Cody Wiik and Sam Shelstad, along with 130 other delegates chosen from across the state, spent the week of May 25-29 steeped in government and the democratic process at the 83rd Annual South Dakota Boys State. Traditionally held in Aberdeen on the campus of Northern State University, the event... Read more
Milbank Middle School band students received end-of-season awards for the 2025-2026 school year. The middle school band students are instructed by Mrs. Susan Karels. Top Practice AwardsSixth-Grade Students: Hillary Aburto, Morgan Bilben, Addy Bohn, Bianca Cruz, Shayla Folk, Samanta Gomez, Hudson Mueller, Nora Peters, Audrey Schmeichel, and Ivy Untalan.... Read more
The Grant County Christian Service Council in conjunction with Feeding South Dakota will host the second food giveaway of 2026 in Milbank on Wednesday, June 10. The event will be held from 1-2 p.m. – an earlier time than usual. “Because of route changes for the Feeding South Dakota... Read more
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northern Plains (BGCNP) and the Milbank School District will host a community meeting on Monday, June 15, at Milbank Elementary School. Two informational sessions, each followed by a question and answer period will be held. Bilingual services will be offered at both... Read more
Milbank Middle School has issued the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2025-2026 school year. Students named to the lists include: Grade 84.0 GPAAbril Ayala RamirezSophia BassTenley BohnGianna FonderKendra GrongAlyssa HendersonGus JohnsonTabitha McFadenHaydyn MitthunEmily NeugebauerUziel Nonoal MendozaJenna PedersonAzul Perez GuillenLevi PewMarley PinkertAbigail PorterLeighton RabeNuria Rodriguez DuronHaylen SchneckSusie SchunemanTimbree SporsKeira UntalanOakley Whipkey... Read more
The 35th Annual Valley Queen Cheeseburger Day was celebrated with plates of sizzling burgers topped with buttery, melted cheese. The Milbank FFA Chapter, along with Valley Queen employees, served the meal to the community at the Milbank 4-H Grounds on Tuesday, June 2. A free will offering was taken... Read more
The Milbank High School Music Department presented the band and choir awards for the 2025-2026 school year during their spring concert on May 11. Yanderyn Olivares Zuniga was the 2025-2026 recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. The award originated in 1954 and is the most prestigious award for... Read more
Over 50 youth attended a Bike Rodeo in Milbank on Thursday, May 21. Members of the Grant County 4-H Office, the Milbank Police Department, the Milbank Area Hospital and Clinic, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, Grant-Roberts Ambulance, and the Milbank Fire Department assisted at... Read more
Milbank piano students Isabella Karels, Natalie Thaden, and Macy Mueller joined other students in the Brookings Area to participate in National Piano Playing Auditions. Each student performed a program of memorized pieces for a guild adjudicator and received a written critique of their performance. Rather than ranking students against... Read more
A graduation Mass, followed by a commencement ceremony for eight sixth-grade students, was held at St. Lawrence in Milbank on Tuesday, May 19. The 2026 graduates included (l. to r.) Stassi Henrich, Allie Holscher, Avery Montag, Nora Peters, Baron Schmidt, Waylon Sperry, Ivy Untalan, and Eli Whipkey. The sixth... Read more
