The Big Stone Branch Public Library starts the new year with the 2021 Adult Reading Program — Bingo with a Good Book. Win a prize by reading books from different categories and adding them to your Bingo card. The program is open to all library patrons age 18 and... Read more
Every child is a superhero at the Grant County Library during the next Read-to-Me program. Sign up now to start reading and logging books to receive prizes. The program is open to children six and under and runs from January 11 until February 18. Participants are also eligible to... Read more
Rhianna Folk, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the December Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Tony and Kim Folk. Rhianna has been involved in football cheer, theater, and choir. She was a major M winner, a member of Milbank Honor Society and... Read more
The MHS student of the month for November is Jose (Alonzo) Flores de Salazar. Jose is a senior and the son of Guillermo Flores Ruiz.At MHS, Jose was a member of the Bulldogs tennis team. Outside of school, he enjoys working with animals, is an altar boy for his church,... Read more
The Milbank Middle School, led by the student council, hosted their annual penny war competition. The council set a goal to raise $1,500. With an anonymous matching fund donation, the group raised over $3,000 to purchase gifts for the Angel Tree. Some of the funds will also be used for clothing... Read more
Laurie Folk, director of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce, announced the winners of the Nominate Your Neighbors Contest. The contest was held to recognize residents who took their outdoor holiday decorations from so-so to ho-ho-ho. Folk says, “We had over 14 nominations and the four winners were drawn at random. They... Read more
Time flies, especially during the holidays, but many local angels again took time from their busy schedules to support the Angel Tree project. The 2020 Angel Tree was set up at Lewis Drug in the Milbank Mall. Community members selected a card from the tree and returned a wrapped... Read more
If you’ve been saying “Bah Humbug” too often lately, maybe saying “Bingo” would make your spirits brighter. The Milbank Area Chamber hosts Blackout Bingo live on 95.1 KMSD on the morning of December 24. Laurie Folk, director of the Chamber says, “The winner takes home $250 in Ol’ Mill Bucks.” The game starts at 9:05 a.m.... Read more
Students at St. Lawrence School held a drive to collect items to put in their 2020 Blessing Bags. This year, they chose the theme family togetherness. On December 10, the students filled enough Blessing Bags for 34 families. The bags were brimming with throw blankets, hot chocolate, marshmallows, microwave popcorn,... Read more
Whetstone Valley Strings presented a recital at Valley Baptist Church in Milbank. The students of Elizabeth Schulte, director of the studio, performed solos from Suzuki Books 1, 2 and 5, and string ensembles including Gracious Father by Beethoven arranged by Megan Tschetter, Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Handel’s Passacaglia, and Hoedown. Students recognized for their achievements... Read more
