funeral service will be 10:30am, Monday, April 27, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Aberdeen, with Pastor Jeff Whillock officiating. Burial at Wayside Cemetery, Frederick, at a later date. Visitation will... Read more
Have dinner in Milbank this Friday night with South Dakota’s Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen and Toby Doeden, a Republican candidate for Governor of South Dakota. The Grant County Lincoln Day Dinner will also feature a Gun Raffle and a Dessert Silent Auction. Meet State District 4 candidates Ryan Kohl,... Read more
Mike Paulson, a 2004 graduate of MHS, celebrated his 40th birthday at the Seventh Annual MHS Alumni Basketball Tournament. The fundraiser for the Bulldog Booster Club was held at the Milbank Armory on Saturday, April 4. Paulson was a member of the Maroon Team –made up of graduates from ... Read more
Milbank elementary and middle school band members – 132 in all – performed during the South Dakota Bandmasters Grades 5-8 Band Contest from April 10-11. The event was held at the Milbank Middle School and MHS and included over 300 entries. Students from Browns Valley, Castlewood, Deubrook, Ortonville, Summit,... Read more
Area firefighters were on scene for approximately four hours on Saturday, April 18, to quell a fire at Victory Farms, a dairy feeding operation south of Milbank. Milbank Fire and Rescue responded at 9:49 a.m., along with mutual aid from the Big Stone Fire Department and the Revillo Fire... Read more
The Bulldogs tennis team opened their season in a tennis triangular on April 10 with Yankton and Sioux Falls Jefferson. On Tuesday, April 14, they competed in a dual match at Watertown At No. 1 for Milbank, Will Muellenbach picked up two wins – one against Jefferson and another... Read more
The Lady Bulldogs softball team went on the road to Deuel on Monday, April 13. Milbank fell 15-0 in four-innings. Deuel jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first inning. In the second frame Deuel tacked on six more runs to overwhelm Milbank at 13-0. Deuel’s Rylynn... Read more
