The second food giveaway of 2025, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, June 11, from 4 – 5 p.m. The event will again be held in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank... Read more
Tomorrow –Tuesday, June 3 – marks the first Farmers Market of the season in Milbank. You might need a bushel or just a peck, but any way you slice it, your basket will be overflowing with great things. The Market is open 3-6 p.m. every Tuesday in Flynn Park... Read more
Ecclesiastes or Bon Jovi? You’ve heard the phrase: The more things change the more they stay the same. National Intergenerational Day, observed annually on June 1, is dedicated to highlighting the connections between people of all ages. The day is a reminder of our shared customs and purposes and... Read more
Don’t miss the benefit for Keaton Johnson, an MHS junior, on Saturday, May 31, at Speedway in Milbank. Everyone is welcome! Doors open at 5 p.m. The Silent Auction starts at 5 p.m. Enjoy the free will dinner from 5-7 p.m. – a pasta buffet, salad, and bread. Stay... Read more
Musician extraordinaire Paul Imholte has a String Theory: If it has strings, he plays it! Paul’s featured instrument is the hammered dulcimer – a trapezoid-shaped instrument played with light hammers – but he also knows his way around a fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, viola, cello, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, harmonica,... Read more
Douglas Tschetter, a longtime debate coach at Milbank High School, will be inducted into the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Hall of Fame. Mr. Tschetter will receive the accolade – the highest honor that can be awarded to a high school speech and debate coach – posthumously during... Read more
The Milbank VFW Auxiliary has decided to continue putting Auxiliary Grave Markers and Auxiliary Flags on deceased members’ graves at the Milbank Cemetery, St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, and the Wilmot City Cemetery. However, the group will no longer place white, wooden crosses on the burial sites. Auxiliary members said... Read more
During 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week, the MHS chapter of Educators Rising honored teachers and staff who made a difference this year. On May 7, a ceremony was held to highlight Abbey Trapp, Susan Karels, and Tammy Rieger for their outstanding impact on students and school life. The educators were... Read more
The books were officially closed on the 2024-25 school year on the last day of classes at MHS on Tuesday, May 20. It was a year brimming with collective memories, along with experiences unique to each student. The Class of 2025 will now go their separate ways on new... Read more
St. Lawrence School in Milbank honored 11 students on their sixth-grade graduation today, Tuesday, May 20. Their teachers, Natasha Karels and Paula Rausch, coordinated the event. Rausch finished her 36th year as an instructor at the school. The graduation Mass and ceremony took place at St. Lawrence Catholic Church.... Read more
