Milbank finished its DARE programs for 2024 with St. Lawrence School’s DARE graduation on May 10. A total of 82 students from Milbank’s two elementary schools successfully completed the program this year. According to Candee Cloos, fifth-grade teacher at St. Lawrence, the students attended 10 sessions with Officer Jake... Read more
Valley Queen’s 33rd Annual Cheeseburger Day is udderly the place to be on Tuesday, June 4, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Enjoy a free will lunch that includes a delicious cheeseburger, chips, and milk. Ketchup with your friends and neighbors outdoors at the Grant County 4-H grounds. Relax... Read more
Musicians of the Month and Top Practice Award winners for each grade were recognized at Milbank Middle School. Susan Karels serves as the band instructor at Milbank Middle School. 8th Grade Musicians of the Month: Mackenzie Mueller, Macie VanLith, Andrew Karels, Kaitlyn Brandenburger, Tate Pew, Jaylynn Fraasch, Phillip Yost, and... Read more
Jace Peiker, a fifth grader at Milbank Elementary School, won second place at the state level of the 2024 Grandparent Essay Contest sponsored by AARP and South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP). His essay honored his grandfather Galen Bauman who lives in Watertown. Jace is the son of Colt... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers-Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet on Thursday, May 16, to package Mercy Meals. The Mercy Meals will be distributed by the Orphan Grain Train to provide hunger relief worldwide. Additional volunteers are welcome to help complete the project. Members and volunteers will meet at 10:30... Read more
Happy Mother’s Day! Congratulations to the Class of 2024 on graduation. This year, both special events fell on the same day, Sunday, May 12, in Milbank. Of course, sharing is nothing new to your mother. She has been doing it forever or at least as far back as you... Read more
Senior Awards Day was held Wednesday, May 8, in the Milbank High School Theater. 56 members of the MHS Class of 2024 received scholarships. Among the recipients were Miss Milbank, Olivia Wendland, Stella Wendland, and Cailey Sime, the 2023 Snow Queen Festival runners-up. Complete List of 2024 Scholarship Awards: Read more
Milbank hosted the 2024 Northeast Area Special Olympics Spring Track and Field Games on Friday, May 3, at A.B. Campbell Stadium. Hundreds of athletes from cities dotting northeast South Dakota joined the 28 athletes from Milbank for an all-day competition in a myriad of events. Amazing local volunteers, great... Read more
Did you get a chance taco to the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Farley Park last weekend? If not, you missed the opportunity to win seven bikes, two scooters, and 32 sports balls – footballs,soccer balls, and basketballs. You missed hearing Yanderyn Olivares sing our National Anthem and Herminia... Read more
Milbank took second place as a team at the 69th Annual Mathematics Contest in which over 330 students from 25 area schools across South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota participated. Individually, Amelia Pederson brought home third place and Katie Kruger secured fourth place in Advanced Algebra. Eight MHS students... Read more
