There’s a saying, “Into each life a little rain must fall.” There’s another saying, “When it rains, it pours.” If this is true, then the Elmer and Char Athey family are in the midst of cloudburst. Their son Matthew was diagnosed with cancer in August 2018. Elmer has also... Read more

The MHS Oral Interp Team attended their first contest of the 2019 season on October 5 in Florence. Hailey Hupke competed in the Humor division and Landon Brown competed in Storytelling. Both received superior plus ratings – the highest possible awards. In the Serious division, Peyten Wiese and Mackenzie... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council partners again with Feeding South Dakota on Wednesday, October 9. The free food giveaway will be held at the Grant County 4-H exhibit building from 4:30 – 6 p.m or until the food is gone. Food is given to any family in need.... Read more

Noah Mursu, a senior at MHS, has been chosen as the September Student of the Month. He is the son of Chris and Twila Mursu. Noah’s extracurricular activities include band, choir, FFA, HOSA, National Honor Society, theater productions, and the blood drive. He was selected as a member of... Read more

Finding an alternative to single-home living in Milbank can be a challenge. Four men are determined to help alleviate that problem. Calvin Schulte, Arvid Liebe, Tom Tobin, and John Hostettler have teamed up to turn the former Milbank Clinic into condos designed with a mature buyer in mind. Anyone... Read more

Kiel and Heather Zinter, owners of Tech One in downtown Milbank, announced Monday they will be closing their doors. The couple purchased the business, which focuses on computer service and quick printing, from Kathy Tyler in 2012. Kiel, who has a degree in computer and network security and computer... Read more

The Milbank Orphan Grain Train is celebrating its 10th anniversary by expanding. The nonprofit organization is constructing a 30 by 40-foot addition to its warehouse to be used only to package Mercy Meals. Mercy Meals are rice-based nutrition packages prepared in Milbank and shipped domestically and internationally to those... Read more

President Trump signed S. 504 – known as the LEGION Act – on July 30 in the Oval Office. The act extends the ongoing declared period of war back to December 7, 1941. Congress approved the act as a way to honor thousands of veterans who were killed or... Read more

Twenty-three years and going strong! The board of directors for It Only Takes A Spark invites cancer patients in Grant County to apply for financial assistance. New applications must be sent to It Only Takes A Spark at P.O. Box 105 in Milbank. Pick up your application form at... Read more

Steve Nomeland and Tory Pollock of Great Western Bank in Milbank presented a $5000 check to the Grant County Christian Service Council. Linda Comstock, LeAnn Kuper, Brenda Maass and Val Van Lith accepted the check on behalf of the council. The donation, a Making Life Great grant, is expected... Read more