Veronica Fonder of Milbank and Mya Heinje and Rhyanna Rudebusch of Wilmot will be among the 324 South Dakota FFA members who will receive their State degree at the 97th South Dakota State FFA Convention in Brookings on Friday, April 4. The State degree is the highest honor the... Read more
The City of Milbank has issued a Snow Alert! The alert becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on April 1. Corey Hooth, Chief of Police for Milbank, said, “The alert will continue until the plowing of the streets is complete.” According to Hooth, due to the amount of snowfall expected,... Read more
Julian Van Veen, a student at Milbank Middle School, will compete in the South Dakota Spelling Bee final at Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) in Mitchell on Saturday, March 29. Spellers from 30 schools across the state will face off for the opportunity to earn a trip to the 2025... Read more
Brenda Vermeire from Yankton was the speaker at the Women’s Connection program on Tuesday evening, March 18, at Tabor Church in Big Stone City. Brenda is best known for “Letting Go of the Wheel” presentation. She relates how she learned to “let go of the wheel” to find fulfilling new... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet at Pizza Ranch at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 20. Kristy Liebe, owner of The Flower Shoppe, will be the guest speaker. A short business meeting will follow the presentation. Spring door prizes will be given away. Read more
The Milbank Middle School choirs were represented by 21 seventh and eighth-grade students at the Festival for Young Voices in Brookings on Thursday, March 13. The group performed a grand concert that evening in the Performing Arts Center on the campus of South Dakota State University. Mrs. Kaye Waltner... Read more
Several MHS teens took a cab to school on March 11 – a tractor cab. FFA members and agriculture students lined up their rides Tuesday morning during the Third Annual Drive Your Tractor to School Day in Milbank. The event coincided with Ag Day in Milbank. Caden Veen was... Read more
In spite of freezing rain and snow on March 5, “it was a huge success,” said Bob Frink, a veteran and one of the coordinators of Groceries for Vets. “We ended up handing out all 52 boxes of groceries. Realizing that we were going to be short, several veterans... Read more
The Milbank Area Chamber Agriculture Committee invites everyone to celebrate Ag Appreciation Day on Monday, March 11. Rise and shine and start your day at the Free Will Pancake Feed served by the Milbank FFA and 2025 Miss Milbank Jericho Jones. Catch up with friends and neighbors over a... Read more
Senior Claire Snaza has earned the honor of February Student of the Month at Milbank High School. Claire is the daughter of Darin and Beth Snaza. Claire has been a member of the Lady Bulldog volleyball and basketball teams. She is involved in band, choir, color guard, and the... Read more
