Keira Steffen Receives Perfect Score at State Tourney
Local News December 14, 2025 0
Keira Steffen, a senior at MHS, received a perfect score – Superior with Distinction– in the Non-Original Oratory competition at the 2025 SDHSAA State Oral Interp Festival. The tournament was held Friday and Saturday, December 5-6, at Watertown High School. Bulldog Colton Roark received a Superior rating in Humor.... Read more
Fairway View in Ortonville Recognized in Best Nursing Homes Report
Local News December 14, 2025 0
Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, Minnesota, was endorsed by U.S. News & World Report in the recently released 2026 Best Nursing Homes ratings. It marks the second consecutive year that Fairway View has been acknowledged for this achievement. Nearly 15,000 nursing homes nationwide were evaluated using 17 quality measures.... Read more
Debaters Place at Sioux Falls Christian
Local News December 14, 2025 0
The speech and debate coaches in the northern part of South Dakota have been collaborating to test a different approach to the debate season. A new emphasis was placed on the beginning students –also called novice – during the month of November. “Students new to debate attended afterschool and... Read more
Orville Dauwen
Obituaries December 14, 2025 0
Orville Dauwen, age 81, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from... Read more
First English Lutheran – 9 Third Street NW – Ortonville Saturday, December 20 – 4 p.m. The congregations of Zion Lutheran and First English Lutheran churches in Ortonville invite everyone to a Blue Christmas service at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 20. The service will be held at First English... Read more
If you think you can drink alcohol this holiday season and drive. Think again! “Buzzed driving is drunk driving,” says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign includes high-visibility enforcement that starts today, December 12, and continues through New Year’s Day. ... Read more
Kids and Cops Pair Up for Annual Shop with a Cop in Milbank
Local News December 11, 2025 0
It was impossible to tell which smiles were bigger – the kids or the cops – at the annual Shop with a Cop held at Lewis Drug in Milbank on Wednesday, December 10. Officers from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, Grant County Sheriff’s... Read more
Novy Takes Three Wins at Marv Sherrill Wrestling Tourney
Milbank Area Wrestling December 11, 2025 0
The Milbank boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the Watertown Civic Arena on Saturday, December 6. In the Marv Sherrill Dual Tournament, Lawson Novy secured three wins for the Bulldogs. As a team, the Bulldogs dropped all three of their duals to Yankton, Aberdeen Central, and Watertown, but... Read more
The Milbank School District will conduct kindergarten screening and registration Friday, January 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Milbank Elementary School. Parents are asked to schedule an appointment for the screening. To reserve a time call Peggy Greiner at the central office at 605.432.5579 – Extension... Read more
The 29th Annual All Boys Piano Recital and the Eighth Annual All Girls Piano Recital were held at The Bank in Milbank on November 8. Participating piano instructors included Kristi Seehafer, Susan Karels, Renae Wollschlager, and Sheila Dailie. Boys:Connor Buttke, Graham Knoll, Drew Peiker, Tomas Perez-Guillen, Maddox Waddell, Liam... Read more
