The MHS track and field teams broke nine school records – the boys toppled five and the girls toppled four– at the Scott Underwood Invitational held indoors at SDSU in Brookings on April 1. The Milbank boys placed third with 61 points, and the girls tied for sixth with... Read more
Grant County Emergency Management and the Aberdeen National Weather Service (NWS) will sponsor a weather spotter course on Monday, April 8. The one-night class starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Revillo Community Center and Fire Department. Kelly Serr from the NWS will serve as the instructor. The class is... Read more
Aubrey Fraasch Named South Dakota Gymnastics Champion
Local NewsMilbank Area Gymnastics April 4, 2024 0
Aubrey Fraasch was named the South Dakota USA Gymnastics Level 8 Beam Champion during the state competition in Box Elder on March 22. She also received runner-up honors for her floor exercise routine. Aubrey advances to the Region 4 meet in Bettendorf, Iowa, on April 13. In Bettendorf, she... Read more
James D. DeJong
Obituaries April 2, 2024 0
James D. DeJong passed away on March 30, 2024, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until... Read more
MHS seniors Joe Schulte and Hope Karels played in the 74th Annual High School All- State Band Grand Concert at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre on March 23. Schulte plays the euphonium and Karels is a bass clarinetist. Senior Rachel Schulte, who plays the clarinet, was selected for... Read more
Wally Hamman Wins $500 at WVEC Annual Membership Meeting
Local News March 27, 2024 0
The 82nd Annual Membership Meeting of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative (WVEC) was held at Wilmot High School on Thursday, March 21. Wallace Hamman of Milbank was the winner of the $500 cash drawing. Brooklyn Remund was the winner of the $100 drawing held for those 14 to 18... Read more
Seven winners shared the greenbacks in the Lucky Leprechaun Raffle sponsored by the Grant Roberts Area Disability Supports (GRADS). Jamie DeBoer, Milbank; Nancy Hoeke, Milbank; Cathy Sieverson, Milbank; Doris Benson, Sisseton; Vicky Gleason, Summit; Susan Asmussen, Clear Lake; and Deb Wentland, Clinton, Minnesota, all took home their portion of... Read more
Wayne Schoon
Obituaries March 27, 2024 0
Wayne Schoon, age 90, of Ortonville, MN, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held... Read more
Conrad Schuelke
Obituaries March 26, 2024 0
Conrad Schuelke, age 95, of Ortonville, MN, and formerly of Nassau, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN.... Read more
Milbank’s Special Olympics basketball cheerleader, Jaden Athey, won first place at the Cheerleading Competition held at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell on March 23 during the 2024 Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament. “She was truly incredible and performed the cheers by herself in front of 10 DWU cheerleaders,” Milbank’s... Read more
