The third grade students in Mrs. Jena Schulte’s class wrote letters to the residents of Park Place Assisted Living Center in Milbank. Their intent was to help lift their spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was great letter writing practice,” stated Schulte. “Each student also created a picture for the residents... Read more
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and so is the Gobble Up a Good Book Storytime at the Big Stone Library. Parents of children age three to eight are invited to pick up a storytime kit to do at home. Choose from Wednesday, November 18 from 1-7 p.m. or... Read more
Milbank veterans held their annual Veterans Day program at the Grant County Veterans Memorial on Wednesday, November 11. Originally called Armistice Day, it was the 101st National celebration of its kind to honor men and women who have served or are actively serving in the military. This year, vehicles lined Dexter Avenue and the... Read more
Second and third graders from the Big Stone Elementary School visited the Big Stone City Library on Wednesday, November 4. They were accompanied by their teachers, Mrs Kristi Rabine and Mrs. Nichole Cooper. Janelle Kelly, branch manager of the library, read stories outside the library. Afterwards, they entered the... Read more
The Milbank Middle School Student Council helped raise over $650 during a community service project. The council encouraged students to donate money to purchase trees to be planted in the Milbank community next spring. The sixth grade class was declared the winner for raising the most money. Read more
Amaya Street, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the October Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Jason and Jodi Street.Amaya is involved in cross country, track and field, and band. Outside of school, Amaya competes on the swim team and works as a... Read more
Treat Street 2020 was canceled. This grave news was so horrifying to all the children, the Milbank Chamber sprang to life to make sure every kid would get what they witched for — candy. Laurie Folk, director for the Chamber, did a fangtastic job of organizing local business and... Read more
Kids, do you want to help honor veterans in our community? If you are age seven to twelve, stop by the Big Stone City Branch Library to pick up a picture to color. Finish your picture and return it to the library by November 7. The art will be... Read more
Fall storytime for children ages four through seven starts at the Grant County Public Library on October 26. The theme is Fall Into a Good Book. No registration is required as no gatherings will be held in the library. The week of October 26-31 promotes an independent book walk... Read more
MHS hosted the Milbank Oral Interp Invitational online on Tuesday, October 20. Eight schools with 47 entries competed in three rounds. The MHS Duo team of Peyton Wiese and Hailey Hupke earned a Superior Plus award, the highest award possible. Milbank students, who received Superiors included: Mackenzie Michels in Drama and Jacquie Wold and Heidi Meyer in Humor. The Readers Theater made up of Aiden... Read more
