Hey, Kids! Are y’all ears? It’s time to put things on paws, get out of your shell, and scramble on over to the Big Stone Branch Library for some Spring Fling fun. It all hoppens on Saturday, March 30. If you are in preschool through third grade, you are... Read more
Braydon Bauer has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Eagle is the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, and Bauer will be recognized for his achievement on Sunday, March 10, at the American Lutheran Church. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited... Read more
Tate Pew and Rylan Wendland, both eighth graders, represented Milbank Middle School at the 25th Annual Middle School All-State Band event held March 1-2 in Mitchell. Pew plays the trumpet and Wendland is a percussionist. Both were members of the Festival Band. The Festival Band was under the direction... Read more
Winners were announced today in Milbank’s third annual Love Local Passport event that ended on March 2. Over $800 in prizes were awarded to shoppers who had entered the drawing using their passports filled with stamps from local stores and businesses. The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce presented the... Read more
The 74th Annual South Dakota All-State Band will practice and perform at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre March 21-23. Hope Karels and Joe and Rachel Schulte, all seniors at Milbank High School, were selected for this year’s event. Karels was chosen as the fourth chair clainet for the... Read more
The 33rd Annual Piano Festival was held at MHS on Sunday, February 25. The festival, sponsored by the Milbank Area Piano Teachers, is designed to showcase the talents of young musicians and encourage them in their studies. Students of Kristi Seehafer, Deb Rausch, Renae Wollschlager, and Sheila Dailie performed.... Read more
Five Milbank area students rehearsed and performed with the Middle School All-State Orchestra at Rapid City Central High School on February 23-24. The event was sponsored by the South Dakota Music Educators Association (SDMEA). Teaneashea Vogel, an eighth grader from Milbank Middle School, was selected as 12th chair cello.... Read more
The 33rd Annual Piano Festival will be held at MHS on Sunday, February 25, at 1:30 p.m. The festival, sponsored by the Milbank Area Piano Teachers, is designed to showcase the talents of the musicians and encourage them in their studies. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.... Read more
Olivia Wendland, a senior at Milbank High School, was chosen as the January Student of the Month. Olivia participates in student council, HOSA, National Honor Society, band, choir, color guard, and football cheer. Outside of school, Olivia participates in dance. She was chosen as Miss Milbank for 2024 at... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet on Thursday, February 15, at 11 a.m. at the Milbank Pizza Ranch. The February meeting will feature homemade cookies, drawings for prizes, a basket fundraiser, and a short business meeting to discuss spring activities. Read more