Boys who will be entering second through eighth grade in the fall can sign up now for the 2022 Bulldog Summer Skills Camp and get a jump on the competition next year. This year, skills camp will be a four-day event that runs from Monday, June 6 through Thursday, June 9. Camp... Read more
Milbank will host the Northeast Area Special Olympics spring games for the first time this Friday, April 29. The track and field events will all take place at A.B. Campbell Stadium. Admission is free for spectators and concessions will be available. Come out to cheer on Milbank’s 15 team... Read more
Logan Diede, organizer of the 2022 MHS Alumni Basketball Tournament and the head coach of the Milbank Bulldogs, announced the winners of the games held at the Milbank Armory on Saturday, April 16. Diede started the tourney in 2019, took a year off in 2020, and started it up... Read more
Whetstone Valley Strings presented their spring recital on Sunday, April 24, at Living Word Lutheran Church. Students performed solos, which were followed by three orchestra selections. The student musicians were accompanied by Miriam Schwenn on piano. Elizabeth Schulte serves as their instructor. Students were recognized for their achievements... Read more
The Bulldogs art team was chosen South Dakota’s Best Team at the fine arts exhibition presented by the Dacotah Prairie Museum of Aberdeen. Liz Vogel, Taryn Dusky, Marion Mischel, Kadence Rausch-Frank, Amelia Pederson, and Grace Weston brought home the school trophy for Milbank. Dusky also won second place in the Student... Read more
South Dakota observes Severe Weather Preparedness Week in 2022 from April 25 to April 29. Kevin Schuelke, director of Grant County Emergency Management, says, “Sirens will be tested on Wednesday, April 27. The fire siren will be sounded at 10 a.m. At 10:15 a.m., the tornado siren will go... Read more
Firefighters from across northeast South Dakota will convene in Milbank to conduct their annual training on Saturday, April 23. So, don’t be alarmed if you see groups of firemen in coveralls or full gear and several firetrucks parked in various neighborhoods in Milbank and at Lake Farley. Milbank is... Read more
Heidi Wellnitz, Milbank’s middle and high school counselor, says, “The high school will host registration night on April 26 at 6 p.m. in the high school theater. All current eighth-graders and their parents are invited to attend.” According to Wellnitz, the meeting will cover the requirements for high school, and time will be allocated for students to register for their high school... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will be meeting on Thursday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at Pizza Ranch in Milbank. MARTA members will be prepping for the South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP) State Convention, which will be held May 10-11 in Oacoma. The Milbank chapter... Read more
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, it serves as a reminder that thriving families depend on strong support systems. Support can come from family, friends, neighbors, and others in the community, but everyone has a role to play to help keep children safe. The Grant County Child Protection Team sponsored an essay contest to... Read more
