Nicole Buchele, a MHS Class of 2011 graduate, has returned to Milbank. She is spending nine months in the FARM program, a medical rotation requirement of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine program. “Milbank was my first choice,” she says. “So far, it has been really rewarding... Read more
Three Milbank Middle School writers placed in the top three at the state level of the Watertown Elks Lodge Americanism Essay Contest. They received a certificate of achievement and a monetary reward today, Thursday, March 23, during a presentation at the school. Sixth-grader, Dylan Sonon-Bohn, placed second in the... Read more
The families of the Grant County 4-H program invite the community to an afternoon of fun on Sunday, March 26. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Valley Queen Cheese training center, formerly the Hardware Hank building, at 104 S. Main Street. Bingo cards are $5 per card... Read more
St. Lawrence School exceeded its goal of $16,000 during the 2017 Catholic Schools Raffle. They raised $16,700. Every dollar stays in Milbank. The annual fundraiser includes schools in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It raised over $1,066,450 this year. Catholic United Financial, sponsor of the 80-school raffle, also... Read more
The Second Annual Kids Helping Kids Pirate Party is Friday, March 24. The party runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. The event is open to the community. Carnival-type games and food are planned. Tickets are 25 cents each and are good for... Read more
Registration is open for programs and classes offered by the Milbank Area Youth Activities Project (MAYA). The MAYA Project, in its sixth year, is a non-profit project started by a group of local teachers wanting to give all elementary-age children an opportunity to participate in summer activities. Classes are... Read more
Twenty wrestlers from the Milbank Wrestling Booster Club punched their tickets to the state youth wrestling tournament scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26, in Rapid City. The wrestlers who won the top three places in their age and weight division at the region tournament in Britton on March... Read more
Elementary students from Koch School watched an assembly Suit Up and Save The World. Rick Huddle of Portland, Oregon, presented the show on Tuesday, March 21. Huddle, a storyteller, musician, and theater artist, used skits and songs to teach students how to use their real life super powers to... Read more
Corona held its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. There were 44 float entries in four categories. Winning the Most Irish prize was the Corona Community Club float. Dakota Machine Works received the Most Unique float trophy. The Best Children’s float award went to Todd Sprung of... Read more
Two Milbank Middle School students attended the Third Annual Flute Day on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings on March 18. Seventh-grader Shaylee Pekelder and eighth-grader Marly Leddy represented Milbank. They were accompanied by Deb Rausch, band lesson instructor. A total of 82 flute players participated... Read more
