Staffing changes for the 2017-2018 school year were approved by the Milbank School District Board of Education during its regular meeting April 10. The board approved the resignation of Sandy Tucholke, Melissa Bastien, and Cassandra Meyer. Tucholke has been the Koch Elementary School nurse since 2005. In her resignation... Read more

Kimberlly Aburto, Mallory Trapp, and Kerissa DeBoer placed in the top three at the 5th Annual South Dakota HOSA State Leadership Conference held in Sioux Falls April 6-7. They earned a trip to Orlando, Florida to compete in the National Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Future Health Professionals... Read more

The Milbank Fire Department responded to a call Friday, April 7, at 2:49 p.m. where a large wild land fire broke out west of Milbank at 149th Street and 469th Avenue, just north of the railroad tracks. According to Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke, the fire spread to an... Read more

The Watertown Police Department, the Milbank Police Department, and Milbank High School used a K9 unit to search the Milbank high school building and parking lot on Thursday, April 6. MHS principal Dan Snaza said, “The dogs check the lockers within the building and the cars in the parking... Read more

G&S Auto of Milbank celebrated its Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting, sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce, Friday, April 7. The used auto sale business at 1512 Morningside Drive is owned and operated by Gene Wendland and Steve Stern. Read more

The Grant County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the second reading of Ordinance 2016-01B which adds Chapter 1215 – Agribusiness activities. The vote was 3-0. Doug Stengel abstained and Paul Dummann absent. A public hearing and first reading of Ordinance 2017-01, Removal of Obstructions, was conducted during the regular... Read more

If you agree with Leo Tolstoy, “The strongest of all warriors are these two – Time and Patience,” then 16-year-old Hunter Tillman is your hero. Hunter has endured a lifetime of pain, medical procedures, and waiting. Everything changed, though, on April 1. Hunter received a new heart. The procedure... Read more

Grant-Deuel School Superintendent Al Stewart and Jon Wold, school board president, attended the Grant County Commissioners meeting on April 4, to discuss the transfer of funds to Grant County upon the dissolution of the Grant-Deuel School District. The district is set to dissolve on June 30. “We are asking... Read more

Milbank High School senior Connor Lightfield was one of four seniors in South Dakota to win the Karl E. Mundt Award. The award signifies excellence in Lincoln-Douglas Debate during the state event. Lightfield received his award and plaque during the Northern South Dakota District Student Congress qualifier event in... Read more