The Milbank City Council voted to rename Unity Square to Unity Health and Fitness on Monday, February 8, at their regular board meeting. The City of Milbank assumed ownership of the facility this year. Council members Hoeke and Weiner voted against the name-change measure. Hoeke said he cast his... Read more
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for their newest member on Wednesday, February 3. Jeremy and Jenny Wiese purchased Roger’s Electric from Roger Briggs. The business was owned and operated by Briggs for 30 years. The Wiese family took ownership on January 1. Wiese also... Read more
Have a heart and take your kids to pick up their Valentine storytime kit-to-go at the Big Stone City Library. Children age three to seven are invited to get their kit beginning Wednesday, February, 10. Readers who return the kit folder and completed craft by February 24 receive a small... Read more
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Grant County Public Library encourages you to go on a “Blind Date With a Book.” A display of sure-to-be-loved books is set up at the library. Each book contains a word associated with Valentine’s Day in its title. You might find love with an “old... Read more
Joel Foster, executive director of Grant County FSA, reminds agricultural producers and private landowners that February 12 is the deadline to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The program, administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purpose. During... Read more
According to Brenda Anderson, principal at St. Lawrence School, the theme for 2021 Catholic Schools Week is a Rainforest Excursion. The week takes off on Saturday, January 30, at 5 p.m. Mass. Kindergarten students through sixth graders need to wear their blues and khakis and meet in the gym... Read more
Sometimes the show must go on. Northern Lights 4-H leader, Kathy Steinlicht says, “Even though there wasn’t a Grant County Farm Show, we still had the 4-H LEGO contest.” The annual event was held instead at the Emanuel Lutheran Church fellowship hall on January 23. This year, the contest attracted 42 participants in four age groups. According Steinlicht, the LEGO... Read more
Bored with all your jigsaw puzzles? Bring one gently used adult puzzle to the Big Stone City Branch Library to swap it for another. Keep swapping until March 10. Swaps are restricted to one puzzle per visit. Visit the library at 400 Washington Street. Enter via the south door... Read more
The Milbank School District will hold a kindergarten screening and registration on Friday, January 29, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Koch Elementary School gym. The screening takes approximately half an hour to one hour. Kindergarten screening is for any child that will be five years old before... Read more
MHS senior Emma DeBoer is a leader not only in the fine arts department, but also as a cheerleader. Emma has played the alto saxophone for the MHS concert, jazz, and pep bands all through her high school career. She is an alto sax section leader for the bands and also serves... Read more
