Teresa Mead, Tom Graham, and Randy Schuchard, who penned three head in 31.94 seconds, took home first place at the Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association team penning event on Saturday, August 15. Jess McGee, Calvin Thompson, and Eric Sandbult took second at 39.94 seconds. Casey Arndt, Donald Peterson, and Gary Letrud walked away... Read more
Whetstone Valley Strings will bring music to the Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, August 18 at 5:30 p.m. Grab your lawn chair or a blanket and head to the grass at the park gazebo near the Grant County Library. Relax and listen as violins and cellos send folk and classical music... Read more
Adam Jones, owner of Insurance Plus in Milbank, donated over 70 shirts to Bulldogs Helping Bulldogs. According to Heidi Wellnitz, a counselor in the Milbank School District, the shirts will be given to students in the district. Read more
Several runners earned the top spot in their respective age groups at the Avera Medical Group Milbank/Milbank Area Hospital Avera Race for Hope in support of breast cancer on Saturday, August 1, at the Milbank Medical Center campus.The overall winner of the 5K race was Nick Batchelor with a... Read more
Sign up to toss some bags this Friday, July 31, at the 2020 Farley Fest Cornhole Tournament. Get your team together, and get ready to win! Winners take home money. Payout is 100 percent. Register your team for just $20 and get two free drink tickets. Registration opens at... Read more
Everybody loves a parade! And the 2020 Farley Fest Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, August 1. Cheer on the procession as it makes its way from the Grant County Courthouse down Milbank’s Main Street. Want to be part of the action? There’s still time to add your... Read more
A total of 181 hours of reading was logged by 23 children during 2020 Summer Reading at the Big Stone City Branch Library. Children earned prizes by reading and doing activity pages as well as art projects and sending pictures of their finished work to the library by email or by... Read more
Ted Holscher and Kipp Bredvik were the top winners of the 2020 Whetstone Creek Golf Course Invitational golf tournament in Milbank on July 10 – 12. The duo collected $5,440 from the Calcutta payout. Steve Hoffmann and Dave Torgerson took second place. The top eight teams were: third –... Read more
A new book walk in the park entitled, Nice Try, Tooth Fairy, just went up at the Grant County Library in Milbank. The story begins by the library’s front door and continues into the park surrounding the library. It’s all part of the 2020 Summer Reading Program. This summer,... Read more
The 2020 It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk has been rescheduled to July 24 with a brand new look in fundraising for Grant County cancer patients. The traditional cancer walk core committee members have created a new format this year including a drive-thru meal and viewing of luminaries.... Read more
