Sam Rick won the state Triple Jump title for Milbank at the 2026 South Dakota State High School Track and Field Championships held at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls from May 28-30. Rick also won second place in the Pole Vault competition and eighth place in the Long... Read more
It is fitting that the two opponents heading into South Dakota’s first-ever runoff election for governor are being touted as mavericks. Larry Rhoden, the incumbent governor, a rancher, who also served six years as lieutenant governor, is aiming to be South Dakota’s first non-elected governor to win his own... Read more
Longtime Milbank Mayor Pat Raffety has resigned. Mindy Rogers, president of the city council since July 2025, was named the mayor pro tempore of Milbank effective immediately. Per state law, Rogers will remain in that position until an election can be held. She is also employed as a recruiter... Read more
The 35th Annual Valley Queen Cheeseburger Day was celebrated with plates of sizzling burgers topped with buttery, melted cheese. The Milbank FFA Chapter, along with Valley Queen employees, served the meal to the community at the Milbank 4-H Grounds on Tuesday, June 2. A free will offering was taken... Read more
Online applications for agencies and organizations seeking funding from the upcoming 2026-27 Grant County Combined Appeal drive are now available. Jolene Rick, head of Grant County Combined Appeal, says, “After coming off a great community campaign, in 2025-26, we were able to allocate $178,150 to 21 agencies that applied... Read more
Jeremy Steffensen has been elected as the Grant County Sheriff. The race was called late Tuesday, June 2, after all the votes cast in Grant County during the 2026 South Dakota Republican Primary Election were delivered to the courthouse and counted. Grant County Auditor Kathy Folk announced that with... Read more
Arnold Anderson
Obituaries June 1, 2026 0
Arnold Anderson, 94, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Grace Home in Graceville, MN. Graveside Services will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Graceville Consolidated Cemetery near Graceville, MN. Arnold Norin Anderson was born on November 17, 1931, at... Read more
Jenna Johnson
Obituaries May 30, 2026 0
Jenna Anne Johnson, 23, of Stockholm, SD, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026, surrounded by her family, after facing cancer with remarkable strength and courage since her diagnosis on June 26, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran... Read more
Lady Bulldog Zora Henrich, a freshman, qualified for the 2026 SDHSAA State Golf Tournament during the regional meet held at Dell Rapids on May 20. Henrich took 18th place by carding 108 at 36 over. The state championships will be held June 1-2 at Two Rivers Golf Club in... Read more
Bulldogs Get Wins at State Tennis
Milbank Area Tennis May 28, 2026 0
The Milbank Bulldogs varsity tennis team competed in the 2026 South Dakota High School Boys Class A State Tennis Tournament held at Sioux Park in Rapid City on May 18-19. Sioux Falls Christian (600) won their third-straight team title. The Chargers swept all six singles flights and three doubles... Read more
