Welcome to the MHS 2021 Prom Photo Album. The Valley Express will feature a different group of photos of the prom couples and fun run. Check back every day this week to find your favorites. The 2021 Prom was held on Saturday, April 24, at the Milbank Armory and... Read more
MHS senior Siriana Bien has been chosen as the April Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Lance and Sheila Bien. Siri was a member of the girls’ volleyball team and served as the student manager for the wrestling squad. She was involved in band, choir, chamber... Read more
Milbank youth bowlers competed in the first weekend of the South Dakota State USBC Youth Bowling Tournament in Aberdeen on April 10-11. The state tournament spans four weekends from April 10 to May 2. The Milbank youth who participated in the first weekend must now wait to see how their scores... Read more
Step back in time 100 years to the Roaring 20s at the 2021 MHS Prom on Saturday, April 24. It’ll be the bee’s knees and the cat’s pajama’s, too, when 57 couples step out in their formal attire. The Grand March starts at 6 p.m. in the Milbank Armory... Read more
The Milbank High School boys basketball team hosted an alumni basketball tournament on Saturday, April 3, in the Milbank Elementary gym. According Logan Diede, head coach for the Bulldogs, the tournament netted $1,171, which will go directly to the boys’ basketball program. Team Ash was crowned the champion with a narrow... Read more
Twenty nine of the 74 youth members of Grant County 4-H Shooting Sports will represent Grant County at the State 4-H Shoot from April 23-25 in Fort Pierre. The group marked the end of their regular season with a pizza party for participants and their families on Monday, April 19.... Read more
Cities across South Dakota will conduct a state-wide tornado drill on Wednesday, April 21 at 10:15 a.m. Grant County will test their sirens at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 22. The drills are planned in conjunction with South Dakota Severe Weather Awareness Week observed from April 19-23. Kevin Schuelke,... Read more
A benefit for Rayonna Johnson, a sophomore at Ortonville High School will be held Friday, April 16, from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Big Stone Legion. Rayonna, the daughter of Heather Tschida and Timothy Burch, was diagnosed with a rare ovarian immature teratoma germ cell cancer and... Read more
Young readers in Grant County helped select the winners for the 2021 South Dakota Children’s Book Awards. The books were nominated by a committee of educators and librarians, and the children read and voted for their favorites. The Grant County Public Library offered readers the opportunity to vote at... Read more
Voters in Big Stone City will cast their ballots for mayor and one alderman in the municipal election on Tuesday, April 13. Polls will remain open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Big Stone Community Center at 400 Washington Street. Mayoral candidates include the incumbent, Deborah Wiik,... Read more
