Just 37 days till Farley Fest! Farley Fest is back and better than ever. This year, the festival will be packed into one weekend. That’s how the fest started and according to Laura Kelly, Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce Events Director, fans continue to request its original format. “It’s... Read more

If you believe time wasted at the lake is time well spent, summer is your season. But if you head to the lake in late June or July, an abundance of weeds can put a snag in your plans. According to district conservation officer supervisor, Jamie Pekelder, algal blooms... Read more

Former MHS football coach Jeremy Tostenson was the head coach for the Blue team during the 2018 South Dakota All Star Football Game. The game was held at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion on June 9. It was the fourth time Tostenson had coached a South Dakota All Star... Read more

Six-man football just did a quarterback sneak in South Dakota. The idea had been in the huddle for about two years until Thursday, June 7, the board of the South Dakota High School Activities Association voted 6-1 to approve the addition of a six-man football class. The six-man class... Read more

Little things can turn into something big. This year a lot of little things turned into $148,000 – a new record for the It Only Takes a Spark cancer fund. Helping to reach that total, was a $5000 donation by Robert Schultz of Spring Branch,Texas. Schultz, a former Milbank... Read more

Karen Layher Grant County Auditor reports voter turnout at the June 6 primary was 25 percent – a few points higher than the 22 percent predicted. In Grant County, 4638 residents were eligible to vote; 1161 voted. Layher said, ” Procedurally, everything went great. All precincts had reported in... Read more

Lieutenant Merilys Porter was one of the first rescuers to land on Omaha Beach just after D-Day. She was a member of a revolutionary combat team – US Army flight nurses. But the carnage at Normandy allowed no time for her to consider how she was making history. On... Read more

The Valley Express is at the Grant County Courthouse and will continue to keep you updated as the results come in. Update: 9:45 PM – 18/18 Precincts have reported. Results are now final. Republican Governor Primary Marty Jackley – 321 Kristi Noem – 609 Republican US House Primary Neal... Read more