The Grant County Public Library in Milbank will host Breakfast with the Bunny Saturday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m. The event is open for kids ages 3-7. Children will meet and take photos with the Easter Bunny. They are also invited to join together for a bunny basket craft,... Read more
Milbank High School senior, Rebekah Tuchscherer, punched her ticket to the National Speech and Debate Tournament with a top two finish at the Northern South Dakota District Qualifier event last weekend. She finished second overall in the double elimination tournament, falling just once to a competitor from Watertown. Both... Read more
The Grant County Library in Milbank has added weekly adult coloring to its lineup of events for the month of March. Each Thursday in March (March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31) from 6-7 p.m. the library will host an adult coloring open house. “Coloring is an activity that we... Read more
The Milbank High School speech and debate team took part in the Northern South Dakota Qualifier tournament in Brookings Friday and Saturday, February 26-27. “The event even spilled over into Sunday with awards ending at 12:20 a.m.,” explained head coach Natasha Hartman. “This tournament runs until they narrow the... Read more
Musicians from Milbank High School collected superiors and other awards during the 2016 Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest in Watertown Wednesday, February 24. In the vocal competition, 27 students performed solos and one senior duet. Each received high marks. “This year only the juniors and seniors and... Read more
Folk singer and songwriter Jami Lynn Buttke is the featured artist in residence for two weeks at Koch School in Milbank until March 4. During the first week at Koch, Jami introduced her folk and bluegrass music to the students along with teaching them about the guitar and banjo. She... Read more
The Grant County Public Library will kicked off an adult reading program Monday, February 29, with the theme “Escape the Ordinary.” The program will challenge adults to escape the ordinary by exploring heroes, superheroes and extraordinary people, places and activities found under great book titles. The program will conclude... Read more
MHS students and faculty celebrated National FFA week from February 20-27. “We had a very fun and successful week,” stated FFA advisor Jerry Janisch. FFA and Ag students participated in a medallion hunt and coloring contest Monday. “Four medallions were hidden around the school,” explained Janisch. “Four times throughout... Read more
The Kiwanis Club of Milbank sponsored its annual Car On Ice fundraiser this winter. Because of the mild temperatures, the car sank early last week and is completely submerged. Tickets to guess when the car sank were sold through Friday, February 26. “Because of the short timeframe this year, the... Read more
Milbank police officer, Mike Morgan, will be the opening act at the Whetstone Arts Council fundraiser Friday, February 26, at the Valley Queen Training Center. He will perform from 7 until 8 pm when Jami Lynn Buttke will take the stage. Morgan will sing a little bit of everything... Read more
