Don’t miss the benefit for Keaton Johnson, an MHS junior, on Saturday, May 31, at Speedway in Milbank. Everyone is welcome! Doors open at 5 p.m. The Silent Auction starts at 5 p.m. Enjoy the free will dinner from 5-7 p.m. – a pasta buffet, salad, and bread. Stay... Read more
Musician extraordinaire Paul Imholte has a String Theory: If it has strings, he plays it! Paul’s featured instrument is the hammered dulcimer – a trapezoid-shaped instrument played with light hammers – but he also knows his way around a fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, viola, cello, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, harmonica,... Read more
Douglas Tschetter, a longtime debate coach at Milbank High School, will be inducted into the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Hall of Fame. Mr. Tschetter will receive the accolade – the highest honor that can be awarded to a high school speech and debate coach – posthumously during... Read more
The Milbank VFW Auxiliary has decided to continue putting Auxiliary Grave Markers and Auxiliary Flags on deceased members’ graves at the Milbank Cemetery, St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, and the Wilmot City Cemetery. However, the group will no longer place white, wooden crosses on the burial sites. Auxiliary members said... Read more
During 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week, the MHS chapter of Educators Rising honored teachers and staff who made a difference this year. On May 7, a ceremony was held to highlight Abbey Trapp, Susan Karels, and Tammy Rieger for their outstanding impact on students and school life. The educators were... Read more
The books were officially closed on the 2024-25 school year on the last day of classes at MHS on Tuesday, May 20. It was a year brimming with collective memories, along with experiences unique to each student. The Class of 2025 will now go their separate ways on new... Read more
St. Lawrence School in Milbank honored 11 students on their sixth-grade graduation today, Tuesday, May 20. Their teachers, Natasha Karels and Paula Rausch, coordinated the event. Rausch finished her 36th year as an instructor at the school. The graduation Mass and ceremony took place at St. Lawrence Catholic Church.... Read more
Isabelle Karels, Macy Mueller, and Natalie Thaden – accompanied by their instructor Sheila Dailie – participated in the National Piano Playing Auditions in Brookings. The event was sponsored by the American College of Musicians and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Each student performed a four to six-piece program... Read more
The Grant County Child Protection Team sponsored its annual essay contest to raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention in April. The contest gives students in third through eighth grades the opportunity to highlight someone they consider a role model. The essay winners attended a presentation and enjoyed lunch... Read more
Fifth graders Wylder Hawley, Drake Wellnitz, and Andrew Karges submitted the three winning essays during the local Grandparent Essay Contest sponsored by the Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) and AARP South Dakota. Wylder took first place. Drake penned the second-place essay, and Andrew was third. P.J.... Read more
