The 98th South Dakota State FFA Convention convened in Brookings on April 20 .The three-day event welcomed nearly 2,000 students from across the state. Kayla Schweer was top finisher for Milbank and the state winner in the Veterinary Science competition. Kalli Grong, Kenzie Kooima, and Ashlynn Lamp each received... Read more

The Third Annual First and Second-Year Honor Band Concert was held in the Ortonville School Auditorium on Saturday, April 25.  Noemi Landon on clarinet and Bianca Cruz on the alto saxophone, both sixth graders at Milbank Milbank School, were selected for the band. Also joining the group were students... Read more

Grant County Auditor Kathy Folk confirmed as of Friday afternoon, April 24, that ballots for the 2026 South Dakota Primary Election have been delivered to the Grant County Courthouse. Absentee-early voting will begin on Monday, April 27. County auditors across South Dakota had anxiously been awaiting the arrival of... Read more

Milbank’s HOSA Chapter had 58 members compete against over 1,000 other students from across South Dakota in the HOSA – Future HealthProfessionals state conference. The event was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls on April 16-17. Members competed for the opportunity to attend the 2026 International Leadership... Read more

Rylan Wendland and Tate Pew were elected to state president and state treasure respectively at the 2026 State FBLA Leadership Conference held April 13-14 at the Ramkota in Pierre. Milbank’s 45 members competed against over 400 members from across the state for a chance to attend the national  leadership... Read more

Area firefighters were on scene for approximately four hours on Saturday, April 18, to quell a fire at Victory Farms, a dairy feeding operation south of Milbank. Milbank Fire and Rescue responded at 9:49 a.m., along with mutual aid from the Big Stone Fire Department and the Revillo Fire... Read more

Grant County Auditor Kathy Folk confirmed as of Friday afternoon that ballots for the 2026 South Dakota Primary Election had not been delivered to the Grant County Courthouse. Absentee-early voting was to have begun on Friday, April 17. The problem, however, is not just in Grant County. It’s a... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education met for their regular meeting at MHS on Monday, April 13. All board members were in attendance.  Superintendent Justin Downes announced there will be no school board election this year. Only one candidate, Matt Trevett filed for the open position. Trevett was... Read more