South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have arrested one person in connection with a homicide that occurred Sunday night in Grant County. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded at 6:12 p.m. Sunday to a report... Read more

When a piece of the prairie is returned to health and the grasses wave tall, brushed by winds sweeping across the hillsides, it’s the stems, leaves, and blooms everyone notices. It’s the grasses and forbs that feed the livestock, provide cover for the wildlife, and fuel imaginations to fill... Read more

Today, August 16, was the first day of classes for students in the Milbank School District. The students were greeted by many familiar faces and 22 new staff members.  As of Monday, there were 374 students enrolled in ninth through twelfth grades. Exactly 100 students were enrolled in ninth grade,... Read more

Kiana Conrad, a family nurse practitioner, has joined Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) and is now seeing patients at Northside Medical Clinic.  Kiana graduated with a B.S. in nursing from South Dakota State University in 2015. In 2021, she completed her M.S. in nursing at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. ... Read more

A meeting for anyone interested in working as a substitute teacher in the Milbank School District will be held on August 14 at 2 p.m. in the high school theater. The meeting is for all buildings and all positions. Also, if you have not worked as a substitute, but... Read more

Due to extreme drought conditions, resulting in at least a 40 percent loss in forage production, Joel  Foster, director of the Grant County FSA, says, “Grant County has been approved for emergency haying and grazing.”   The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides for emergency haying and grazing on certain CRP... Read more

The total number of dollars the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation has donated to Feeding South Dakota now tips the scales at over $2.4M. Their latest contribution — a check for $332,110 — was delivered onstage during their 10th Annual Prime Time Gala at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls on Saturday night, June 24. ... Read more

Firefighters from Milbank, Summit, and Marvin responded to nine fires along railroad tracks on Tuesday July 18. The call came in at 4 p.m. The fires extended along the tracks near Highway 12 from 462nd Street to 467th Street.  Milbank Fire Chief David Giesen said, “Train traffic was halted... Read more