Schwagel and Hicks Selected to Attend Girls State
Local News May 26, 2026 0
Bailey Schwagel and Bri Hicks, both of Milbank High School, are experiencing government up close and personal this week as delegates to South Dakota’s 2026 Girls State. The delegates chosen from across the state, converged on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion on Sunday May... Read more
The Milbank High School Music Department presented the band and choir awards for the 2025-2026 school year during their spring concert on May 11. Yanderyn Olivares Zuniga was the 2025-2026 recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. The award originated in 1954 and is the most prestigious award for... Read more
Over 50 youth attended a Bike Rodeo in Milbank on Thursday, May 21. Members of the Grant County 4-H Office, the Milbank Police Department, the Milbank Area Hospital and Clinic, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, Grant-Roberts Ambulance, and the Milbank Fire Department assisted at... Read more
Keven Boogaard
Obituaries May 26, 2026 0
Keven Boogaard, 62, of Odessa, MN, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, in Odessa. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 1, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Keven William Boogaard was born December 19, 1963, in Ortonville, MN. He... Read more
Marlene Eastman
Obituaries May 26, 2026 0
Marlene Eastman, 86, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, at Fairway View in Ortonville. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville, MN. Marlene Diane Eastman was born on November... Read more
Stacy Brotzel
Obituaries May 26, 2026 0
Stacy Brotzel, age 65, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the... Read more
Kelly Athey
Obituaries May 22, 2026 0
Kelly Athey, age 65, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Big Stone Tabor Church in Big Stone... Read more
The Lady Bulldogs softball team endured the long trek to Mobridge on Tuesday, May 19, but they were rewarded with a 10-7 victory over the Mobridge-Pollock Lady Tigers. Ashlynn Lamp collected the win in the circle for Milbank. She pitched all seven innings, and allowed seven runs on seven... Read more
Nancy Hoeke to be Inducted Into SD Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame
Local NewsMilbank Area Volleyball May 21, 2026 0
Nancy Hoeke, longtime head volleyball coach at Milbank High School, will be inducted into the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association (SDVBCA) Hall of Fame. Hoeke, who accrued 449 wins during her career, will be honored by the Hall of Fame at a ceremony on November 21. The event is... Read more
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) held a ribbon cutting for Frandsen Bank and Trust on Tuesday., May 19. Frandsen celebrated the opening of their newest branch and their first location in South Dakota with a community lunch at the Milbank Fire Hall. Longtime area resident Steve Wenzl... Read more
