Nick Mears Receives Jacks Football Award
Nick Mears, a South Dakota State University senior safety, ended his collegiate football career on a high note. He received the Scholar-Athlete Award during the February 11, Jackrabbit awards banquet. Mears was also selected for the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star team. He majors in economics... Read more
Titan Machinery Of Milbank To Close
Titan Machinery Inc., based in West Fargo, ND, announced today that it is consolidating fifteen stores. According to Jeff Bowman, Chief Marketing Officer in West Fargo, Milbank Titan is on the list and scheduled to close March 31. All closed stores are being consolidated to nearby Titan Machinery stores... Read more
Hospital to be Torn Down
The walls are about to come tumbling down. The former Milbank Hospital will be demolished. According to Greg Grajczyk, board member of the Northeast South Dakota Healthcare Foundation, “We (the foundation) attempted to market the building to find a buyer – someone who would put the building to constructive... Read more
Parent-Teacher Conferences Set For Next Week
Milbank School District parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 13, from 2:30 to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, February 15, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Both days Koch School, Milbank Middle School and Milbank High School will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. St. Lawrence School will dismiss at 1:20 p.m.... Read more
120 Students Absent From Milbank Schools Today
Illness is taking its toll in the Milbank area. According to Patti Swenson at Avera Medical Group Milbank, 28 people tested positive for influenza A or B , 8 tested positive for mononucleosis, and 11 tested positive for strep in the last week. Other illnesses such as viral bronchitis... Read more
Scouts Celebrate Boy Scout Week
Scouts from the local area are celebrating Boy Scout Week. The nationwide event occurs annually near February 8, the anniversary of the founding of Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts enjoy a variety of activities including: camping, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rifle shooting, tomahawk throwing, climbing, sailing and orienteering. They... Read more
Craig Morgan to Headline Lake Farley Country Concert
Top country singer and songwriter, Craig Morgan, has again been selected as the country concert artist for the 2017 Lake Farley Summer Event Series. Morgan takes the stage Saturday, July 22. The annual event is sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. “We are super excited Craig has... Read more
No Se Hablar Ingles

No Se Hablar Ingles

Local News February 2, 2017 0

“I speak no English” is a phrase no longer needed by 28 students in the Milbank School District. “We have 28 students we are working with as English Language Learners,” stated Milbank Middle School Principal and Special Services Director Kris Evje. “Those numbers have gradually increased. We gained eight... Read more
Vehicle Catches Fire in Milbank
The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department extinguished a vehicle fire Monday, January 30, behind Quick Pro Lube on Highway 15. No one was injured. “When we arrived on the scene, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe was burning,” stated Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke. “The vehicle was located in a parking area... Read more
Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved For December Storm
Govenor Dennis Daugaard says 24 South Dakota counties and two tribes may receive federal funding assistance to help recover from a late December storm that did more than $9.1 million in damage to public property. The public assistance is made available through a Presidential Disaster Declaration signed Wednesday, February... Read more