Tamijo Bronson, a member of the Summit School District Board of Education, was honored with the Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD). Bronson is being recognized for reaching her sixth-year milestone of service. “Tamijo’s years of service on her local school board... Read more

The new Grant County Jail opened in Milbank today, Thursday, August 20. The celebration included a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by members of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC). The community was also invited to a public open house to view the facility. Later this afternoon, Grant County... Read more

Mrs. Brett Brennan, a social science teacher at Waverly-South Shore School, has been named the 2026 History Teacher of the Year for South Dakota by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. The award recognizes excellence in the teaching of history at the K-12 level in all 50 states, Department of Defense... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making significant improvements to its disaster assistance and commodity loan programs as outlined in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to celebrate the one-year anniversary of President Trump signing the Act into law... Read more

During a special meeting of the Milbank City Council on Monday, July 27, former council member Mike Hanson was appointed as the new mayor of Milbank. Hanson replaced Mindy Rogers, who had been serving as the mayor pro temporare after the mayoral seat was vacated by longtime mayor Pat... Read more

Abbey Trapp,  a coach for the Milbank Special Olympics and co-coordinator of the annual South Dakota Special Olympics Northeast Spring Track and Field Games, has been named the 2026 Ron Stewart Coach of the Year. She received the award in Mitchell on Sunday, July 19.  The award recognizes a... Read more

The Milbank City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 868 during their regular meeting on Monday, July 13. The ordinance would authorize imposing a 1% percent municipal gross receipts tax (MGRT) to fund a community childcare center capital project. The new tax would be in effect for five... Read more

The Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC) has been awarded $75,000 from the South Dakota Community Foundation to launch the Bright Futures Childcare Initiative – a countywide program to support childcare providers and expand childcare capacity. Applications for provider support are expected to open Monday, August 17. According to the... Read more

Kalli Moser competed with some of the best young bakers in the country at the 2026 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference (NLC), held July 6–10 in Washington, D.C. During the Baking and Pastry STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) competition, Moser was required... Read more