Milbank High School senior Taylor Balling earned a superior rating at the 2016 State Oral Interpretation Tournament in Harrisburg December 2, and December 3. She performed the poem Heaven or Whatever. Also participating at State were Ben Harstad and Caitlin Kroemer. Harstad performed his humorous selection, The Boys of... Read more
Al’s Body Shop won the People’s Choice Award and $500 in Ol’ Mill Bucks at the Light Parade during the Winter Wonderland Festival. The Grand Prize was donated by Denice Hooth of Exit Realty. Top float winners were: Al’s Body Shop, business category; The City of Milbank, public category;... Read more
The Milbank High school music department invites everyone to its annual Christmas concert Sunday, December 11. The performance begins at 2:30 p.m. in the high school theater. The concert choir, directed by Miriam Schwenn, will open with See Amid the Winter’s Snow. They will also share The First Breath... Read more
The Milbank Middle School choirs and bands performed their Christmas concert before a capacity crowd December 6, in the MHS theatre. The choirs are directed by Miriam Schwenn and the bands by Susan Karels. The sixth grade choir presented St. Nick At Night, Cold Snap, and Small Star. Brayden... Read more
Joyce Hofhenke, who lives at 331 E. Bell Avenue in Milbank, was named the second winner of the Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. She receives $50 in Ol’ Mill Bucks. Chamber Events Director, Laura Kelly, reminds community members to nominate their neighbors for... Read more
The Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club in Grant County is sponsoring a Christmas Tree in the Grant County Courthouse during the Festival of Trees. The project is also part of Allison Grear’s Girl Scout Gold Award project. The theme for the tree is Characters For A Cause and the... Read more
The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club decorated a tree for the annual Festival of Trees. Dana Junker, left, and President Chelsy Baugh, encourage everyone to check out all the trees now on display at the Grant County Courthouse. The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met December 1, in the State Auto cafeteria with... Read more
Dwight Schweer of Milbank was the second big winner in the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce Milbank Mistletoe holiday promotion drawing Saturday, December 3. He won $500 in Ol’ Mill Bucks and was the sixth name drawn. Schweer was working at Runnings when his name was drawn. Five other... Read more
Kendall Van Peursem of Milbank was named the grand prize winner in the Grant County Fraternal Order of Police raffle. He was the lucky winner of a 2016 Polaris Sportsman 450 four-wheeler. “We sold all 500 tickets,” said Police Chief Boyd VanVooren. “We thank everyone who bought a ticket and the... Read more
A coach often finds his or her job performance placed under a microscope. Every decision is fair game for players and fans to criticize. No coach has ever made everyone happy. But what about when the coach’s child is on the team? Do the rules change? Does the coach’s... Read more
