City-Wide Rummage Sales April 28-29
Milbank’s city-wide rummage sale weekend is Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29. The sales coincide with Shape Up Milbank Days which run from Friday, April 28, through Saturday, May 6. During Shape Up Milbank, the National Guard’s 740th Transportation Company will pick up and dispose of items beginning... Read more
Cub Scouts Race at Rain Gutter Regatta
Cub Scouts of Milbank held their annual Rain Gutter Regatta Sunday, April 23. Jonathan Mobley won first place in the Veterans division and Peyton Bauer took second. Keaton Johnson captured first place in the Rookies division. Denim Fahleen took second and Lawson Novy, third. The scouts build their sail... Read more
Koch Students Entertained by Teddy Roosevelt
Third through fifth grade students at Koch Elementary School attended the assembly Every Hero Has a Story: Theodore Roosevelt on April 21. The event was brought to Milbank by the Dakota Assemblies group and paid for by the Koch Elementary PPE group. According to fourth grade teacher Sara VanMeter,... Read more
Eighth Grade Meeting – May 1
Eighth grade students of Milbank Middle School and their parents are invited to a meeting Monday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school theater. The meeting will provide an overview of what to expect at Milbank High School. High school graduation requirements, class selection, and qualifications for... Read more
Arlo Levison to Give Historical Building Presentation
Arlo Levison of the Grant County Historical Society will highlight Grant County Historical Buildings on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Grant County Public Library. His talk complements the South Dakota Properties of History display currently set up at the library. The display remains on view through... Read more
Nadia Thue Places Third in State Essay Contest
Milbank fifth-grader Nadia Thue, daughter of Chad and Amy Thue, was honored with a third place finish in the South Dakota State Grandparent Essay Contest. Nadia received a $100 check for her accomplishment during the Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association (MARTA) meeting on April 20. Nadia wrote her essay... Read more
Student Council Donates to Milbank Hospital
The Milbank Middle School Student Council presented a $100 check to Jim Gesswein, Chairman of the Board of the Northeast South Dakota Healthcare Foundation. The money was raised during a Valentine’s Day promotion. The funds go to the new Milbank Healthcare Campus and Milbank Area Hospital Avera. Read more
Whimsy On Main Hosts Ribbon Cutting at New Location
Whimsy On Main and the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on April 20. The gift boutique is celebrating its grand re-opening at their new location on Main Street in Milbank. Owners and sisters Amy Thue and Sara Snaza, established Whimsy On Main in November 2015... Read more
St. Lawrence Student Council Donates Spring Baskets
The St. Lawrence School Student Council filled spring baskets to donate to the Grant County Food Pantry. The council requested donations of new outdoor items for kids such as sidewalk chalk, Frisbees, balls, hula hoops, baseball bases, sand toys, bubbles, sunglasses, water bottles, and kites and other outdoor activities.... Read more
It’s Barefoot and Blue Jeans Night in downtown Milbank this Thursday, April 20. The Sip-n-shop is only from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Flower Shoppe, Now & Then, Whimsy on Main, Linda’s Fashions, The Cheese Store, Urban Threads, VPD Studio, Lewis Family Drug, and Sew Crafty. Everyone is... Read more